Skepticism Is Healthy, but in Medicine, It Can Be DangerousI arrived at the hospital one recent morning to find a team of doctors gathered just outside a patient room. The patient was struggling — his breaths too fast and too shallow.
A Homebuyer’s Guide to the Real-Estate RevolutionThe National Association of Realtors’ huge settlement will upend the housing market. It will also help homebuyers save thousands of dollars.
The Designers Using the “The Sims” As Architectural SoftwareThe hugely popular franchise has long been a gateway into the field, but for some professionals, it’s more than a hobby—it’s a helpful tool.
Eight Advanced Google Docs Features You Should Be UsingBeneath their surfaces, word processors like Google Docs have a treasure trove of hidden features that make it easier to draft large documents and collaborate on them with coworkers. I have covered a few Google Docs tips before, but now I have a few more to share.
Animals get stressed during eclipses. But not for the reason you thinkBiologist Adam Hartstone-Rose had one big question on his mind heading into this month's solar eclipse: Why are animals so stressed out during totality?
Spoiler Alert: Leftovers for Dinner“Great question!” the comedy writer who’d brought the mystery entrée said. She poked at a striated, gray, pucklike object with a knife. “It looks like meat that archeologists discovered. It came from a food truck on Second Avenue, and it’s vegetarian.” Not much of a clue.
Google Thinks It Can Cash In on Generative AI. Microsoft Already HasAlphabet CEO Sundar Pichai is confident that Google will find a way to make money selling access to generative AI tools. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says his company is already doing it. Both companies reported better-than-expected quarterly sales and profit on Thursday.
The Danger of Absolute Thinking Is Absolutely ClearClinical psychology views absolutist thinking as unhealthy. Why?
Nearsightedness is at epidemic levels – and the problem begins in childhoodMyopia, or the need for corrected vision to focus or see objects at a distance, has become a lot more common in recent decades. Some even consider myopia, also known as nearsightedness, an epidemic.
How to Season Your Food Like the FrenchI thought I knew what pepper was. It obviously pairs with salt. It tastes better if you grind it yourself. And it introduces a certain quality to a dish, usually a modestly spicy heat.
Simple Ways to Get Carpenter Bees to Stop Remodeling Your HomeNone of these tips involve extermination.
What It Means That Weinstein’s Conviction Was ReversedLong after Me Too, the jury is still out on whether sex crimes deserve a different standard. Harvey Weinstein long wielded his power to be treated better by the legal system than a typical person accused of violent crimes would be.
So you’ve found research fraud. Now what?Harvard dishonesty researcher Francesca Gino faked her research. But she still has a lot to teach us.
I Got Divorced, and Now I Hate All My ClothesI didn’t get married anticipating divorce. Nor did I, a fashion and beauty editor, expect to find all my garments suddenly unwearable. Yet there I was, alone in my bedroom, with a wardrobe full of nothing I wanted to wear.
Victorian Culinary Trading Cards Are a Feast for the EyesBefore collectors clamored over baseball cards, Victorians couldn’t get enough of these trading cards.
Why the Westminster Dog Show Made Me Appreciate MuttsI spent three years among dogs with bloodlines like British royalty. In our world, they would be earls and duchesses. Their names are in stud books that go back countless generations. They are the product of centuries of careful breeding to make them the most perfect versions of themselves. Eh.
The Myth of the Kindly General LeeThe legend of the Confederate leader’s heroism and decency is based in the fiction of a person who never existed.
‘The working class can’t afford it’: the shocking truth about the money bands make on tourWhen you see a band playing to thousands of fans in a sun-drenched festival field, signing a record deal with a major label or playing endlessly from the airwaves, it’s easy to conjure an image of success that comes with some serious cash to boot – particularly when Taylor Swift has broken $1bn
We Tried the Top Apps for Travelers With Disabilities. Here’s What We FoundBecause travel should be for everyone.