The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 1939, upon arriving late to his statistics course at UC Berkeley, George Dantzig—a first-year graduate student—copied two problems ...

This is my method for getting consistent corners on my furniture pieces. I like to use a template and a bearing bit to get each corner a slight rounding and looking good. By cutting off the corner ...

Understand the replacement chain method, a crucial capital budgeting tool for comparing projects with different life spans. Explore how it works, its requirements, and alternatives.

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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 ...

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 ...

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Nothing kills the buzz of a big win faster than a “Verification Required” email. You shouldn’t have to send a selfie just to ...