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7 Python mistakes that make your code slow (and the fixes that matter)

Python is a language that seems easy to do, especially for prototyping, but make sure not to make these common mistakes when ...

Alysa Liu's exceptional short program puts her in 3rd at Olympics

Alysa Liu started her second Winter Olympics with an emotional short program enough for 3rd place entering Thursday's figure ...

Watch short program skates for Team USA's Alysa Liu, Isabeau Levito and Amber Glenn

The team dubbed the “Blade Angels” had hopes of taking home at least one medal, and certainly being in contention for multiple. Instead, only one member of Team USA was in medal position by the end of ...

Olympics figure skating highlights: Alysa Liu in 3rd after short program

Alysa Liu put on an exceptional short program, Amber Glenn struggled after a strong start, and Isabeau Levito had a clean performance.

Alysa Liu’s joy, Amber Glenn’s anguish and a short program with a gamut of emotions

The Americans entered the first phase of the women’s skating event with hopes of having three in contention for a medal. Liu ...

Women’s short program delivers joy. Mystery awaits in the free skate.

Japanese skaters Ami Nakai and Kaori Sakamoto are 1-2 with American Alysa Liu in third with only the slimmest of margins separating all three entering Thursday’s free skate.

Alysa Liu surges into medal range as U.S. teammates stumble in Olympic short program

The reigning world champion delivered a stellar short program that featured a triple lutz-triple loop, the hardest combination that any woman tried Tuesday night.
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Python physics #34: Visualizing magnetic field effects on a current loop

Explore the fascinating interaction between magnetism and electricity in Python Physics #34! In this video, we visualize how magnetic fields affect a current-carrying loop using Python simulations.