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MIT’s virtual violin offers luthiers a new design tool (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-06 | get Virtual Violin Design Kit → | tags: mit, violin, acoustics

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Towards disentangling human-induced drivers of precipitation trends from naturally occurring ones (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-06 | get Climate Data Analysis Toolkit → | tags: precipitation trends, human-induced drivers, climate change

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Busy Roadways Clogged as Waymo Becomes Stumped by Small Puddle (futurism.com)

2026-05-05 | by Joe Wilkins | get Waymo Self-Driving Car Kit → | tags: waymo, autonomous cabs, austin

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This app from Harvard could reshape how identity works beyond Google Wallet (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-05 | get Harvard Digital Identity Kit → | tags: harvard, keyring, google wallet

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MIT's virtual violin offers luthiers a new design tool (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-04 | get Virtual Violin Design Kit → | tags: mit, stradivari, luthiers

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New leak suggests Galaxy S27 Ultra’s 200MP main camera might not be boring after all (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-04 | get Samsung Galaxy Camera Lens → | tags: samsung, galaxy s27 ultra, 200mp camera

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In Harvard study, AI offered more accurate emergency room diagnoses than two human doctors (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-03 | by Anthony Ha | get AI Diagnostic Tool Kit → | tags: harvard medical school, openai, beth israel deaconess

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OpenAI's o1 correctly diagnosed 67% of ER patients vs. 50-55% by triage doctors (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-03 | by Robert Booth | get AI Diagnostic Support Tool → | tags: openai o1, clinical reasoning, emergency triage

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Costumed Crowd 'Speedruns' Scientology Building For Social Media Trend (slashdot.org)

2026-05-02 | by Posted | tags: scientology, hollywood boulevard, fortnite

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Dabbling in Erlang, part 2: A minimal introduction (2013) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-02 | get Erlang Programming Book → | tags: erlang, pattern matching, eshell

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Why are there both TMP and TEMP environment variables? (2015) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-02 | by Raymond Chen | tags: ms-dos, environment variables, cp/m

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Sam Kiki Goes Viral Reading His 2009 Harvard Waitlist Letter Before Announcing Campus Poker Event (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-01 | by Logan Simmons | get Harvard Waitlist Letter Print → | tags: harvard, sam kiki, poker

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A Harvard study shows AI model can outperform physicians in emergency room diagnoses (techspot.com)

2026-05-01 | get AI Diagnostic Assistant Kit → | tags: harvard, ai model, emergency room

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Researchers try to cut the genetic code from 20 to 19 amino acids (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-30 | get Genetic Code Expansion Kit → | tags: genetic code, amino acids, ribosome

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iPhone 18 Pro to have some of Apple’s biggest camera upgrades ever: report (9to5mac.com)

2026-04-29 | by Ryan Christoffel | get Apple iPhone 18 Pro Camera Lens → | tags: apple, iphone 18 pro, ios 27

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Vari Align Desk Chair Review (2026): Breathable, Comfy, Low Cost (wired.com)

2026-04-29 | by Matthew Korfhage | get VariAlign Ergonomic Office Chair → | tags: vari, align desk chair, mesh top

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Racial diversity in higher education is associated with higher student salaries (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-29 | by Mitra | get Diversity in Higher Education Book → | tags: harvard college, affirmative action, supreme court

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Uncertain dynamic response of mid-latitude winter precipitation (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-29 | by Gu | get Weatherproof Winter Jacket → | tags: north atlantic jet, climate models, precipitation variability

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College students are choosing ‘AI-proof’ majors as anxiety rises over a bleak U.S. job market (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-27 | get AI-resistant major guide → | tags: harvard kennedy school, artificial intelligence, miami university

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The 1944 Warsaw Uprising, in Color (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-26 | get Colorized WWII Photos Book → | tags: warsaw uprising, muzeum powstania warszawskiego, varsavianistów

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Thousands of Harvard graduate students strike — bringing research to a halt (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-23 | by Basilio | get Harvard Graduate Student T-Shirt → | tags: harvard university, harvard graduate students, veritas science center

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Leaker shares iPhone 18 Pro’s new camera feature, plus future upgrades (9to5mac.com)

2026-04-22 | by Ryan Christoffel | get iPhone 18 Pro Camera Lens → | tags: iphone 18 pro, apple, weibo

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The handmade beauty of Machine Age data visualizations (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-22 | by Benjamin Breen | get Data Visualization Art Book → | tags: harvard, william james, william morris hunt

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Inventor recalls eye imaging breakthrough (technologyreview.com)

2026-04-21 | by Stephanie M. Mcpherson | get Digital Eye Imaging Kit → | tags: oct, interferometry, mit

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A True Life Hack: What Physical 'Life Force' Turns Biology's Wheels? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-21 | by Natalie Wolchover | get Biology Textbook or Science Kit → | tags: flagellar motor, bacteria, biophysics

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Landmark ancient-genome study shows surprise acceleration of human evolution (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-17 | by Callaway | get Ancient DNA Extraction Kit → | tags: ancient human dna, human evolution, natural selection

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His Harvard Dorm Room Side Hustle Started With a ‘Simple Frustration.’ Now It’s Speeding Toward $500,000 in Sales in Its First Year. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-17 | by Amanda Breen | get Raspberry Pi 4 Kit → | tags: prest, harvard business school, hummus

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Manufacturing started for all-new iPhone 18 Pro camera feature (9to5mac.com)

2026-04-16 | by Ben Lovejoy | get iPhone 18 Pro Camera Lens → | tags: iphone 18 pro, sunny optical, variable aperture

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Michael Rabin has died (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-15 | tags: rabin, computational complexity, acm turing award

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Michael Rabin Has Died (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-15 | tags: michael rabin, acm turing award, computational complexity