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The Poolside Rule That Kept Generations of Kids Out of the Water — And Had Almost No Science Behind It
Health & Wellness

The Poolside Rule That Kept Generations of Kids Out of the Water — And Had Almost No Science Behind It

If you grew up in America, someone almost certainly made you wait 30 minutes after lunch before getting back in the pool. It was enforced like a rule of nature. The actual science behind it is a lot less convincing than your parents' tone of voice suggested.
One Doctor Cracked His Knuckles for 60 Years to Prove a Point — And He Was Right
Tech & Culture

One Doctor Cracked His Knuckles for 60 Years to Prove a Point — And He Was Right

The warning has been passed down through generations: crack your knuckles and you'll pay for it with arthritis later. One California doctor was so unconvinced that he ran a decades-long experiment on himself to find out. The results might make you feel a lot better about that satisfying pop.
The Rise, Fall, and Unlikely Comeback of Digg: The Website That Almost Broke the Internet
Tech & Culture

The Rise, Fall, and Unlikely Comeback of Digg: The Website That Almost Broke the Internet

Before Reddit became the front page of the internet, there was Digg — a scrappy, user-powered news aggregator that dominated the mid-2000s web and then spectacularly imploded. Here's the wild story of how it happened, why it matters, and what Digg is up to today.