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Fertility: Another reason for men to get the HPV vaccine     If you’re sexually active, you will (almost certainly) contract a sexually transmitted infection (STI). This fate is largely predetermined thanks to the most common STI: human papillomavirus (HPV). It’s so ubiquitous that 90% of sexually active men and 80% of sexually active women become infected during their lifetime.Though HPV is infamously known for causing unsightly warts around the genitals, most cases are actually asymptomatic and resolve quickly without notice. Some infections, however, ultimately lead to cancers of the cervix, penis, anus, mouth, or throat. Of these, cervical cancer is by far the most dangerous. It kills more than 340,000 women every year. Continued here

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Why you may have a stealth liver disease and what to do about it - New Scientist (No paywall)     One in three adults have non-alcoholic fatty liver disease – often without knowing. Now we understand what causes this stealthy condition and how to reverse it Continued here

Editor's Note: NAFLD, however, has slipped under the radar, due to what Lazarus describes as "a generalised lack of urgency and policies to tackle the issue" along with low levels of public awareness. According to Lazarus, this is largely because it is so stealthy. "The liver is having trouble functioning, but we're not feeling it, and that's a big problem," he says.

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Steven Levitt and John Donohue defend a finding made famous by “Freakonomics” - The Economist (No paywall)     Links between abortion and falling crime discomfit many but are clear, say the economists Continued here

Editor's Note: "When a steady state is reached roughly 20 years from now, the impact of abortion will be roughly twice as great as the impact felt so far. Our results suggest that all else equal, legalised abortion will account for persistent declines of 1% a year in crime over the next two decades".

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Is China or America the big boss of the global south? - The Economist (No paywall)     In a dog-eat-dog world, competition is fierce Continued here

Editor's Note: China wields the most influence in 31 countries. Its clout is greatest in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Russia and several states in South-East Asia. By contrast the next-most powerful member of the global south, India, is top dog with only six G77 members. According to an earlier analysis by pcif, from 1992 to 2020 the number of countries over which China had more influence than America almost doubled, from 33 to 61. The United States remains pre-eminent in the Americas. But China has extended its influence in Africa and Asia.

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How Ukraine is using AI to fight Russia - The Economist (No paywall)     From target hunting to catching sanctions-busters, its war is increasingly high-tech Continued here

Editor's Note: Using AI from Palantir, an American firm, Ukrainian counter-intelligence fishes for illuminating linkages in disparate pools of data. Imagine, for instance, an indebted divorcee at risk of losing his flat and custody of his children who opens a foreign bank account and has been detected with his phone near a site that was later struck by missiles. In addition to such dot-connecting, the AI performs "social-network analysis". If, say, the hypothetical divorcee has strong personal ties to Russia and has begun to take calls from someone whose phone use suggests a higher social status, then AI may increase his risk score.

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What’s behind extreme psychological reactions to eclipses? - National Geographic Premium (No paywall)     Now 33 years later, Makepeace is one of the world’s most well-known eclipse chasers and has seen 17 total solar eclipses around the world, on all seven continents, from Libya to Antarctica to Tidore Island in eastern Indonesia. A filmmaker by trade, he shares his eclipse reports and videos as The Eclipse Guy, and his ruminations of what it all means as a public speaker.Each eclipse feels as intense as the last, he says. “Nothing extraterrestrial, but a firehose to the face of your fundamental humanity. Emotions are high; tears fall; you’ll think: ‘That was the most beautiful thing I’ve seen and I’m not sure what happened to me, but it meant something.’”  Continued here

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The 'sandwich generation' faces pressure as the world ages — here are 3 tips to prevent burnout     "We have observed in clinical settings that these caregiving adults are at risk of caregiver burnout, and experience a sense of vulnerability as they realize they would also be going through an aging process in the next 20-30 years of their lives," John Wong, director of the National University of Singapore's Mind Science Center, told CNBC Make It. Continued here

Editor's Note: The so-called sandwich generation refers to middle-aged people who have elderly parents to care for, as well as their own children who are still dependent on them.

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The Internet Archive Just Backed Up an Entire Caribbean Island - WIRED (No paywall)     By becoming the official custodian of an entire nation’s history for the first time, the Internet Archive is expanding its already outsize role in preserving the digital world for posterity. Continued here

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The lies that sell fast fashion     You deserve better than Shein. Continued here

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How much coffee is OK for me to drink in a day? I asked the experts     The morning brew has a ‘bad boy reputation’ but is it really harmful? A breakdown of the benefits and hazards Continued here

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More Workers Now Prefer Hybrid Over Remote - Inc.com (No paywall)     A new report on the state of workers shows growing preferences toward hybrid work, declining employee engagement, and mixed feelings about AI at work. Continued here

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How we know the Universe is 13.8 billion years old     According to the theory of the hot Big Bang, the Universe had a beginning. Originally known as “a day without a yesterday,” this is one of the most controversial, philosophically mind-blowing pieces of information we’ve come to accept as part of the scientific history of our Universe. Many detractors will reject it as being too in-line with certain religious texts, while others — perhaps more justifiably — note that in the modern context of cosmic inflation, the hot Big Bang only occurred as the aftermath of a previous epoch.And yet, if you ask any cosmologist or astrophysicist who’s well-versed in the scientific story of our beginnings “How old is our Universe?” you always get the same answer: 13.8 billion years. Why is this, and when do we start counting? That’s what Denis Gaudet wanted to know, having written in to ask: Continued here

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Normal has left the building: 5 ways leaders can handle volatility     With almost deflated resignation, I hear leaders observe how difficult their work is now. How things change so quickly. Those conversations never leave me. Discussions about the speed of change in the mainstream often refer to the growth in technology. But there is so much more. Few consider the storm of interconnected economic, social, environmental, and technological elements that also contribute.Think about what organizations have faced in the last decade. Cost-of-living crisis. Conflict in Ukraine, the Middle East, and Syria. #MeToo. #BlackLivesMatter. ChatGPT. Extreme forest fires, drought, and flooding events. The pandemic. More polarized and demanding stakeholders. Each of these has tested the robustness of organizations that valued stability and/or ignored the realities.  Continued here

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Dewey Decimal: The sorting system that revolutionized libraries     Peculiar sets of numbers populate this 1936 map of the U.S. Each state is labeled with a number that is about the same order of magnitude as the others: Nebraska is 978.2, West Virginia is 975.4, and so on. Similar numbers show up next to the local product or industry shown for each state, such as cars (629.2) in Michigan (977.4), mining (622.2) in Colorado (978.8), and cattle (636.2) in Texas (976.4). The digits also apply internationally: to Mexico (972), Canada (971), and the Panama Canal Zone (986).Bookish types will have guessed what’s going on here even without looking at the title of the map: They are Dewey numbers, indicating where on the shelves of your local library you can find the topics they denote. Continued here

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How does blood spatter in space?     Humans are increasingly pushing into space: NASA’s Artemis program plans to return astronauts to the moon and establish a permanent orbiting lab in the next few years, and private companies like Blue Origin and Space X plan to ferry tourists beyond Earth for a price. And where humanity goes, so goes human conflict. “We are by nature, unfortunately, kind of a violent species,” says Zackery Kowalske, a Ph.D. researcher with Staffordshire University in the United Kingdom, who is completing his doctoral research on the environmental influence on bloodstain pattern analysis while also working as a full-time crime scene investigator in the state of Georgia. “So as we become more of a spacefaring species, there will be space detectives who investigate crimes.”  Continued here

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The U.S.-China Trade Fight: Will We Be Flooded With Cheap EVs and Green Tech?     China's burgeoning production of electric cars and other green technologies has become a flashpoint in a new U.S.-China trade fight, highlighted by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen during her five-day visit to China and seized on by former President Donald Trump in incendiary remarks on the campaign trail.China has sharply ramped up its production of cheap electric vehicles, solar panels, and batteries just as the Biden administration has pushed through legislation supporting many of those same industries in the United States. Concerns are growing not just in the U.S. but also in Europe and Mexico that China will seek to bolster its own struggling economy with a wave of exports that could undercut factories overseas. Continued here

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Here's Exactly Where Racial Bias in Hiring Persists--and How Businesses Can Address It     It's news to no one that despite the best intentions--and the spread of diversity, equality, and inclusion policies by businesses--hiring discrimination remains a problem in the U.S. workforce. Full results of a massive study released Monday reaffirmed continuing racial and gender bias in the hiring processes at many companies in various business sectors, and offered suggestions on how businesses can do better.The findings of the study were detailed Monday by the National Bureau of Economic Research and a story by the New York Times. The report was commissioned to measure response rates of companies with job openings to candidates of different races and genders. Researchers sent in fake resumés for the posted positions at 97 companies, using names suggesting the applicant was White or Black. The headline finding: On average, those perceived as White received replies 9.5 percent more often than candidates presumed to be Black. Continued here

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Governors Are on TikTok, Even in States Pondering Bans     Efforts to ban TikTok over security concerns about China's influence through the platform have picked up steam in the past year in state legislatures, with an expansive ban even proposed by Congress. In Pennsylvania, forward movement on a bill that first unanimously passed the state Senate last year could send legislation to the Democratic governor's desk imminently.But even as the app faces scrutiny and bans, governors and state agencies--and even President Joe Biden--are still using the app to promote their initiatives and expand their voting pool. Their target is the youth vote, or the people who largely make up the app's U.S. user base of 170 million. Continued here

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Ride-Hailing Ruckus: Why Uber and Lyft Are Leaving Minneapolis in May     The future of Uber and Lyft in Minneapolis has garnered concern and debate in recent weeks after the City Council voted last month to require that ride-hailing companies pay drivers a higher rate while they are within city limits.Uber and Lyft responded by saying they would stop serving the Minneapolis area when the ordinance takes effect May 1, causing the city to weigh the ordinance it passed. The state could also take action, while riders and drivers are left wondering what could come next.Here is what we know so far: Continued here

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Jersey Mike's: Would Selling to Private Equity Change the Beloved     The Manasquan, New Jersey-based sandwich chain with more than 2,800 franchise locations has been in "on-and-off discussions" with Blackstone about a deal that could value Jersey Mike's at $8 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported. However, a sale may still not go through, the Journal said, citing unnamed sources.The privately held company, which made the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America in 2018, has a long history. The first Jersey Mike's, then called Mike's Submarines, opened in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, in 1956. In 1975, Peter Cancro, then a 17-year-old high school student and part-time employee, bought the restaurant and began expanding to new locations. Almost five decades later, Cancro is still the CEO and owner of Jersey Mike's. Continued here

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More Workers Now Prefer Hybrid Over Remote     A new report on the state of workers shows growing preferences toward hybrid work, declining employee engagement, and mixed feelings about AI at work. Continued here

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Terraform Labs Owner Do Kwon Found Liable For Defrauding Crypto Investors Out of $40 Billion     A New York civil jury has held Do Kwon, the co-founder and former CEO of Singapore-based cryptocurrency firm Terraform Labs, liable for defrauding investors with false promises related to Terra, a platform meant for trading "stablecoins." The federal jury found that Kwon, who owns 92 percent of Terraform Labs, repeatedly lied to investors about algorithms meant to keep his cryptocurrency's value stable. Kwon was one of the original authors of an April 2019 whitepaper that outlined the benefits of a price-stabilized cryptocurrency that could be algorithmically "pegged" to the price of fiat assets. The idea was that the extreme volatility seen in speculative cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin had limited the mainstream adoption of crypto. But by offering a coin that would always have the value of, say, a U.S. dollar, individuals and businesses could access the benefits of the blockchain securely.  Continued here

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This Bill Gates-Backed Alternative Fuel Startup Is Powering Amazon, American Airlines     The Sacramento, California-based startup Infinium, which Gates has backed, aims to create low-carbon alternatives to aviation fuel, diesel and Naptha. Its Corpus Christi, Texas plant is up and running, generating fuel for customers such as Amazon. If successful, Infinium's bid to create sustainable fuel could help to decarbonize some stubborn areas of transportation such as trucking and aviation, according to Bloomberg. American Airlines has also entered into an agreement to buy Infinium's sustainable aviation fuel, once another of its facilities begins production, possibly as soon as 2026, Bloomberg reported. The startup inked a deal in 2022 to power some Amazon delivery trucks in California with its electrofuels."Our unique position as both a technology innovator and project developer allows us comprehensive oversight of the eFuels production process, enabling us to swiftly expand our projects and increase our worldwide output of environmentally friendly eFuels," Infinium CEO Robert Schuetzle said in a statement in March. Continued here

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Exclusive: Why Gen Z Employees Are Some of Your Least Happy Workers     However, according to a recent report from insurance giant MetLife, Gen Z employees are the least happy employees of any generation at work. Only 62 percent of surveyed Gen Z workers reported being happy at work, compared to 67 percent of Boomers, 66 percent of Generation X, and 66 percent of Millennials. According to the report, one of the main reasons for the lower happiness rate among Gen Z employees is a gap between their strong desire to find professional purpose and their satisfaction with this aspect of their work. In fact, Gen Z employees are the least likely among all generations to feel fulfilled in this aspect of their job: Only 61 percent of Gen Z employees are satisfied with their work's sense of purpose, compared to Millennials (68 percent), Gen X (70 percent), and Boomers (70 percent).  Continued here

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With Key Bridge Rebuild Years Away, Business Are Reminded They Need Diversified Supply Chains     There is no clear timeline for rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, which collapsed last month after being struck by a cargo ship, killing six construction workers. Detritus from the bridge still clogs the lower Patapsco River, which leads to the Port of Baltimore, and two smaller channels opened earlier this month for essential vessels small enough to maneuver around the wreckage to access the port. In March, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg said rebuilding the bridge "will not be quick, easy, or cheap," and that $100 million worth of cargo moves in and out of the port in a given day. The economic repercussions will be most acute locally: Port workers are missing out on $2 million a day in lost wages as the 15,000 people who work in and around the port have their livelihoods thrown into uncertainty.  Continued here

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How to Become a More Empathetic Listener     When the subject of how to be a good listener comes up, psychologists often talk about the value of “perspective-taking” — that is, projecting ourselves into the lives of those we’re listening to. This has been shown to make us grow more generous and less prejudiced toward them, but it’s a flawed way to understand others, because it treats empathy as a solo sport, encouraging listeners simply to try to understand what someone else is going through. What truly good listeners do, however, is work collaboratively with other people to understand them. Scientists call this “perspective-getting,” in which one person uses questions and active listening to understand someone else’s feelings. Perspective-getting boosts mutual understanding, improves relationships, and helps people discover common ground. In this article, the author, a professor of psychology at Stanford University, offers readers guidance on how to practice perspective-getting and get better at it over time. Continued here

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Overcoming Fear of AI to Lead More Effectively     Times of substantial tech progress and change, like the current AI revolution, create fear and anxiety. This often causes leaders to fall back on their ego and emphasize their expertise, closing their minds and negatively impacting their people and organizations. Instead, leaders need to take on a beginner’s mindset of openness and curiosity. This is not easy. The more experienced we are, the more locked-in we tend to become in our ways of thinking and doing things. But it is possible, and with employee stress at record highs, it’s necessary. And research shows that the openness that comes with a beginner’s mindset is a crucial factor in achieving better outcomes. There are a few simple questions you can ask yourself to gauge your leadership style and whether you have a beginner’s mindset. Continued here

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How Do I Stay on the Fast Track to the Next Level of Leadership?     She has moved up in her organization quickly and often feels like she’s playing catch up. But she also has gotten positive feedback from senior executives that she’s performing well. Now, as her company grows and the advancement opportunities narrow, she wants to be strategic about how to get to the next level of leadership. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches this leader to think through how she needs to adapt to move forward. Continued here

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5 Well-Intentioned Behaviors That Can Hurt Your Team     Most people can spot a toxic leader and connect the dots on why and how they are causing damage. But it’s much harder to recognize when well-intentioned leaders are actually hurting their teams because they aren’t aware of their negative impact, and team members aren’t always comfortable pushing back. If you’re a manager with a strong desire to be helpful to your team, be aware of these five common ways you may inadvertently hurt them despite your best intentions. Continued here

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Meta's long-standing problem with "shaheed"     On Tuesday, the Meta-established Oversight Board released a new ruling on how Facebook moderates the Arabic word “shaheed,” which translates roughly to “martyr.” Meta had been automatically flagging the word when applied to a person on its Dangerous Organizations and Individuals list, taking it as an inherent call to violence. When the Oversight Board case re-examining the policy was announced, “shaheed” was responsible for more content removals than any other single word or phrase.This week’s ruling found that Meta’s policy “disproportionately restricts freedom of expression and civic discourse” — which is a long way of saying it was taking down too much content that shouldn’t have been taken down. As it tried to stop users from glorifying terrorists, the company had instead made the entire topic of political violence off-limits to Arabic speakers.  Continued here

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Shein and MercadoLibre are fighting over vendors in Brazil's largest garment market     One morning last July, Silmara Alves was working at her apparel shop in Brás, Brazil’s largest garment district, when an unusual visitor showed up. The man, who described himself as a Shein employee, said he had an irresistible offer.Would she be interested in selling her products on the Chinese fast-fashion retailer’s marketplace? If she said yes, the stranger said, she’d be entitled to 90 commission-free days. Having struggled to take her business back to pre-pandemic levels, Alves signed up. Continued here

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How I Became a Python Programmer--and Fell Out of Love With the Machine     The German historian Oswald Spengler considered our age the age of abstraction. Nowhere is this more apparent than in programming, where abstraction isn’t just a conceptual convenience but an absolute necessity. Programmers like to talk about their tools (rather abstractly) as a “stack.” At the top of the stack—the surface most of us encounter first—are simple markup languages, HTML being the best known. At the bottom are the “bare metal” languages of the machine. Thus there is a hierarchy, and the further down in the stack you go, the less abstract—and, in a way, more difficult—programming gets.It’s not really metal down there, of course. It’s sand—impossibly thin layers of silicon dioxide that conduct electrical impulses in ordered patterns we experience as a screen showing us a rectangle with text on it, flickering images, and so on. Still, you can see how Spengler, though he died before the era of digital computing, was on to something. None of us are keeping 1s and 0s etched in sand in our head, and yet we all manipulate them every day using friendly, high-level abstractions. Continued here

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Inside the Election Denial Groups Planning to Disrupt November     As the most consequential presidential election in a generation looms in the United States, get-out-the-vote efforts across the country are more important than ever. But multiple far-right activist groups with ties to former president Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee are mobilizing their supporters in earnest, drawing on one baseline belief: Elections in the US are rigged, and citizens need to do something about it.All the evidence states otherwise. But in recent weeks, these groups have held training sessions about how to organize on a hyperlocal level to monitor polling places and drop boxes, challenge voter registrations en masse, and intimidate and harass voters and election officials. And some are preparing to roll out new technology to fast-track all of these efforts: One of the groups claims they're launching a new platform for checking voter rolls that contains billions of "data elements" on every single US citizen. Continued here

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The World Doesn't Need More Journal Apps     Picture it. The year is 2013. Something called a “cronut” keeps popping up in your Instagram feed. You went on a trip with your best friend, so you made an album on Facebook, tagged her, and geotagged the restaurant. Then you wrote a Yelp review. Maybe you publicly disagreed with a stranger on Twitter about a movie. Then you go about your day.These types of interactions are disappearing, in a process that Cory Doctorow famously called “enshittification.” All those places on the internet—X, Facebook, TikTok, dating apps—where you once went for connection are now places where you either feel bad or buy things. Technological research firm Gartner predicts that 50 percent of users will abandon or significantly limit their interactions with social media by 2025. Continued here

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AI Scam Calls: How to Protect Yourself, How to Detect     You answer a random call from a family member, and they breathlessly explain how there's been a horrible car accident. They need you to send money right now, or they'll go to jail. You can hear the desperation in their voice as they plead for an immediate cash transfer. While it sure sounds like them, and the call came from their number, you feel like something's off. So, you decide to hang up and call them right back. When your family member picks up your call, they say there hasn't been a car crash, and that they have no idea what you're talking about.As generative AI tools get more capable, it is becoming easier and cheaper for scammers to create fake—but convincing—audio of people's voices. These AI voice clones are trained on existing audio clips of human speech, and can be adjusted to imitate almost anyone. The latest models can even speak in numerous languages. OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, recently announced a new text-to-speech model that could further improve voice cloning and make it more widely accessible. Continued here

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KitchenAid Semi Automatic Espresso Machine Review: Quiet and Compact     If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps support our journalism. Learn more. Please also consider subscribing to WIREDKitchenAid is a brand that's had a place in every home kitchen I've ever had, even growing up. When I bought my own KitchenAid stand mixer for the first time after college, my apartment finally felt like a place where a grown-up lived. My affection for that stand mixer cannot be overstated, so naturally my ears perked up when KitchenAid announced it was revamping its espresso machine lineup. Continued here

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How to Make Better Coffee at Home (2024): Advice, Recommendations, Tips     The C. Arabica plant is a gift to the world from Ethiopia, and making coffee at home is a centuries-old practice that's now enjoyed on every continent on Earth. At one point or another, everyone who has ever made their own coffee has wondered: How can I make this better? That question leads us down a well-trodden road with no real end, but many, many gifts in store for those who choose to walk it.The first step on that road is a simple one: You need to figure out what "better" means to you. There is no single best cup of coffee. There's just the best version of what you love. Do you love your coffee rich, dark, and bitter? Maybe you prefer it as more of a smooth bass line beneath the melody of vanilla, sugar, and steamed milk? Or is your perfect cup found in the bottom of a Folger's can? There's no wrong answer. Continued here

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6 Best MagSafe Power Banks for iPhones (2024): High Capacity, Slim, Kickstands     If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps support our journalism. Learn more. Please also consider subscribing to WIREDLonger battery life has consistently topped the polls of what people want in their next iPhone. Smartphone stamina has improved over the years, but so have cameras, games, and everything else, causing us to spend more time than ever tapping those screens and running the battery down. Faster charging helps, and wireless chargers and 3-in-1 charging systems make it easier to stay topped up throughout the day, but it's still possible to run out of juice before the day's end. Continued here

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The Best Total Solar Eclipse Photos (2024)     The arrival of the total solar eclipse in the US has brought with it an impressive array of photographs as well. If you weren't able to find a spot to view the eclipse in person—or if it was stuck behind uncooperative clouds—you can at least get a sense of its grandeur through these photographs taken at different points along its journey.The path of totality began in Mexico on Monday morning, working its way up through Texas by early afternoon. By 4:40 pm ET, it will have left the US entirely and headed into Canada. If you're in or near its path, make sure to put on approved sunglasses—or make your own pinhole—to view it for yourself. And if you happen to have pets or live near wildlife, NASA could use a hand figuring out how animals respond to the eclipse. Continued here

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Six-Word Sci-Fi: Stories Written by You     Disclaimer: All #WiredSixWord submissions become the property of WIRED. Submissions will not be acknowledged or returned. Submissions and any other materials, including your name or social media handle, may be published, illustrated, edited, or otherwise used in any medium. Submissions must be original and not violate the rights of any other person or entity.Acned Callisto resented Ganymede's natural magnetism.—Dave Armor, via emailMoon files restraining order against poets.—James O'Leary, via emailA total eclipse of the heart.—Samuel Sigaud, via emailI will embrace my dark side.—Don Hilder, via email Continued here

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14 Best Deals From the Target Circle Week Deals Event (2024)     No, it's not Amazon Prime Day or Black Friday, but Target is back with yet another Circle Week deals event running through Saturday, April 13. Amazon had a spring sale two weeks ago, so it seems natural that Target would follow suit. The good news? Some of our favorite tablets, headphones, and kitchen items are discounted.There's a caveat: You need to be a Target Circle member. However, it's free to join and nets you some solid savings throughout the year. Unlike prior Circle Week deals events that required you to clip the deals to your account first, these should automatically apply as long as you're signed in to your Target account. Continued here

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What Makes Some Ads So Powerful     As a new marketer, it can be tempting to focus on ideating advertisements that are extra eye-catching and creative, hoping to capture the eyes, hearts, and minds of your customers. However, focusing too much on these elements can lead to poor marketing choices. You can use the ADPLAN framework to evaluate and develop advertisements that will resonate with your intended audience. Continued here

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The Milky Way Illuminated Ancient Egypt's Goddess of the Sky     Astronomical simulations and ancient Egyptian texts show the Milky Way was linked to the ancient Egyptian sky goddess Nut. This fits within multicultural myths about our home galaxyThe broad band of opalescent light and dark shadow that crosses the night sky has long fascinated humanity. Today it is known, variously, as the Milky Way, the Silver River, the Birds’ Path. We see it as the celestial counterpart of major rivers, a path for departed spirits, the birthplace of angels. But how the ancient Egyptians—who left us some of the earliest records of the heavens—viewed the Milky Way has remained a mystery. Recently, I discovered some tantalizing clues that suggest a possible link between an ancient Egyptian goddess and our home galaxy. Continued here

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A Veteran Eclipse Chaser Explains the Thrill of Totality     This article is part of a special report on the total solar eclipse that will be visible from parts of the U.S., Mexico and Canada on April 8, 2024.Clara Moskowitz: I'm Clara Moskowitz and this is Science, Quickly. I'm here in south Texas hoping to catch a glimpse of the eclipse this afternoon. Continued here

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Feeling Angry? Chilling Out Helps More Than Blowing Off Steam     When anger strikes, decreasing arousal is more likely to reduce aggression than venting is, according to a massive review of 154 studiesThe following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Continued here

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What Your Metabolism Says about Your Health     An elite athlete’s metabolism mostly looks different from that of a person with COVID—but their occasional similarities can reveal important insights into health and diseaseThe following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Continued here

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This Hellish Alien World's Skies May Create an Eerie Rainbow 'Glory' Effect     The atmosphere of exoplanet WASP-76b may rain iron and form a strange, rainbow-like phenomenon called a “glory” never yet seen outside the solar systemEach glory is unique, depending on the composition of the planet's atmosphere and the colours in the starlight that shines onto it. WASP-76 is a yellow-white main sequence star like our own, but different stars create glory with differing colours and patterns. Continued here

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What Scientific American Saw in the Solar Eclipse's Path of Totality     Scientific American staffers headed to locations ranging from Texas to Vermont to try to catch a glimpse of the total solar eclipseThis article is part of a special report on the total solar eclipse that will be visible from parts of the U.S., Mexico and Canada on April 8, 2024. Continued here

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What Were the Red Dots around the Total Solar Eclipse?     During the total solar eclipse, skywatchers saw ruby-colored prominences sticking out of the moon's shadow. Here's the science of those red dotsRed prominences appear to jut from the edge of the moon during the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, as seen from Cleveland, Ohio. Continued here

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Can AI catch criminals at sea?     Can AI help catch oceanic outlaws? From drug smugglers to modern-day pirates, maritime crime fighter Dyhia Belhabib introduces Heva: an AI-powered tool that aggregates international criminal records to detect and stop crime that might otherwise get swept away in the tide. Continued here