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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
“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 »
What to do about it: Prioritize your mental health and set up a calming nighttime routine, like journaling, reading, or doing sleep meditations before bed so you’re in a heightened state of relaxation before closing your eyes at night. Soothing sleep music may... More »
Page-TurnerLuiz Schwarcz Writes About Depression But Refuses to Interpret ItThe Brazilian writer and publisher rejects the assumption, common in autobiographical writing, that memory should create meaning.By Lily MeyerMarch 6, 2023Photograph by Victor Moriyama... More »
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 »
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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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 »
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 »