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Parents Have Been Blaming Sugar for Hyper Kids for Decades — The Science Tells a Different Story

Ask any parent at a birthday party whether sugar makes kids hyper and you'll get a knowing nod. It feels like an obvious truth — one backed up by years of personal observation. But a stack of well-designed studies says otherwise, and the real explanation is far more interesting than a simple sugar rush.

Mar 13, 2026

Tech & Culture

The Rise, Fall, and Zombie Resurrection of Digg: The Social News Site That Almost Broke the Internet

Before Reddit became the front page of the internet, there was Digg — a scrappy social news site that dominated the mid-2000s web and then spectacularly imploded. Here's the wild, messy, surprisingly fascinating story of how Digg rose to glory, lost everything in one catastrophic update, and kept trying to claw its way back.

Mar 12, 2026