Mercy’s new genetic screening program uses a simple saliva or blood test to find hereditary cancer risks early, giving St. Louis families a chance to act sooner. Secret Service finds 17 'skimming' ...

More good reads and Python updates elsewhere Python’s cffi reaches version 2.0 One of the most convenient and popular libraries for calling into the world of C from Python just got a major ...

Physics and Python stuff. Most of the videos here are either adapted from class lectures or solving physics problems. I really like to use numerical calculations without all the fancy programming ...

Astral's uv utility simplifies and speeds up working with Python virtual environments. But it has some other superpowers, too: it lets you run Python packages and programs without having to formally ...

You’d be hard-pressed to find a teacher who doesn’t want their kids writing more. The problem is that many kids struggle to write on demand—and for a variety of reasons. Consider the intricate ...

julia.py This code displays the Julia set. It uses the kandinsky module. mandelbrot_nap0.py There is a official Numworks Mandelbrot script. This is a different version made from scratch. Uses the ...

A draft document outlines steep cuts or the elimination of funding for programs that provide child care, housing assistance, foreign aid and health research. By Alan Rappeport and Tony Romm Reporting ...

In recent years, local news has become an endangered species in the media world. According to Statista, a global data and business intelligence platform, 3,200 weekly publications closed or merged ...

Faculty and students in Hamline University’s master of fine arts (MFA) program for creative writing say they’re stunned and saddened to learn of the administration’s recent proposal to phase out the ...