LinkedIn recently added ‘dyslexic thinking’ as an official skill. And now the U.K. national newspaper the Telegraph reports on scientists arguing that dyslexia is not a “disorder” — but an evolutionarily beneficial willingness to explore: The experts suggested that dyslexia, which causes difficulty reading, writing and spelling, is a useful Read more…
For Stack Overflow’s annual survey, “Over 73,000 developers from 180 countries each spent roughly 15 minutes answering our questions,” a blog post announces: The top five languages for professional developers haven’t changed: JavaScript is still the most used, and Rust is the most loved for a seventh year. The big Read more…
Female scientists are less likely to receive authorship credit or to be named on patents related to the work they do compared with their male counterparts — including in fields such as healthcare, where women dominate — data suggests. This gender gap may help to explain well-documented disparities in the Read more…
On Wednesday, Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) posted her upcoming cryptocurrency regulation bill on GitHub. What she got in return were eight pull requests and lots of trolling. As of press time, Github users have commented on 24 issues in the bill and made eight pull requests — some of which Read more…
Apple is “likely” to announce its long-rumored mixed-reality headset as soon as January 2023, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has reiterated. In a detailed post on Medium, Kuo explained that Apple’s headset will be a “game-changer” for the augmented-reality and virtual-reality market. Describing some of the headset’s functionality, Kuo said that Read more…
Recent studies in humans and mice have shown that late nights and early mornings may cause long lasting damage to your brain. The sleep debt collectors are coming. They want you to know that there is no such thing as forgiveness, only a shifting expectation of how and when you’re Read more…
Seattle-based Zap Energy is using a lesser-known approach to nuclear fusion to build modular, garage-sized reactors. They are cheaper and don’t require the large, incredibly powerful magnets used in traditional fusion experiments. Ultimately, they may also provide a quicker route to achieving commercially viable nuclear fusion, a press statement reveals. Read more…