Xleak is a simple terminal tool that lets you open and inspect Excel files instantly, without ever leaving your command line.

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Use the vitals package with ellmer to evaluate and compare the accuracy of LLMs, including writing evals to test local models ...

A proposed function of TADs is to contribute to gene regulation by promoting chromatin interactions within a TAD and by suppressing interactions between TADs. Here, we directly probe the ...

The evidence is solid but not definitive, as the conclusions rely on the absence of changes in spatial breadth and would benefit from clearer statistical justification and a more cautious ...

How to craft a narrative that matters by Frances X. Frei and Anne Morriss Let’s say you’re a leader with an urgent organizational problem—anything from a broken culture to a product that no longer ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is relaxing rules that restrict when food companies can claim their products have no artificial colors. The ...

Slate’s archives are full of fascinating stories. We’re republishing this article because it remains a reader favorite. It was originally published April 12, 2017. In 2022, the author of this piece, ...