Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

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When individuals begin paying attention to their nonverbal cues — not just those of others — they gain insight into what they’re feeling and why. Leaders who tune into their own body language first ...

Running Python scripts is one of the most common tasks in automation. However, managing dependencies across different systems can be challenging. That’s where Docker comes in. Docker lets you package ...

When you install Python packages into a given instance of Python, the default behavior is for the package’s files to be copied into the target installation. But sometimes you don’t want to copy the ...