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https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ray-bans-meta-black-friday-deal.jpg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ray-bans-meta-black-friday-deal.jpg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" fetchpriority="auto" alt="Ray-Ban Meta with clear lenses on-sale for Black Friday" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div class="post-tax-badges flex gap-2 items-center border-white pb-3" > <span class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight">Gear</span> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://www.popsci.com/gear/black-friday-ray-ban-meta-smart-glasses-deal/"> <h3 class="card-post-title font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden hover-link"> The best Black Friday deal so far: Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses and a $90 Amazon gift card for $239 </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block hover-link">The best Black Friday deal so far: Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses and a $90 Amazon gift card for $239</span> </h3> </a> <p class="card-post-dek font-secondary font-normal text-body-copy text-base mb-2 lg:mb-4 article-paragraph skip">With the $90 in Amazon credit, you’re essentially paying $149 for a $300 pair of smart glasses on Black Friday.</p> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm leading-tighter mt-2 article-paragraph skip"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://www.popsci.com/authors/stan-horaczek/">Stan Horaczek</a></span></span> </p> </div> </div> <div class="card-post latest-3x3-block-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden tabindex="-1" href="https://www.popsci.com/science/where-focaccia-originated/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post object-center" src="https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Focaccia.jpg?quality=85&w=800" srcset="https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Focaccia.jpg 2000w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Focaccia.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Focaccia.jpg?w=1536&h=864 1536w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Focaccia.jpg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Focaccia.jpg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Focaccia.jpg?w=1173&h=660 1173w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Focaccia.jpg?w=711&h=400 711w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Focaccia.jpg?w=1486&h=836 1486w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Focaccia.jpg?w=1227&h=690 1227w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Focaccia.jpg?w=384&h=216 384w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Focaccia.jpg?w=718&h=404 718w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Focaccia.jpg?w=1589&h=894 1589w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Focaccia.jpg?w=1337&h=752 1337w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Focaccia.jpg?w=1234&h=694 1234w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Focaccia.jpg?w=280&h=158 280w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Focaccia.jpg?w=1440&h=810 1440w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Focaccia.jpg?w=289&h=163 289w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Focaccia.jpg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Focaccia.jpg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Focaccia.jpg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" fetchpriority="auto" alt="Focaccia baked in kiln" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div class="post-tax-badges flex gap-2 items-center border-white pb-3" > <span class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight">Science</span> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://www.popsci.com/science/where-focaccia-originated/"> <h3 class="card-post-title font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden hover-link"> Focaccia likely originated in Mesopotamia, not Rome </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block hover-link">Focaccia likely originated in Mesopotamia, not Rome</span> </h3> </a> <p class="card-post-dek font-secondary font-normal text-body-copy text-base mb-2 lg:mb-4 article-paragraph skip">The flatbread may date as far back as the Neolithic Era.</p> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm leading-tighter mt-2 article-paragraph skip"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://www.popsci.com/authors/andrew-paul/">Andrew Paul</a></span></span> </p> </div> </div> <div class="card-post latest-3x3-block-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden tabindex="-1" href="https://www.popsci.com/health/why-i-overthink-after-parties/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post object-center" src="https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/amygdala.jpg?quality=85&w=800" srcset="https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/amygdala.jpg 2000w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/amygdala.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/amygdala.jpg?w=1536&h=864 1536w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/amygdala.jpg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/amygdala.jpg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/amygdala.jpg?w=1173&h=660 1173w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/amygdala.jpg?w=711&h=400 711w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/amygdala.jpg?w=1486&h=836 1486w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/amygdala.jpg?w=1227&h=690 1227w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/amygdala.jpg?w=384&h=216 384w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/amygdala.jpg?w=718&h=404 718w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/amygdala.jpg?w=1589&h=894 1589w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/amygdala.jpg?w=1337&h=752 1337w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/amygdala.jpg?w=1234&h=694 1234w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/amygdala.jpg?w=280&h=158 280w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/amygdala.jpg?w=1440&h=810 1440w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/amygdala.jpg?w=289&h=163 289w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/amygdala.jpg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/amygdala.jpg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/amygdala.jpg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" fetchpriority="auto" alt="An illustration of the amygdala, shown in red. It is a part of the brain’s limbic system and plays a key role in processing emotions." /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div class="post-tax-badges flex gap-2 items-center border-white pb-3" > <span class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight">Health</span> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://www.popsci.com/health/why-i-overthink-after-parties/"> <h3 class="card-post-title font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden hover-link"> ‘Was I awkward?’ What overthinking after a party has to do with your ‘lizard brain’ </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block hover-link">‘Was I awkward?’ What overthinking after a party has to do with your ‘lizard brain’</span> </h3> </a> <p class="card-post-dek font-secondary font-normal text-body-copy text-base mb-2 lg:mb-4 article-paragraph skip">The amygdala and brain’s social network communicate more than we thought.</p> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm leading-tighter mt-2 article-paragraph skip"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://www.popsci.com/authors/laura-baisas/">Laura Baisas</a></span></span> </p> </div> </div> <div class="card-post latest-3x3-block-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden tabindex="-1" href="https://www.popsci.com/technology/toyota-noise-vibration-engineers/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post object-center" src="https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Toyotas_new_Camry.jpg?quality=85&w=800" srcset="https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Toyotas_new_Camry.jpg 1500w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Toyotas_new_Camry.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Toyotas_new_Camry.jpg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Toyotas_new_Camry.jpg?w=355&h=200 355w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Toyotas_new_Camry.jpg?w=1173&h=660 1173w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Toyotas_new_Camry.jpg?w=711&h=400 711w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Toyotas_new_Camry.jpg?w=1486&h=836 1486w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Toyotas_new_Camry.jpg?w=1226&h=690 1226w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Toyotas_new_Camry.jpg?w=384&h=216 384w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Toyotas_new_Camry.jpg?w=718&h=404 718w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Toyotas_new_Camry.jpg?w=1336&h=752 1336w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Toyotas_new_Camry.jpg?w=1233&h=694 1233w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Toyotas_new_Camry.jpg?w=280&h=158 280w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Toyotas_new_Camry.jpg?w=1440&h=810 1440w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Toyotas_new_Camry.jpg?w=289&h=163 289w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Toyotas_new_Camry.jpg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Toyotas_new_Camry.jpg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Toyotas_new_Camry.jpg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" fetchpriority="auto" alt="interior of a sedan" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div class="post-tax-badges flex gap-2 items-center border-white pb-3" > <span class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight">Technology</span> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://www.popsci.com/technology/toyota-noise-vibration-engineers/"> <h3 class="card-post-title font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden hover-link"> Toyota uses noise and vibration engineers in pursuit of cabin silence that rivals luxury cars </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block hover-link">Toyota uses noise and vibration engineers in pursuit of cabin silence that rivals luxury cars</span> </h3> </a> <p class="card-post-dek font-secondary font-normal text-body-copy text-base mb-2 lg:mb-4 article-paragraph skip">‘I’m the guy that makes your car quiet.’ </p> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm leading-tighter mt-2 article-paragraph skip"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://www.popsci.com/authors/kristin-shaw/">Kristin Shaw</a></span></span> </p> </div> </div> <div class="card-post latest-3x3-block-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden tabindex="-1" href="https://www.popsci.com/health/mold-home/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post object-center" src="https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/mold-window.jpg?quality=85&w=800" srcset="https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/mold-window.jpg 2000w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/mold-window.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/mold-window.jpg?w=1536&h=864 1536w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/mold-window.jpg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/mold-window.jpg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/mold-window.jpg?w=1173&h=660 1173w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/mold-window.jpg?w=711&h=400 711w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/mold-window.jpg?w=1486&h=836 1486w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/mold-window.jpg?w=1227&h=690 1227w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/mold-window.jpg?w=384&h=216 384w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/mold-window.jpg?w=718&h=404 718w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/mold-window.jpg?w=1589&h=894 1589w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/mold-window.jpg?w=1337&h=752 1337w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/mold-window.jpg?w=1234&h=694 1234w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/mold-window.jpg?w=280&h=158 280w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/mold-window.jpg?w=1440&h=810 1440w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/mold-window.jpg?w=289&h=163 289w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/mold-window.jpg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/mold-window.jpg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/mold-window.jpg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" fetchpriority="auto" alt="Unless the damage is widespread, they usually aren’t harmful." /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div class="post-tax-badges flex gap-2 items-center border-white pb-3" > <span class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight">Health</span> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://www.popsci.com/health/mold-home/"> <h3 class="card-post-title font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden hover-link"> Should I worry about mold growing in my home? </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block hover-link">Should I worry about mold growing in my home?</span> </h3> </a> <p class="card-post-dek font-secondary font-normal text-body-copy text-base mb-2 lg:mb-4 article-paragraph skip">Mold growths are common in homes.</p> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm leading-tighter mt-2 article-paragraph skip"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://www.popsci.com/authors/nicholas-money/">Nicholas Money / The Conversation</a></span></span> </p> </div> </div> <div class="card-post latest-3x3-block-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden tabindex="-1" href="https://www.popsci.com/gear/dji-mini-4k-drone-early-black-friday-deal/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post object-center" src="https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DJI-mini-4k-drone-black-friday-deal.jpg?quality=85&w=800" srcset="https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DJI-mini-4k-drone-black-friday-deal.jpg 1600w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DJI-mini-4k-drone-black-friday-deal.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DJI-mini-4k-drone-black-friday-deal.jpg?w=1536&h=864 1536w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DJI-mini-4k-drone-black-friday-deal.jpg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DJI-mini-4k-drone-black-friday-deal.jpg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DJI-mini-4k-drone-black-friday-deal.jpg?w=1173&h=660 1173w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DJI-mini-4k-drone-black-friday-deal.jpg?w=711&h=400 711w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DJI-mini-4k-drone-black-friday-deal.jpg?w=1486&h=836 1486w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DJI-mini-4k-drone-black-friday-deal.jpg?w=1227&h=690 1227w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DJI-mini-4k-drone-black-friday-deal.jpg?w=384&h=216 384w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DJI-mini-4k-drone-black-friday-deal.jpg?w=718&h=404 718w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DJI-mini-4k-drone-black-friday-deal.jpg?w=1589&h=894 1589w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DJI-mini-4k-drone-black-friday-deal.jpg?w=1337&h=752 1337w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DJI-mini-4k-drone-black-friday-deal.jpg?w=1234&h=694 1234w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DJI-mini-4k-drone-black-friday-deal.jpg?w=280&h=158 280w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DJI-mini-4k-drone-black-friday-deal.jpg?w=1440&h=810 1440w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DJI-mini-4k-drone-black-friday-deal.jpg?w=289&h=163 289w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DJI-mini-4k-drone-black-friday-deal.jpg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DJI-mini-4k-drone-black-friday-deal.jpg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DJI-mini-4k-drone-black-friday-deal.jpg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" fetchpriority="auto" alt="DJI mini 4K black friday deal header" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div class="post-tax-badges flex gap-2 items-center border-white pb-3" > <span class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight">Gear</span> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://www.popsci.com/gear/dji-mini-4k-drone-early-black-friday-deal/"> <h3 class="card-post-title font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden hover-link"> This $239 DJI Mini 4K drone kit deal Black Friday deal will sell out before Thanksgiving </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block hover-link">This $239 DJI Mini 4K drone kit deal Black Friday deal will sell out before Thanksgiving</span> </h3> </a> <p 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