Day July 7, 2018

What’s the Safest Way to Get a Tan?

I’m so diligent about my sunscreen these days that my skin now, in July, is still the same light beige color that it was this winter. But if you yearn for that sun-kissed glow, you’re probably wondering what is the…

RIP “crypto”

RIP “crypto”. You had a good run. This week veteran cryptographer Matt Blaze, finally gave in — to what must have been a near-constant, low-level drone of ‘CAn Buy Crypto.com???$$$$!’ spam — and sold the pithy domain name he registered…

Stumbleupon died right when we needed it the most

Stumbleupon died right when we needed it the most The explosion of online content and people’s changing internet habits ultimately led to the site’s demise — ironically at a time when we need something as simple and unfiltered as Stumbleupon…

Why penalty kicks are so unfair to goalies

It’s one of those things that make soccer such an intense and nail-biting sport — penalty shootout. But are penalty kicks actually fair and how likely is it that the goalie can successfully block a penalty kick? With the help…

HIV vaccine delivers promising results in human tests

Penchan Pumila / Alamy A Harvard-led team of scientists has made important progress in the quest to prevent HIV infections. They’ve had early success testing a multi-strain vaccine in humans — everyone who received the drug produced at least some…