Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

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Should employees be allowed to place bets with prediction markets? I’m not talking about insider trading of your own stock.

Advancements in renewable energy are paving the way for a new climate politics. The environmentalist Bill McKibben ...

Katie covers the impact of health technology on patients, clinicians, and businesses. Her stories explore the price tag of clinical AI, digital health at the FDA, and the boom in direct-to-consumer ...

The LaserPecker LX2 is an enclosed desktop laser cutter with swappable modules that bridges hobbyist and small-business laser ...

Eighteen new GNU releases in the last month (as of June 30, 2026): apl-2.0: GNU APL is a free interpreter for the programming language APL. It is an implementation of the ISO stan ...

Turning the home office into a prime workspace involves developing a blend of comfort and efficiency. These mini-gadgets ...

This page contains a list of codes and phone numbers for Road 96. Road 96 is a journey that calls for solutions and cleverness in hard times. Along your path to escape across the Petrian border, you ...

Older patients represent the fastest growing patient group in clinical care. They are a heterogeneous group, for whom evidence for making treatment decisions is often scarce. Important domains for ...

Who are the 50 most important people at the intersection of technology, art, science, and culture? Who are the 50 people whose work this year will shape the next 50 years? That's the question we ask ...

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