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These tools helped scientists win the Nobel Prize These tools helped scientists win the Nobel Prize

By Eleanor Cummins

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Gmail now finishes your sentences, and the results are better than expected Gmail now finishes your sentences, and the results are better than expected

By Eleanor Cummins

Your city and home may not be ready for you to get old

Your city and home may not be ready for you to get old Your city and home may not be ready for you to get old

By Eleanor Cummins

The reclusive inventor of the Rubik’s Cube wants to do more than amuse you

The reclusive inventor of the Rubik’s Cube wants to do more than amuse you The reclusive inventor of the Rubik’s Cube wants to do more than amuse you

By Eleanor Cummins

Polygraph tests don’t work as lie detectors and they never have

Polygraph tests don’t work as lie detectors and they never have Polygraph tests don’t work as lie detectors and they never have

By Eleanor Cummins

How to track product recalls

How to track product recalls How to track product recalls

By Eleanor Cummins

Super-recognizers help fight crime, but their powers remain mysterious

Super-recognizers help fight crime, but their powers remain mysterious Super-recognizers help fight crime, but their powers remain mysterious

By Eleanor Cummins

Pennsylvania’s 9/11 memorial is one of the first in the world to use sound as a tribute

Pennsylvania’s 9/11 memorial is one of the first in the world to use sound as a tribute Pennsylvania’s 9/11 memorial is one of the first in the world to use sound as a tribute

By Eleanor Cummins

The devastating fire at Brazil’s National Museum illuminates a global problem

The devastating fire at Brazil’s National Museum illuminates a global problem The devastating fire at Brazil’s National Museum illuminates a global problem

By Eleanor Cummins

Another AI winter could usher in a dark period for artificial intelligence

Another AI winter could usher in a dark period for artificial intelligence Another AI winter could usher in a dark period for artificial intelligence

By Eleanor Cummins

Teens’ screen addiction might be contagious, and parents are patient zero

Teens’ screen addiction might be contagious, and parents are patient zero Teens’ screen addiction might be contagious, and parents are patient zero

By Eleanor Cummins

7 famous psych studies with troubling backstories

7 famous psych studies with troubling backstories 7 famous psych studies with troubling backstories

By Eleanor Cummins

Hurricane Gilbert hospital ruins Jamiaca

How hospitals prepare for increasingly dangerous hurricane seasons How hospitals prepare for increasingly dangerous hurricane seasons

By Eleanor Cummins

Humans have a hard time ‘killing’ robots, especially when they beg for their lives

Humans have a hard time ‘killing’ robots, especially when they beg for their lives Humans have a hard time ‘killing’ robots, especially when they beg for their lives

By Eleanor Cummins

Climate change extreme rain Northeast

When rain is just as dangerous as drought When rain is just as dangerous as drought

By Eleanor Cummins

Bananas: your cousin, maybe?

Bananas: your cousin, maybe? Bananas: your cousin, maybe?

By Eleanor Cummins

Air traffic control tower plane takeoff

Air traffic controller training makes emergencies seem ordinary Air traffic controller training makes emergencies seem ordinary

By Eleanor Cummins

There’s a lot to learn about how blue light affects our eyes

There’s a lot to learn about how blue light affects our eyes There’s a lot to learn about how blue light affects our eyes

By Eleanor Cummins

Professional designers explain why the Space Force logos are no good Professional designers explain why the Space Force logos are no good

By Eleanor Cummins

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Why our devices make the sounds they make Why our devices make the sounds they make

By Eleanor Cummins

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Industry insiders don’t use their products like we do. That should worry us. Industry insiders don’t use their products like we do. That should worry us.

By Eleanor Cummins

Planet Earth overshoot day

Earth Overshoot Day came early this year. That’s a bad thing. Earth Overshoot Day came early this year. That’s a bad thing.

By Eleanor Cummins

Scientists are putting the X factor back in X-rays

Scientists are putting the X factor back in X-rays Scientists are putting the X factor back in X-rays

By Eleanor Cummins

The stiletto heel is the embodiment of post-war material science

The stiletto heel is the embodiment of post-war material science The stiletto heel is the embodiment of post-war material science

By Eleanor Cummins

What’s killing all the raccoons in Central Park? What’s killing all the raccoons in Central Park?

By Eleanor Cummins

Laminated material environmentally responsive textile design

This textile’s twitching tendrils hint at a future of programmable materials This textile’s twitching tendrils hint at a future of programmable materials

By Eleanor Cummins

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The complicated, century-long relationship between swimming pools and chlorine The complicated, century-long relationship between swimming pools and chlorine

By Eleanor Cummins

To combat extreme heat, cover your roof in hungry, sweaty plants

To combat extreme heat, cover your roof in hungry, sweaty plants To combat extreme heat, cover your roof in hungry, sweaty plants

By Eleanor Cummins

How whale corpses feed ocean floors

How whale corpses feed ocean floors How whale corpses feed ocean floors

By Eleanor Cummins

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Climate change forced a famously old-school museum to go digital Climate change forced a famously old-school museum to go digital

By Eleanor Cummins

Two-by-fours are not actually 2-by-4—here’s why

Two-by-fours are not actually 2-by-4—here’s why Two-by-fours are not actually 2-by-4—here’s why

By Eleanor Cummins

Meet the designer who wants to make fruit labels out of soap and save the world from swizzle sticks

Meet the designer who wants to make fruit labels out of soap and save the world from swizzle sticks Meet the designer who wants to make fruit labels out of soap and save the world from swizzle sticks

By Eleanor Cummins

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These 1950s experiments showed us the trauma of parent-child separation. Now experts say they’re too unethical to repeat—even on monkeys. These 1950s experiments showed us the trauma of parent-child separation. Now experts say they’re too unethical to repeat—even on monkeys.

By Eleanor Cummins

Our brains can’t quit our gadgets—that didn’t happen by accident

Our brains can’t quit our gadgets—that didn’t happen by accident Our brains can’t quit our gadgets—that didn’t happen by accident

By Eleanor Cummins

How to stream way too many FIFA World Cup 2018 matches

How to stream way too many FIFA World Cup 2018 matches How to stream way too many FIFA World Cup 2018 matches

By Eleanor Cummins

Farmer plowing field

Small farmers are mixing old equipment with new tech Small farmers are mixing old equipment with new tech

By Eleanor Cummins

Why don’t we put power lines underground?

Why don’t we put power lines underground? Why don’t we put power lines underground?

By Eleanor Cummins

Ernest Hemingway’s Florida home is ready to withstand its 168th hurricane season

Ernest Hemingway’s Florida home is ready to withstand its 168th hurricane season Ernest Hemingway’s Florida home is ready to withstand its 168th hurricane season

By Eleanor Cummins

Burial is becoming the most boring thing to do with your dead body

Burial is becoming the most boring thing to do with your dead body Burial is becoming the most boring thing to do with your dead body

By Eleanor Cummins

Bonnie and Clyde’s getaway car has hidden lessons for cops in the self-driving vehicle era

Bonnie and Clyde’s getaway car has hidden lessons for cops in the self-driving vehicle era Bonnie and Clyde’s getaway car has hidden lessons for cops in the self-driving vehicle era

By Eleanor Cummins

Robotic noses could be the future of disaster rescue—if they can outsniff search dogs Robotic noses could be the future of disaster rescue—if they can outsniff search dogs

By Eleanor Cummins

The Kilauea volcano is ‘speaking in a code’ we don’t yet understand

The Kilauea volcano is ‘speaking in a code’ we don’t yet understand The Kilauea volcano is ‘speaking in a code’ we don’t yet understand

By Eleanor Cummins

Plane travel only feels like it’s dangerous

Plane travel only feels like it’s dangerous Plane travel only feels like it’s dangerous

By Eleanor Cummins

Why do we still have fax machines?

Why do we still have fax machines? Why do we still have fax machines?

By Eleanor Cummins

Researchers think 9/11 gave first responders cancer—but proving it will be nearly impossible

Researchers think 9/11 gave first responders cancer—but proving it will be nearly impossible Researchers think 9/11 gave first responders cancer—but proving it will be nearly impossible

By Eleanor Cummins

New York should ban plastic bags—and so should the rest of the country

New York should ban plastic bags—and so should the rest of the country New York should ban plastic bags—and so should the rest of the country

By Eleanor Cummins

A sting-free guide to becoming a DIY beekeeper

A sting-free guide to becoming a DIY beekeeper A sting-free guide to becoming a DIY beekeeper

By Eleanor Cummins

Crowdfunding helps women succeed in tech because venture capital won’t

Crowdfunding helps women succeed in tech because venture capital won’t Crowdfunding helps women succeed in tech because venture capital won’t

By Eleanor Cummins

Want to take a Mensa intelligence test? Here are four practice questions

Want to take a Mensa intelligence test? Here are four practice questions Want to take a Mensa intelligence test? Here are four practice questions

By Eleanor Cummins

Can you pass the U.S. Army’s World War I-era intelligence test?

Can you pass the U.S. Army’s World War I-era intelligence test? Can you pass the U.S. Army’s World War I-era intelligence test?

By Eleanor Cummins

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Can you pass the test NASA gave potential astronauts in 1958? Can you pass the test NASA gave potential astronauts in 1958?

By Eleanor Cummins

My ancestor died of a splinter. Wait, what?

My ancestor died of a splinter. Wait, what? My ancestor died of a splinter. Wait, what?

By Eleanor Cummins

This company wants to replace braille with a controversial new font

This company wants to replace braille with a controversial new font This company wants to replace braille with a controversial new font

By Eleanor Cummins

People who need self-care the most aren’t getting it. Just ask a trucker.

People who need self-care the most aren’t getting it. Just ask a trucker. People who need self-care the most aren’t getting it. Just ask a trucker.

By Eleanor Cummins

Michigan is practically giving away clean water—but not to Flint

Michigan is practically giving away clean water—but not to Flint Michigan is practically giving away clean water—but not to Flint

By Eleanor Cummins

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The surprising politics of sidewalks The surprising politics of sidewalks

By Eleanor Cummins

Self-care doesn’t have to cost you a dang thing

Self-care doesn’t have to cost you a dang thing Self-care doesn’t have to cost you a dang thing

By Eleanor Cummins

For the booze business, going green is a matter of survival For the booze business, going green is a matter of survival

By Eleanor Cummins

Some of your favorite products have absurd medicinal histories

Some of your favorite products have absurd medicinal histories Some of your favorite products have absurd medicinal histories

By Eleanor Cummins

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Big box stores are dying. What do we do with all the bodies? Big box stores are dying. What do we do with all the bodies?

By Eleanor Cummins

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Learn how to take a nap because they’re really beneficial Learn how to take a nap because they’re really beneficial

By Eleanor Cummins

With Operation Popeye, the U.S. government made weather an instrument of war

With Operation Popeye, the U.S. government made weather an instrument of war With Operation Popeye, the U.S. government made weather an instrument of war

By Eleanor Cummins

Even plastic art decays, but museum curators are on the case

Even plastic art decays, but museum curators are on the case Even plastic art decays, but museum curators are on the case

By Eleanor Cummins

Green buildings will have to go beyond conserving energy

Green buildings will have to go beyond conserving energy Green buildings will have to go beyond conserving energy

By Eleanor Cummins

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