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Eyeballs are great: I have two. I also like spoons. But if you want a consistent coffee dose for great espresso or pour-over, a precise scale is the mildly inconvenient one true path. I can still remember a time when in order to weigh out my coffee beans each morning, I placed a little dosing […]
See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization Charted: How U.S. Household Incomes Have Changed (1967-2023) This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. This chart tracks the share of U.S. households […]
“It’s a helpful approach to monitor the pressure drop across the filter—this is a good way to know when it’s the right time to change the filter because otherwise, there is a lot of guessing work,” Li says. She says the typical three-month replacement recommendation is based on the assumption of a 20 percent runtime […]
My old fan was loud and cranky, but the new one on its highest fan setting offers a reasonable whir. (It’s rated for 80 or 110 cubic feet per minute, or CFM.) It’s powered by Home Depot’s smart home platform, Hubspace, which I’ve previously not had a good experience with (I was never able to […]
Seat Cushions, Backrests, and Footrests CushionLab Seat Cushion Photograph: Cushionlabs If you can’t upgrade your chair just yet, a cushion or backrest might help. Here are a few we like: CushionLab Seat Cushion for $69: This memory foam seat is comfortable, and I had no problems sitting on it for hours on end. It’s best […]
Influencers in China who posed as “Middle Eastern princesses” to market “royal” lifestyle products have had their accounts banned on mainland social media platforms, igniting widespread attention. Luo Jialin, a popular Douyin KOL with 100,000 followers, shared a video in front of a luxurious villa, dressed in an elegant gold evening gown and adorned with […]
I began writing this humidifier review roundup for WIRED in New York City during the second longest drought on record. In November my radiators clanked along, blasting my 100-plus-year-old Brooklyn apartment with heat. And according to my indoor air quality monitors, my humidity was hovering at 32 percent. The inside of my nose was dry […]
Sometimes in this wild life you stumble upon a rabbit hole that ends up being more like a vast chasm. Such is the state of interest and appreciation for the world of carbon steel pans. One might think this humble node of cookery might be overlooked in favor of heritage-credited cast iron, utilitarian nonstick, or […]
The plumbing systems in households can teem with generally harmless microbial life, but scientists have not had an opportunity to fully document the bacterial communities within people’s homes. The Safe Drinking Water Act requires monitoring by public water utilities, but those samples are taken outside property lines of individual households. Once inside a home, microbial […]
A lot of what goes into making a great meal—be it a Tuesday steak dinner or Thanksgiving—is your ability to manage temperatures. No amount of chopped parsley or sprinkled fennel fronds can zhuzh up overcooked meat. (Though mayo can rescue a leftover turkey sandwich). And that’s just the unpleasantness of chewing on leathery supermarket steaks, […]