Technology

Dr. Michael Mina thinks there’s an easy way to beat COVID-19: fast, cheap testing, taken home every day or two. Click to expand FOLLOWING Currently, tests are designed for medical purposes. They identify if someone with symptoms has COVID-19 or not. But they miss – according to Mina’s estimate – …

Despite the growing popularity of cannabis, there is limited information on what the substance can and cannot do. And with marijuana classified as a Scheme 1 substance in the US, it is almost impossible for researchers to conduct studies on it. In Canada, however, pot is legal for both medical …

Frances Allen, whose work on compiling computers helped found a foundation for much of the modern computer program, died on August 4, her 88th birthday. She was the first woman to win the Turing Award, and the first female IBM colleague. Allen aimed to make the slow compilation process – …

Even if you are not currently working in the office or a coffee shop, it is still important to have a high quality pair of headphones. While you may be able to blow music or chat openly during video calls in the comfort of your own home, sometimes you just …

She was in a nursing home when she died from complications of Alzheimer’s disease, her great-grandfather Ryan McKee told the New York Times. Allen grew up on a farm in Peru, New York, and in 1954 received her undergraduate degree in mathematics from The New York State College for Teachers …