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March 6th, 2023

All posts published on March 6th, 2023

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How slimmed-down websites can cut their carbon emissions

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Published7 days agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Nicholas MastorasBy Sean McManusTechnology reporter"I'm horrified," says Valentina Karellas. "I know grams because I work with them every day and I know how much 10g weighs. And t... More »

City Life, Culture Wars and Conspiracy Theories

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I have an apartment on New York’s Upper West Side. It’s a very densely populated area — according to census data the area within a one-mile radius of my place has around 100 residents per acre, or more than 60,000 per square mile. This dense (and, to be honest... More »

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Tribes bury Southern California’s famed mountain lion, P-22

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LOS ANGELES — Tribal leaders, scientists and conservation advocates buried Southern California’s most famous mountain lion Saturday in the mountains where the big cat once roamed.After making his home in the urban Griffith Park — home of the Hollywood Sign — f... More »

E-Bikes Are Convenient. They Can Also Cause Fatal Fires.

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Three years after New York legalized micro-mobility bikes and scooters, lawmakers and building managers are grappling with how to make them safer in the wake of numerous fires, some fatal.Just before midnight on a Friday in January, a fire tore through a three... More »

How Not to Panic About Social Security

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“The days of our years are threescore and ten,” says Psalm 90 in the King James Bible. So right now I’m about to [keels over].OK, actually, I’m feeling fine, and because both high education and high income are strongly correlated with life expectancy (more on ... More »

The Return of the Magician

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In the last few weeks, I’ve found myself writing columns that touch on the rapid advance of artificial intelligence, the mystery of unidentified flying objects haunting American skies and the enthusiasm in certain circles for taking mind-altering substances th... More »

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Detection Stays One Step Ahead of Deepfakes—For Now

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In March 2022, a video appeared online that seemed to show Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, asking his troops to lay down their arms in the face of Russia’s invasion. The video—created with the help of artificial intelligence (AI)—was poor in quality a... More »

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What’s the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon?

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"" West German police search for nine members of the Red Army Faction (also known as the Baader-Meinhof Group) in 1976. The terrorist group unwittingly gave its name to the phenomenon of a thing you've just noticed or experienced su... More »

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8 Tips for Managing Your Psoriasis In Winter

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Protect your skin from the elements.This one might go without saying, but for those who are tempted to quickly take the dog out in PJ pants and a T-shirt in the middle of a blizzard: If you struggle with winter psoriasis, it’s extra important to keep your skin... More »

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