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Illustration: Steven Wilson The winter sun sets in mid-afternoon in Kolobrzeg, Poland, but the early twilight does not deter people from taking their regular outdoor promenade. Bundled up in parkas with fur-trimmed hoods, strolling hand in mittened hand along the edge of the Baltic Sea, off-season tourists from Germany stop openmouthed when they see a tall, […]

Ben Thompson is the author of twelve books on various historical subjects, including the Badass, Guts & Glory, and Epic Fails series.

During the past weeks, I learned every single one of VSCode's keyboard shortcuts. This post describes how it helped me picking up new developer habits.

In 1970, a Zambia-based nun named Sister Mary Jucunda wrote to Dr. Ernst Stuhlinger, then-associate director of science at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, in response…

Trailing weighted nets across the seabed wrecks fish stocks and kills carbon-capturing seagrasses—but one fisherman’s sculpture project has turned the tide.

I spent the last years making technology calm and pleasant to use. This is roughly how I did it.

30 More Life Lessons Learned in 30 Years | This is a follow-up to the original article/podcast on the 30 Life Lessons I've learned over the 30 years I've been lucky to be alive.

30 Life Lessons Learned in 30 Years | With my 20s officially behind me, I thought about some of the biggest life lessons I’ve learned over my first 30 years of life. Here they are.

lessons in UI design from an industrial supply company.

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A Cu(II) mediated hybrid sorbent offers over 5.0 moles of atmospheric CO2 capture per kg sorbent and dual modes of regeneration.

The etiologies of Parkinson’s disease (PD) remain unclear. Some, such as certain genetic mutations and head trauma, are widely known or easily identified. However, these causes or risk factors do not account for the majority of cases. Other, less vis

I was doing a bit of tweaking on our agency site the other day. I introduced a del element to one of the headings in a new post. It looked pretty rubbish though because the text decoration …

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With over 900 different species, there’s a lot of diversity in the tarantula world. They range from the size of your thumbnail to the size of a…

I'm sharing my experience dealing with what might be the most underdiagnosed and under-treated health disorder today.

New research shows that if done right, urban farms and gardens can support all kinds of species—for the good of people and the environment.

[starts stopwatch] I see a lot of folks want to write more but struggle with how long it takes. I get it, a super detailed post takes hours of work. Especially when you’re building demos and …

You can now buy this story as part of my collection, Valuable Humans in Transit and Other Stories. Incidentally, that collection, published in November 2022, is the first appearance of "Lena" in print, which makes it eligible for the 2023 Hugo Awards. Please nominate if you ca...

We all have random thoughts about ourselves. We may share them with someone close to us, but if we feel that they are too random and silly…

For years I struggled to find a system for organizing my digital information that met all of my needs. It wasn't until I stumbled upon the P.A.R.A. method of organizing digital information that I was able to settle on a system that was just right for me.

“The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking.  It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” — Albert Einstein “This morning, nearly five years after my husband’s passing, a…

Some thoughts and advice from 30 rotations around the sun

We asked ADDitude readers what focus music helps them hit a productive groove while working or studying. They recommended these 13 playlists for channeling attention — and getting more done.