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A daily dose of beans can cut cholesterol, lower inflammation, and may help fend off chronic illnesses like heart disease, new research suggests.A group of researchers from the Illinois Institute of Technology looked at 72 adults with prediabetes for three months, long enough to see changes in health metrics like…

Duolingo’s cofounder has a three-part principle for striking the right balance between “founder mode” and having some hierarchy in the company.”One of my principles is reduce, automate, delegate,” said Severin Hacker, who is also the company’s chief technology officer. He spoke on an episode of the “20VC” podcast published on…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Tracey Woodruff, the director of the Program on Reproductive Health & the Environment at the University of California, San Francisco. She studies how microplastics and toxic chemicals impact fertility and child development. The below has been edited for length and clarity.I’ve…