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Alongside extensive reductions to the staff of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Trump administration has asked the agency to cut $2.9 billion of its spending on contracts, according to three federal officials with knowledge of the matter.The administration’s cost-cutting program, called the Department of Government Efficiency, asked the public health agency to sever roughly 35 percent of its spending on contracts about two weeks ago. The C.D.C. was told to comply by April 18, according to the officials.The cuts promise to further hamstring an agency already reeling from the loss of 2,400 employees, nearly one-fifth of its…

In today’s edition of What the Heck, we have the strange case of Ford wanting to put what is essentially a fake manual shifter in its electric vehicles. The company has secured a patent that aims to bring back a traditional element of driving – the feel of shifting gears.The Ford patent, titled Shifter Assembly For Electric Vehicle, was published on March 20 under number 2025/0092947 with the US Patent Office. It depicts a conventional gear stick installed in a box. But the question is why?Electric cars come with traditional gear shifting that alters transmission ratios mechanically, as is the…

We interact with people every day: A brief nod to a neighbor. A friendly chat in the school pick-up line. A heart-to-heart with a friend.Together, these moments add up to your “social biome,” a term coined by the communication researchers Andy Merolla, of the University of California, Santa Barbara, and Jeffrey Hall, of the Universy of Kansas, to describe the complex ecosystem of relationships that can shape your quality of life.In their new book, “The Social Biome,” Dr. Merolla and Dr. Hall argue that there are several key elements that contribute to a vibrant, healthy social biome.Our daily routines and…

A clever startup that turns “unconventional ideas into practical and unique products” has created a lightweight and convenient notebook that lets you write, erase and write again, bridging the gap between traditional paper pads and digital note-taking apps.The HEYfold “eternal notebook” by HEYii instantly got our attention, and on closer inspection it may be even cooler than at first look. Personally, I love and prefer an actual notebook – to jot down to-do lists, important information like booking references, and plans while traveling. Yet it always gets increasingly more difficult finding newer entries, and there’s some information or brainstorms you’d…

Egg rolls are a classic takeout favorite. What if you could enjoy all the delicious flavors without the deep-fried food? Enter eggroll in a bowl, a healthy and super easy twist on the beloved dish. This dish features a handful of simple, nutritious ingredients like ground meat, coleslaw mix, and a punch of coconut aminos. Eggroll in a bowl comes together in no time and is packed with flavor. It’s the perfect weeknight meal for busy families or anyone looking for a nutritious (and tasty!) dinner. This dish has all the components of an egg roll—savory, crispy, and lightly tangy-…

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While we’ve heard a lot about humanoid robots lately, the technical requirements for their bipedal walking gait will likely keep them quite expensive – and thus little-seen. By contrast, the “semi-humanoid” FlashBot Arm is something you might actually encounter sometime soon.The bot is being manufactured by Chinese company Pudu Robotics, which does in fact also offer a full-body humanoid robot known as the D9.That said, the FlashBot Arm is more closely related to the firm’s FlashBot Max, which is essentially a wheeled cube designed to autonomously deliver items within buildings. As you might have guessed by its name (and the…

Researchers at academic institutions nationwide say that U.S. science is being dismantled.

The keys on Clevetura’s new CLVX 1 macOS keyboard aren’t just for typing, they’re touch sensitive, so you can glide your fingers on them to control your cursor, like you would on a supersized trackpad.The flat low-profile keys recognize touch input so you can move the cursor around, scroll through web pages and documents, swipe to adjust zoom and volume settings, and even perform native macOS trackpad gestures for actions like maximizing a window or taking a screenshot. Right. On. The. Keys.That negates the need for a separate trackpad, and for taking your fingers off the keyboard to switch between…

Joe Grinsteiner is a gregarious online personality who touts the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin. In a recent Facebook video, he produced a tube of veterinary-grade ivermectin paste — the kind made for deworming horses.He gave the tube a squeeze. Then he licked a slug of the stuff, and gulped.“Yum,” Mr. Grinsteiner said in the Feb. 25 video, one of a number of ivermectin-related posts he has made that have drawn millions of views on Facebook this year. “Actually, that tastes like dead cancer.”Ivermectin, a drug proven to treat certain parasitic diseases, exploded in popularity during the pandemic amid false claims that…