Berkeleyside

From green beans to great coffee: Inside the East Bay’s home roasting scene

At Oakland’s Sweet Maria’s, a national hub for the growing hobby, coffee lovers come to experiment, obsess over gear and ...

AI can write, think and create; then why should people learn new skills? Psychologists identify a serious problem that automation creates in human mind

AI is making coding, writing and other knowledge work faster, but its growing role is also making some workers question the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Part of Your Personality Is Encoded in Your Genes. Huge Analysis Links Characteristics to More Than 1,200 Common Genetic Variants

A new meta-analysis pooled data from more than one million people to look at the crossover between DNA and the "Big Five" ...

Scientists Find More Than 1,000 Genetic Variants Linked to Personality

More than one million genomes helped identify DNA variants linked to extroversion, agreeableness, neuroticism and more.
Planet Rugby

Dan Biggar explains how ‘big difference’ between Springboks and All Blacks determined outcome of first Greatest Rivalry Test

All Blacks skipper Ardie Savea on the charge against the Springboks and ex-Wales and British & Irish Lions fly-half Dan Biggar (inset). Dan Biggar feels there was a ‘big difference’ between the ...