Stephen Johnson
Stephen Johnson
Senior Staff Writer
Experience
Stephen Johnson is a senior staff writer at Lifehacker covering pop culture and technology, including the columns “The Out-of-Touch Adults’ Guide to Kid Culture” and “What People Are Getting Wrong This Week.”
Meredith Dietz
Meredith Dietz
Senior Staff Writer
Experience
Meredith is a marathon runner and stand-up comedian. As Lifehacker’s Senior Staff Writer, she covers personal fitness tech, home gym equipment, and more.
The selection process depends on when the withdrawing player pulls out of the tournament:
One withdrawal once qualification is complete: highest-ranked player who was eliminated in final qualifying round is selected
"We should’ve asked first"
Steam Machine stock may be in short supply, but hey, at least it hasn’t been taken off sale and scoured from the Internet, never to be seen again. That’s just the fate of Dbrand’s unofficial Steam Machine Companion Cube case, a smartly made (if overpriced and kind of pointless) Portal-themed accessory that it turns out was so unofficial, Dbrand never actually had permission from Valve to sell it. So, now they aren’t, and have issued refunds to anyone who ordered one.
Meredith Dietz
Meredith Dietz
Senior Staff Writer
Experience
Meredith is a marathon runner and stand-up comedian. As Lifehacker’s Senior Staff Writer, she covers personal fitness tech, home gym equipment, and more.
Former Splash Damage and Modern Wolf exec shares some tradeshow gossip
Microsoft are easing off on third-party game deals for the Xbox Game Pass subscription service, according to one fairly seasoned industry figure, while they "figure out" what to do with their gaming business in general.
Former captain Michael Vaughan is among those to call for further change to England's leadership after Stokes' retirement.
Like Stokes, coach Brendon McCullum and managing director Rob Key were only backed to continue by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) hierarchy in March, following a review into the 4-1 Ashes defeat.
Golden lion tamarins dislocate the bones of the pelvis during childbirth
Edwin Giesbers / naturepl.com
Childbirth can be extremely challenging for humans – but some other primates may have it even worse. A comprehensive analysis of primate anatomy concludes that many species must squeeze large-headed infants through too-narrow pelvises. The problem may have begun with the very first primates, which lived more than 50 million years ago.
Humans have evolved to sleep less than other primates
Michael Kirkham
I am napping in a chimpanzee nest, 12 metres above the ground in Uganda’s Toro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve. Sleep comes easier than you might expect. The nest is surprisingly well-engineered: springy, cupped and stable in a way that feels less like a pile of branches than a purpose-built piece of furniture.
Beth Skwarecki
Beth Skwarecki
Senior Health Editor
Experience
Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years.