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In a quest to map out a quantum theory of gravity, researchers have used logical rules to calculate how much Einstein’s theory must change. The result matches string theory perfectly.

This project benefited from research and development I conducted as part of a bursary from The Arts Council of Ireland. The following is a brief write-up on the creative-tech side of a recent project I produced with Crash Ensemble, Ireland’s...

After generations of ‘blackboard economics’, Berkeley and MIT are leading a return to economics that studies the real world

After 8.5 years at Facebook I joined a small startup called Replit. Leaving wasn't easy, and during the process I've talked to half a dozen friends who were ...

Update resources on multiple nodes in one atomic operation

Many clothing donations end up in an unexpected place — African landfills.

Brain fog, headaches, blood pressure swings are being probed by NIH and other researchers

Ex-workers of the embattled testing chain also said the company used a U-Haul to avoid inspectors. "I'm thinking, 'Oh my God, these tests are positive.'"

Farmers across the developing world say they are curtailing production, which means global hunger could worsen.

Reforms are making it cheaper, quicker and a bit less adversarial

TLDR; I'm making a Typescript type-checker in Rust. Right now it supports a smaller subset of the type-system and exists as a fun side-project, but the end goal is a compilation tool we can use to make Typescript compilation go brrrr...

How I learned to realize my dream and become a leader as an intensely introverted Type B.

Scientists around the world are working to reduce how much greenhouse gas the ammonia-making process emits

The Great Resignation has rippled across headlines and boardrooms as employees’ values and priorities evolve. Has the Great Resignation been caused by a silent stagnation in compensation?
Let’s compare data from 2010 and 2021 to understand the longitudinal…

A fake contract masked a design exercise–and started an industry