Editorial: The number of Americans who feel politically homeless is rising. Understandably so

A record 45% of American adults now identify as political independents, according to new Gallup polling — up from 33% in 1990 ...
New ScientistOpinion

End-to-end encryption: Best ideas of the century

How end-to-end encryption is the wall that keeps our digital secrets safe – and why modern life would be unimaginable without ...

COVID-era trick could transform drug and chemical discovery

Laboratories turned to a smart workaround when COVID‑19 testing kits became scarce in 2020. They mixed samples from several ...

Two harmful gene variants can restore function when combined, study reveals

Sometimes, in genetics, two wrongs do make a right. A research team has recently shown that two harmful genetic variants, ...
MIT Technology Review

LLMs contain a LOT of parameters. But what’s a parameter?

Think back to middle school algebra, like 2 a + b. Those letters are parameters: Assign them values and you get a result. In math or coding, parameters are used to set limits or determine output. The ...
The Indianapolis Star

Powerball winning numbers December 15. Anyone win Powerball last night? Check Powerball numbers

No one won the Powerball jackpot in Monday night's drawing. Two tickets sold in Arizona and California matched five numbers to win $1 million each. The winning numbers for Monday, Dec. 15, were 23, 35 ...
BGR

Add Two HDMI Ports To Your Raspberry Pi With This $18 Accessory

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Whether you're just getting into the world of DIY computers or you're a seasoned hobbyist who loves tinkering with tech, the Raspberry Pi has ...
STAT

FDA to lower number of trials required for approval of drugs, other medical products

Lizzy Lawrence leads STAT’s coverage of the Food and Drug Administration. She was previously a medical devices reporter. You can reach Lizzy on Signal at lizzylaw.53. WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug ...
Fast Company

The real AI threat is algorithms that ‘enrage to engage’

Media personalities and online influencers who sow social division for a living, blame the rise of assassination culture on Antifa and MAGA. Meanwhile, tech CEOs gin up fears of an AI apocalypse. But ...
NPR

2 Senators want to hold big tech accountable for harms caused by algorithms

Social media companies and their respective algorithms have repeatedly been accused of fueling political polarization by promoting divisive content on their platforms. Now, two U.S. Senators have ...
GitHub

[FEATURE REQUEST] Add Kruskal’s algorithm

Kruskal’s algorithm finds a Minimum Spanning Tree (MST) by building it edge by edge, always choosing the cheapest edge that doesn’t create a cycle. Sorting all edges in the graph from smallest weight ...
Edutopia

5 Strategies to Help Build Math Fluency in K–2

Helping students to develop math fluency takes more than just flash cards. It requires teaching them how to think about numbers. And while that may seem daunting, most kids enjoy sharpening their math ...