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.

PythoC lets you use Python as a C code generator, but with more features and flexibility than Cython provides. Here’s a first look at the new C code generator for Python. Python and C share more than ...

Once upon a time, a drink or two at a holiday party went down the hatch with no problems. Now, it's a recipe for misery the next morning. Sound familiar? Dr. Monica Christmas of the University of ...

Children and teenagers benefit from the many opportunities the Internet offers, but also face risks to their safety and well-being online. Policymakers around the globe are responding with online ...

“Age is just a number. So don’t take this personally,” the Spotify slide warns, before revealing each user’s calculated listening age. How exactly did Spotify land on that number, though? Marc Hazan, ...

aArtificial Intelligence in Medicine Program, Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA bDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer ...

The optimal age for students to get their first cellphone is between 12 and 14, according to a survey of nearly 700 educators conducted in May through July by the EdWeek Research Center. More than ...

Social Security's so-called "full retirement age" — the age when people can start collecting all of their earned benefits — is about to hit a new threshold, a change that will affect Americans born in ...

The Python Software Foundation (PSF) has withdrawn its $1.5 million grant proposal to the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) due to funding terms forcing a ...

President Trump has the cardiac age of a 65-year-old. That's 14 years younger than his biological age. That is, at least, the assessment of the president's doctor following a medical evaluation ...