How a Harvard class project changed barbecue

Image credit: Kamado Joe / John David Helms Sponsored Links "A hundred inches of snow that winter, it was really quite terrible." There are several factors to overcome when trying to cook a 14-pound slab of brisket during the winter. Not only do you have to contend with freezing temperatures but you also have to…

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Go on a digital detox with the Paper Phone app

The app is designed for "people [who] feel that they spend too much time on their phones and struggle to find a balance with technology," according to the developers. It offers a break from screen time by printing a personal booklet of information from users' phones that they need for the day, like contact information,…

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Google Pixelbook Go review: Function over form

In useWhile Google cut some corners in the design department, the Pixelbook Go is still among the more powerful Chromebooks out there. The base model pairs an eighth-generation Intel Core m3 processor with 8GB of RAM and 64GB of storage; the one I reviewed steps up to an i5 processor and 128GB of storage. That…

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TikTok, Under Scrutiny, Distances Itself From China

TikTok, the app that revolves around sharing short video clips, is in a unique position. It’s arguably the first international social media platform to have built a massive audience in the United States, where it’s been downloaded more than 110 million times since its founding in 2017. TikTok has offices in California near competitors like…

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Can We Plant 20 Million Trees by 2020? The Math Says Yes

There's a lot of power in a rough estimate. If you’re trying to figure out whether something is worth doing, you could really go deep into the weeds trying to capture all the costs and benefits. But here’s the thing: Usually you don’t need an exact answer in order to make the right decision.For example,…

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In Flying Flags, Emoji Become Political

The Tibetan flag is a patchwork quilt of color and spirit. Two green lions paw at an orange yin-yang, below a big yellow sun with rays of blue and red. For the Tibetan diaspora, thousands of people flung around the world, it flies as a symbol of hope, and unity, and identity.It could fly across…

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The Slime Blob That Won the Internet Is Weirder Than You Think

Last week, the internet got itself in a tizzy over a mysterious "blob" that a Paris zoo put on display. It has 720 sexes! It has no brain, yet it can learn! It doesn't have eyes or a mouth, but it can detect food and wolf it down!It was in fact the slime mold Physarum…

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How Ultra-Flexible Teens Turned ‘Tricking’ Into a Sport

The floor inside All Star Karate Center has a subtle spring to it. The bounce is stiff and reactive—not sluggish, like a backyard trampoline—and originates a few inches below the padding under my bare feet. It feels … good, if that makes sense? Reassuring, almost. As though, on this floor, I could run a bit…

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How 18 Malware Apps Snuck Into Apple’s App Store

Despite some recent pronounced lapses, the iPhone remains one of the most secure consumer devices you can buy, thanks in large part to the locked-down ecosystem of the iOS App Store. But things do slip through the cracks—including 18 apps that used evasive maneuvers to sneak past Apple’s defenses.The malicious apps—17 of which were discovered…

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A New Study Casts Doubt on ‘Gaming Disorder’ Diagnoses

Since the World Health Organization proposed new diagnoses for "hazardous gaming" and "gaming disorder" last year, there's been an ongoing scientific debate about which way the causation for these issues really goes. Does an excessive or addictive relationship with gaming actually cause psychological problems, or are people with existing psychological problems simply more likely to…

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