The center, believed to be the first and largest of its kind, will use psychedelics to study the mind, identify therapies for diseases such as addiction, PTSD, Alzheimer's

Metaphysics and JavaScript @rich_harris • Aug 2019 Hey, I’m rich, yadda yadda. When I was invited to speak at useReact I was a little trepidatious, because as some of you will know, I do not useReact. I maintain a UI framework, Svelte, that is very unlike…

Research has long suggested that social media can be harmful to users’ wellbeing. But past studies have often failed to acknowledge people’s baseline sociability or social media usage levels. In a comprehensive new study, the authors examined the impact of…

We’re delighted to announce that YC is hosting online office hours for founders of startups and nonprofits that are solving climate issues on Tuesday, September 24.

Research shows that web video lead to higher engagement and sales. Even if you haven't added video to your sites yet, it's just a matter of time until you do.

The contradiction between federal and local laws can feel especially confusing to travelers in states where pot has been legalized.

In the early 1990s, Dr. Floyd was one of the inventors of Random Early Detection, which continues to play a vital role in the stability of the internet.

U.S. transportation safety investigators found Tesla’s design of its automated driver-assist system was partly to blame for a crash in which an inattentive driver slammed into a fire truck parked on a freeway near Los Angeles.

In the past few years, a technique called browser fingerprinting has received a lot of attention because of the risks it can pose to privacy. What is it? How is it used? What is Tor Browser doing against it? In this blog post, I’m here to answer these questions.

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On August 31st, we became aware of a security incident involving CircleCI and a third-party analytics vendor. An attacker was able to improperly access some user data i...

Interactive data science at scale - finally! With OmniSci 4.8 we announced the availability of the OmniSci open data science foundation. Explore the key components of it in this blog post.

Danish group looks to profit from collapse of outlets including Toys R Us

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A century after Germany's monarchy was abolished, some of its blue-blooded descendants are riding back into battle to reclaim what they see as their royal birthright. The fight has thrown a new spotlight on Germany's aristocratic families, who are now usually…

In an area without cellphone reception, I was unable to open the car.

It may sound like a strange thing to enshrine in a country's constitution: the right to pay cash. But a debate on whether to do just that has entered Austria's election campaign, shining a light on the country's love of cold, hard currency.

X Inertial-aided Visual Odometry. Contribute to ucla-vision/xivo development by creating an account on GitHub.

A ruling on Wednesday called into question the constitutionality of a major tool the F.B.I. and the Department of Homeland Security use for screening potential terrorism suspects.