Numberphile revived an ancient multiplication trick—halves and doubles—also called Egyptian or Russian math, where you repeatedly halve one number and double the other. After crossing out rows with ...
A tangled mess of Christmas lights can be a major headache. Here's a simple way to store them now that you'll appreciate ...
It took careful work to recover the UNIX V4 operating system from the 9-track magnetic tape. The software is foundational for ...
When the lights go out in winter, you are not thinking in abstract kilowatts, you are thinking about food spoiling and rooms turning cold. Running a fridge and a heater from backup power is absolutely ...
Lindsey Ellefson is Lifehacker’s Features Editor. She currently covers study and productivity hacks, as well as household and digital decluttering, and oversees the freelancers on the sex and ...
Most parents want to do everything they can to set their children up for future financial success. One way to help is to save money for a college education, since college graduates typically make more ...
That’s exactly the experience waiting for you at St. Vincent de Paul Society Thrift Store in Wellsburg, West Virginia. In a world where inflation has us checking our bank accounts before buying a ...
Puzzle 1: You are given nine gold coins that look identical. You are told that one of them is fake, and that this coin weighs ...
A childhood math pattern led me to question Jung’s claim that archetypes exist beyond the mind—and to ask which patterns come ...
Getting good sleep is critical. A 2018 study found that people who sleep for five to six hours are 19 percent less productive than people who regularly sleep for seven to eight hours per night. People ...
Lindsey Ellefson is Lifehacker’s Features Editor. She currently covers study and productivity hacks, as well as household and digital decluttering, and oversees the freelancers on the sex and ...
Saving your first $100,000 is one of the hardest financial tasks a working person can undertake. However, experts stress that ...