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You’re aware America is under siege, fighting an opioid crisis that has exploded into a public-health emergency. You’ve heard of OxyContin, the pain medication to which countless patients have become addicted. But do you know that the company that makes Oxy and reaps the billions of dollars in profits it generates is owned by one family?

This is Part 1 of a series examining techniques used in game graphics and how those techniques fail to deliver a visually appealing end result. See Part 0 for a more thorough explanation of the ide…

Sapiens and Collective Fictions Recently I read Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Harari. The basic thesis of the book is that humans require ‘collective fictions’ so that …

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Making a tool for "programming with plain words"! Here's me "programming" a line-drawing turtle: #ScreenshotSaturday

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Facebook provides great utility, but the hidden costs are equally substantial. Last week, I left Facebook. (It was one of the best decisions of my life.)

Anger is temporary madness: to avoid the triggers, follow the Stoics’ advice and achieve a kind of serenity

the depression thing: a neat story about depression and mental health. By Zach Holman.

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An Obama speechwriter's memoir, and a tale from the campaign trail, offer some valuable insights into contemporary American politics.

Many websites and applications these days are designed to trick you into doing things that their creators want. Here are some examples from timewellspent.io:

A tested approach to improve your focus and productivity

The ctenophore’s brain suggests that, if evolution began again, intelligence would re-emerge because nature repeats itself

Dear Jeff, Tim, and colleagues, In 2013, EFF was disappointed to learn that the W3C had taken on the project of standardizing “Encrypted Media Extensions,” an API whose sole function was to provide a

At least some of the incidents were confined to certain rooms with laser-like specificity, and some victims now have problems recalling specific words

Several months ago, I turned off notifications from Facebook on my phone. Last week, I went ahead and removed the Facebook app from my phone. Now, I genuinely enjoy Facebook. I use it for keeping up with with my family and my IRL friends, who are spread out all over the world. (The questions I as

Research on naps, meditation, nature walks and the habits of exceptional artists and athletes reveals how mental breaks increase productivity, replenish attention, solidify memories and encourage creativity

More comfortable online than out partying, post-Millennials are safer, physically, than adolescents have ever been. But they’re on the brink of a mental-health crisis.

The Newsprint is a web-column written and produced by Josh & Jaclyn Ginter.

"Remote" means very different things. Most teams are better co-located, but remote working can source better people.

Apartment renters need the landlord’s permission to install anything on their rooftops. This makes installing solar difficult for people who rent. Because most of the world lives in urbanized areas…

Biology textbooks tell us that lichens are alliances between two organisms—a fungus and an alga. They are wrong.

Every major version of Mac OS X macOS has come with a new default wallpaper. As you can see, I have collected them all here. While great in their day, the early wallpapers are now quite small in...

A new book investigates the ways people in pain are being swindled, and explains what actually works.