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After ruling out more serious autoimmune conditions, my new dermatologist did a scalp biopsy and finally diagnosed me with fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution, or FAPD, in which inflammation damages hair follicles via scarring.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

According to Moody’s, the bank has tested quantum key distribution, a method leveraging quantum physics to secure data transmissions.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Households in the bottom third by income distribution are now consuming 7% less gas, although spending by the top third of earners remains largely unaffected.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

I would be curious, what areas of the filmmaking process or the film distribution process do you think AI is appropriate for use, that you’ve experimented with it, that you’re excited about its prospects?

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Equally, Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle implies that particles behave in some respects like waves: they do not have a definite position but are “smeared out” with a certain probability distribution.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking