Used Car Buying Checklist

Jeff Somers gives tips for purchasing a good used car .

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Oldest Voice Recording

The BBC has decoded the earliest known voice recording .

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Debating Ideas While Minimizing Interpersonal Conflict

Meredith Dietz reviews eight strategies for effective debate

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Time Management and St. Benedict

Jonny Thomson shares insights from Oliver Burkeman and St. Benedict on time management .

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Some Nations Charge You If You Bring Technology Into the Country

Joni Sweet warns that some nations impose custom duties when laptops and computer tablets are brought into the country.

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U.S. Infrastructure Requirements

Darren Orf mourns the infrastructure concerns (bridges, roads) of the United States.

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Sleep Requirements

Jeffrey Kluger lists human sleep needs .

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The Expanding Universe

Liz Kruesi reports on some unresolved questions about the cosmic exansion rate .

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Digital Banking

Meredith Dietz suggests that digital banks may lack some FDIC insurance protections of traditional saving institutions.

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Identifying Essays Written by Chatbots

Kelsey Piper offers tips for identifying when essays have been written by ChatGPT .

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Bosons and Mass

Matt Strassler explains the role of the Higgs boson in giving particles their mass.

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Gossip

Francine Russo discusses gossip .

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Ripening Tomatoes at the End of the Growing Season

Amanda Blum shares how she allows her tomatoes to ripen after the close of the outdoor growing season.

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