Futurism
Physicists: Wormholes large enough to travel through are possible
Futurism
1 min read · 2020-08-27 · Scientists at Princeton have good news for interstellar travel.
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Pitchfork
Meet the Man Who Used Kraftwerk, Fela Kuti, and Other Fascinating Music to Try to Lure Aliens…
Pitchfork
2 min read · 2020-08-25 · For nearly 30 years, John Shepherd broadcast freewheeling records from all over the world, to what he hoped would be an interstellar audience.
Shared by 43, including Austin Kleon, Christian Surchi, Sam Proud
Literary Hub
Rebecca Solnit on Twitter Conspiracies, QAnon, and the Case of the Two-Faced Mailboxes
Literary Hub
6 min read · 2020-08-19 · I remembered it as a Buddhist parable, but when I checked, it turned out to be a Yoruba story about the divine trickster Edshu, so maybe I heard it from a Buddhist teacher who repurposed the Africa…
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La Serie A sta diventando una casa di riposo
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2 min read · 2020-08-19 · Da campionato più bello del mondo a resort di lusso.
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Science Magazine
Mysterious case of man who can read letters—but not numbers—exposes complex roots of consciousness
Science Magazine
4 min read · 2020-07-29 · With a condition that’s “too strange for words,” patient can do mental math but cannot recognize numerals
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Guardian US
Revealed: QAnon Facebook groups are growing at a rapid pace around the world
Guardian US
4 min read · 2020-08-11 · Guardian investigation finds the Facebook communities are gaining followers as Twitter cracks down on QAnon content
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Inc.
Google’s Remote Work Policy Has 9 Great Tips You Should Definitely Steal Today
Inc.
4 min read · 2020-08-03 · Google spoke to over 5,000 employees to discover these remote work best practices. They provide a lesson in emotional intelligence.
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Scientific American
The Language of Science
Scientific American
3 min read · 2020-08-18 · How the words we use have evolved over the past 175 years
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HackerNoon | Learn Any Technology
6 Reasons to Know At least One Programming Language
HackerNoon | Learn Any Technology
2 min read · 2020-08-23 · When you start reading this, I’m assuming you don’t know much about programming and you’re highly curious about why you need to learn a new language when you’re not aware of why you actually need it.…
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Belly Of The Beast: Illicit Photos From Inside The Soviet Ekranoplan
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4 min read · 2020-08-12 · A Russian photographer snuck into the world’s only nuclear-capable, ground-effect vehicle and captured rare images of its interior.
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XKCD Comic
Dependency
XKCD Comic
2020-08-17 · This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 License. This means you're free to copy and share these comics (but not to sell them). More details.
Shared by 578, including Alex Tabarrok, Elijah Manor, Mathew Ingram, Linda Liukas, Karen McGrane, Rami Ismail (رامي), John Koetsier, Wil Reynolds, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Scott Berkun, Tim Copeland, Ser Jeff Garzik, Brian Lovin, Real Python, David Smith, Sebastien Meunier, Patrick Neeman, Avinash Kaushik, Cory Doctorow, Kelsey D. Atherton