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This Is the Most Bizarre Grammar Rule You Probably Never Heard Of
But I've been following it all my life, and so have you.
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How to land your first freelance clients - Fast Company
Techniques to help minimize the stressful parts, and instead land freelance clients more quickly.
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The Issue with Tissue
Tissue products such as toilet paper, paper towels, and facial tissue are cheap and convenient—but they cost the planet a great deal.
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Warren Buffett Says This 1 Simple Habit Separates Successful People From Everyone Else
Hint: It starts with a two-letter word.
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Astronomers Were Skeptical About Dark Matter — Until Vera Rubin Came Along
She built a bulletproof case for exploring the concept. Vera Rubin didn’t “discover” dark matter, but she put it on the map.
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It's Time To Start Cleaning Your Air Fryer The Right Way
Air fryers are absolutely amazing. However, too frequently, people neglect to properly clean and maintain their air fryers; here's how to do it.
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Saturn’s majestic rings will vanish in just six months from now - Earth.com
Saturn's awe-inspiring rings are the most iconic celestial feature in our solar system. They will vanish in about six months from now.
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How Life (and Death) Spring From Disorder
Life was long thought to obey its own rules. But as simple systems show signs of lifelike behavior, scientists are arguing about whether this apparent complexity is all a consequence of thermodynamics.
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Catching a Flight? Here Are 5 Tips to Make Travel Easier | WIRED
If you’re flying for the first time in a while—or just taking a particularly long trip—here are some ways to help you stay sane, healthy, and hydrated.
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The Best Way To Cut The Airport Security Line | HuffPost Life
Telling people you're going to miss your flight is not convincing enough on its own.
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The lost history of what Americans knew about climate change in the 1960s | Grist
It wasn't just scientists who were worried, but Congress, the White House, and even Sports Illustrated, newly unearthed documents show.
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Modern astrophysics answers Isaac Newton's oldest question - Big Think
Straddling the bounds of science and religion, Newton wondered who set the planets in motion. Astrophysics reveals the answer.
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Can't Find Anything Good on Netflix? Try the Secret Menu to Find Movies and Shows - CNET
The Netflix secret menu is your key to unlocking hundreds of new movies.
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How to Reuse (or Discard) Old Pill Bottles | Lifehacker
If you’ve got a collection of old pill bottles cluttering up your medicine cabinet, don’t just toss them in the trash.
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How to reverse the alarming trend of health misinformation
Experts are studying how false information spreads, who is most vulnerable, and how to end the 'infodemic.'
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How cleaning up shipping cut pollution — and warmed the planet | Grist
When the maritime sector slashed sulfur emissions in an effort to ease air pollution, it became an accidental experiment in geoengineering.
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35 Gaslighting Phrases That Experts Say Are Unfairly Belittling Your Emotions
Recognizing this behavior early can save you from having to overcome emotional trauma later, psychologists explain.
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5 Expert Travel Tips from a Flight Attendant
Whether you fly every week or once a year, these tips could make your next flight much more enjoyable.
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6 Ways to Be a Better Photographer, According to Pros
Best practices gleaned from decades of shooting.
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Six Strategies for Retiring on a Fixed Income | Kiplinger
When your paychecks quit rolling in, will you be OK? Run through this pre-retirement checklist to see how ready you really are for life on a fixed income.
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How the Pro-Israel Community Fights Extremism in Both Parties
At a time of extreme polarization and partisanship, one super PAC is pouring resources into pivotal primary campaigns—with the tangential benefit of promoting moderation and tamping down extremes within both parties. The American Israel Public Affairs C
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Four Survival Myths That Could Get You Killed
An expert weighs in on some misconceptions about how to live through real-life survival scenarios.
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'Seinfeld' star Michael Richards is more than the worst thing that ever happened to him
'Seinfeld' star Michael Richards reflects on his infamous racist tirade in his memoir, 'Entrances and Exits.' Yes, he is sorry. And he accepts the descent into purgatory that followed.
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How were Egypt’s pyramids built? The mystery may finally be solved - National | Globalnews.ca
Scientists have discovered a long-lost branch of the Nile that would have run alongside 31 ancient pyramids.
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How R.E.M. Invented the Nineties With ‘Out of Time’
Rob Sheffield looks back at R.E.M.'s 1991 classic, and how it presaged the entire decade to come.
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EPA's Power Plant Carbon Standards: 10 Questions & Answers
Ten questions and answers about EPA's new carbon pollution standards for America's power plants.
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‘It’s a moral issue,’ Five for Fighting's John Ondrasik says of new pro-Israel anthem
In interview with JI, Ondraskik discusses new single 'OK,' which reckons with the terror of Oct. 7 and the antisemitism unleashed in its wake
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What Would Happen If Everyone Truly Believed Everything Is One?
Research suggests a belief in oneness has broad implications for psychological functioning and compassion for those outside of our immediate circle.
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American U. bans protests inside campus buildings in response to antisemitism | The College Fix
Also: All posters and university-sponsored events must be ‘inclusive.’…
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How Having Synesthesia Helps This Perfumer Create Unique Scents
When perfumer Frédéric Malle experiences a fragrance, he also perceives it as an array of colors. This is what it's like to see — and smell — the world as someone who has synesthesia.
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Every subscription you can cancel by going to the library | Popular Science
From movies to audiobooks: Your local library is a low-key, all-in-one entertainment destination.
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The Moon May Have Never Had a Magnetic Field at All. So What Does This Mean?
For one thing, it helps us better understand how the moon formed as well as its progression over time.
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The Two Words That Will Help Get an Airline Upgrade Over the Phone
Author Tilly Bagshawe has travel tips for even the most nervous flyer.
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A Brief History of the United States' Accents and Dialects | History| Smithsonian Magazine
Migration patterns, cultural ties, geographic regions and class differences all shape speaking patterns
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The 9 Best Places to See the Northern Lights
Our aurora-chasing author knows just where to head. Here are the destinations expected to put on the show of a lifetime this year.
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Addressing equity and ethics in artificial intelligence
Algorithms and humans both contribute to bias in AI, but AI may also hold the power to correct or reverse inequities among humans.
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How many times must you fold a paper to reach the Moon? - Big Think
Each time you fold a piece of paper, you double the paper's thickness. It doesn't take all that long to even reach the Moon.
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What To Say To Get Your Bills Lowered
In this week’s My Two Cents, the Cut’s financial advice columnist Charlotte Cowles gets advice from experts about how to lower your bills, from medical expenses to credit card fees.
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What Does It Really Mean to Live Beyond Your Means?
It’s a simple problem with a complicated solution.
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Do Everything Faster With These Keyboard Tricks
Wanna see me cut and paste a large block of text without formatting? Wanna see me do it again?
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7 Countries Where You Can Get a Passport Through Ancestry
Your parents, grandparents, or distant relatives could be your ticket to dual citizenship.
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The Shape of Your Chocolate Bar Matters More Than You Think
How much does the shape of a bar of chocolate really matter?
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The iPhone’s Notes App Is the Purest Reflection of Our Messy Existence | WIRED
This deceptively simple app, where we deposit both our grocery lists and our darkest thoughts, is the medium of our time.
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IAA-CSIC: The origin of mysterious green ‘ghosts’ in the sky has been discovered | Science | EL PAÍS English
Engineer María Passas Varo’s team reveals the causes of a strange electrical phenomenon, which draws spectral figures in storms
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Bidenomics is a big hit — but not among US voters heading into the 2024 election - POLITICO
The president's signature climate law, with its massive subsidies and push for domestic manufacturing, has leaders across the UK, Australia and Europe scrambling to follow suit. But American voters seem unimpressed.
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Iconic Star Betelgeuse Will Temporarily Vanish From the Sky Next Week
In a rare cosmic event, an asteroid will eclipse Betelgeuse on December 11, causing a brief but significant disappearance of this bright, red star.
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Life Really Is Better Without the Internet - The Atlantic
What happened after my wife and I removed Wi-Fi from our home
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What the Heck Is a Time Crystal, and Why Are Physicists Obsessed With Them?
Some of today’s quantum physicists are tinkering with an esoteric phase of matter that seems to disobey some of our laws of physics.
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Limit Your Dropped Calls: 10 Tips to Improve Your Cellphone Signal Strength This Holiday Season - CNET
These tips will work regardless of whether you have an iPhone or Android.
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Taylor Swift Played Her Cards Better Than We Could Have Imagined - The Ringer
There’s a universe in which "Taylor’s Versions" amounted to a largely abstract victory while making a mess out of Swift’s catalog. Instead, they’ve put her on track to becoming the most popular artist in the history of streaming music.
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Daylight Saving and the Politics of Time
Why we “fall back” and “spring forward”—and the surprisingly controversial history of clock time.
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What is the shape of space itself? - Big Think
Einstein's theory of general relativity introduced the concept of space having a shape. So, what is the shape of space?
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The Shape of Your Chocolate Bar Matters More Than You Think
How much does the shape of a bar of chocolate really matter?
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Russian-speakers struggle to adjust to Israel – this org. helps -opinion - The Jerusalem Post
Shishi Shabbat specializes in aiding olim from former Soviet countries and takes a unique and innovative approach to empowering and strengthening this vulnerable segment of Israel’s population.
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Electrifying your home is about to get a lot cheaper | Grist
Rebates from the IRA could help low- and middle-income households save thousands on heat pumps, weatherstripping, and other efficiency improvements.
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What Even Is Time? An Explainer
Our perception of time is changing constantly. Here’s why—and how to harness the power for good.
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The case of the Colorado River’s missing water — High Country News – Know the West
Researchers are trying to unravel the mystery of snow that falls but never shows up in the river.
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Nearly a fifth of workers say their workplace is toxic: poll | The Hill
Nearly 1 out of 5 employees say their place of work is very or somewhat toxic, according to a poll by the American Psychological Association (APA). “The number of individuals who report experiencing a toxic workplace without protection from harm is trou
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Use Salt to Revive Your Kitchen Sponge
Increase its lifespan using a common pantry staple.
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Here’s How to Jump Start a Car Without Cables
This is one instance you don’t want to channel Angus “Mac” MacGyver.
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5 Amazing New Discoveries About Light - Nautilus
Invisible cloaks. Ghost imaging. Scientists are manipulating light in ways that were once only science fiction.
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How to Actually Enjoy Your Next Flight. (Or Just Not Hate It.)
Everything you need for a comfortable in-flight experience, from sleep advice to a refresh on passenger rights—and etiquette rules.
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An Enormous Gravity ‘Hum’ Moves Through the Universe | Quanta Magazine
Astronomers have found a background din of exceptionally long-wavelength gravitational waves pervading the cosmos. The cause? Probably supermassive black hole collisions, but more exotic options can’t be ruled out.
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The Man Who Broke Bowling | GQ
Jason Belmonte’s two-handed technique made him an outcast. Then it made him the greatest—and changed the sport forever.
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Astronomers announce major discovery about gravitational waves - The Washington Post
The claim of a gravitational wave background suggests the universe is constantly roiled by violent events that happened over the past 13 billion years.
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Your Cotton Tote is Pretty Much the Worst Replacement for a Plastic Bag
You have to use a cotton tote thousands of times to make up for its environmental impact.
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Is Physical Law an Alien Intelligence?
Alien life could be so advanced it becomes indistinguishable from physics.
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The Top-Saved Long Reads of 2023 (So Far)
The legacy of the pandemic hand sanitizer boom, an ingenious idea for solving the housing crisis, and more.
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Overfishing Definition, Statistics, Effects and Overfishing Solutions
Overfishing has depleted one third of the world's fish populations. This harms not only fish, but entire ecosystems and the people that rely on them.
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These Are the Interview Questions Candidates Hate the Most
People ranked these questions as the worst to answer during an interview.
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All the Ways Airbnb Hosts Deceive You
These tricks aren't illegal, but are certainly misleading.
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‘Overemployed’ Hustlers Exploit ChatGPT To Take On Even More Full-Time Jobs
"ChatGPT does like 80 percent of my job," said one worker. Another is holding the line at four robot-performed jobs. "Five would be overkill," he said.
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How to Tell If a Photo Is an AI-Generated Fake - Scientific American
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
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Sales of heat pumps are rising. We answer your heat pump questions. : NPR
Sales of super-efficient electric heat pumps are rising in the U.S. But what are heat pumps? And why do some call them a key climate solution?
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5 Garbage Disposal Dos and Don'ts | AHS
Learn About and Manage Your Home Maintenance Needs
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Six Verbs That Make You Sound Weak (No Matter Your Job Title)
Sometimes it’s the smallest words and phrases that shape how you’re perceived around the office. Here are a few to watch out for at every level.
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As Millions of Solar Panels Age Out, Recyclers Hope to Cash In - Yale E360
Solar panels have a lifespan of 25 to 30 years, but they contain valuable metals, including silver and copper. With a surge of expired panels expected soon, companies are emerging that seek to recycle the reusable materials and keep the panels out of land
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The Evolutionary Mystery of Left-Handedness
From Medieval sword-fighters to Broca’s brains, or why the hand may hold the key to the link between creativity and mental illness.
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How to Stop Being Late
If you don’t have a late friend, you are the late friend. Here’s how to be on time.
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The ‘Very Special Episodes’ on TV That Actually Changed People’s Lives
Back when it was edgy for sitcoms to take on serious topics, they really impacted some kids’ understanding of real-life issues.
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How to learn touch typing and use the home row - The Verge
It’s never too late to learn touch typing so you never have to awkwardly hunt and peck your way around a keyboard. With some practice using these accessible tools and games, you can learn to type faster without looking at the keys.
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How Our Reality May Be a Sum of All Possible Realities - Nautilus
Richard Feynman’s path integral is both a powerful prediction machine and a philosophy about how the world is. But physicists are still struggling to figure out how to use it, and what it means.
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Here’s How to Unshrink a Sweater and Salvage Your Go-To Outfits
We hope you haven’t tossed it yet, because this works.
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2 Cast Iron Skillet Tips for Beginners
I wish I knew these simple yet game-changing tips before I bought my cast iron skillet.
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Requiem for a string: Charting the rise and fall of a theory of everything | Ars Technica
String theory was supposed to explain all of physics. What went wrong?
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The Reincarnated
A young woman is embraced by her remote village as the reincarnated spirit of a soldier killed in war — until a professor obsessed with proving life after death shows up from America to test her claim.
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Photo Gallery: 21 of Vivienne Westwood’s Most Iconic Fashion Looks – Rolling Stone
Here are some of Vivienne Westwood's most memorable looks and outfits, seen on celebrity friends, models, musicians and the designer herself
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Walt Whitman on What Makes Life Worth Living
“Tone your wants and tastes low down enough, and make much of negatives, and of mere daylight and the skies.”
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The Problem With ‘Hey Guys’
A broad coalition of English speakers—teachers, retail workers, ice-cream scoopers, and plenty of others—is grasping for a more inclusive greeting.
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Expiration Dates Are Meaningless - The Atlantic
Do I dare to eat an old peach yogurt? Yes, yes I do.
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How to Take Better Notes for Information Retention
Educational psychologist Kenneth Kiewra has some advice to help you retain and remember more.
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The Fatal Hike That Became a Nazi Propaganda Coup
In 1936, a school group from south London went on a hike in the Black Forest. Despite the heroic rescue attempts of German villagers, five boys died. Over eighty years on, locals are still asking how it happened.
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A Brief History of Pickles
From ancient Mesopotamia to New York deli counters, pickles have played a vital role in the global culinary scene. But where do pickles come from, and how did the cucumber become the standard-issue pickling vegetable in the States?
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The World’s Most Efficient Languages
How much do you really need to say to put a sentence together?
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Designing The Future | Atmos
For a growing number of visionary designers, the future of fashion is interwoven with biology.
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How to Completely Wipe All Data From Your Computer
Plus: the best way to recycle the machine when you’re done.
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Why you should really stop charging your phone overnight | ZDNet
Do you plug in your phone every night right before you go to bed? Here's what you should be doing instead.
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Don’t Book Vacations Rentals With These Red-Flag Words in the Listing
Or at least use them as context clues to learn more about the property.
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The Real Reason Why Most Plane Seats Are Blue—and Other Curious Facts About Plane Cabins
Ever wonder why nearly all planes have blue seats?
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Seriously, What Are You Supposed to Do With Old Clothes? - The Atlantic
There are no good solutions to the problems of closet clean-out.
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How to Digitize Old Photos (We Compared 3 Top Photo Scanning Apps and a Scanner) | WIRED
Bring old memories back to life by digitizing your old photos. We tested three popular photo scanning apps against a scanner.
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How a near-death experience could change the way you live : NPR
When Randy Schiefer was hospitalized with COVID-19, he wasn't sure he would survive. Now, he looks back at that experience as the most important thing that has ever happened to him.
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For Some Maniacal Reason, Teachers Gave This Math Problem to 9-Year-Olds
And no one could solve it—not even the teachers. Can you figure out the answer?
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Why No One Answers Their Phone Anymore
Telephone culture is disappearing.
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Will SCOTUS Apply Its Political Corruption Ruling To Itself?
It takes hubris befitting a king for the US Supreme Court to rule, on the eve of celebrating the Declaration of Independence, our founding screed against political corruption, that a jury cannot convict a governor for taking $177,000 in loans and favors f
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How the TSA created two classes of travelers
Nilay Patel speaks with the TSA’s chief innovation officer, Dan McCoy, about airport surveillance, security lines, and what we surrender when we sign up for PreCheck
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Ultralight Backpacking Hacks No One Tells You About
You pack it, you carry it.
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With ‘The Far Side,’ Gary Larson Pioneered the Art of the Meme
There couldn’t be a ‘Is This a Pigeon?’ without a ‘Beware of Doug’.
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Ten Items That Belong in Every Carry-On Bag
Space comes at a premium, but these items are most worthy of it.
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How to Tell When It’s Time to Quit Your Job to Protect Your Mental Health
Not sure whether or not you should quit your job in order to protect your mental health? Here’s how to tell when it’s time to let go, according to an expert.
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What are nurdles? The petrochemical product is infiltrating the environment. - Vox
Nurdles are the second-largest source of ocean microplastics. Nobody’s responsible for cleaning them up.
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The secret world beneath our feet is mind-blowing – and the key to our planet’s future | Soil | The Guardian
Don’t dismiss soil: its unknowable wonders could ensure the survival of our species
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Why Americans Are Leaving Downtowns in Droves - The Atlantic
The rise of remote work has snipped the tether between home and office, allowing many white-collar workers to move out of high-cost cities.
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The Rise of the 9 p.m. Work Hour - The Atlantic
Why a 9-to-10 is the new 9-to-5
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Please Don’t Put Your Suitcase on the Bed, Ever
The real reason there’s a luggage rack in your hotel room.
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Is Consciousness Everywhere?
Experience is in unexpected places, including in all animals, large and small, and perhaps even in brute matter itself.
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Stop Tossing Your Banana Peel on the Trail
That "organic litter" you just threw? It'll still be around in a year.
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6 Signs It’s Time to Leave Your Job
Number one: You’re no longer growing in your role.
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The US Refuses to Fall in Love With Electric Cars | WIRED
As China and Europe lead the race to make electric vehicles mainstream, America lags behind. This is a problem.
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Remember People’s Names Once and for All — by Using This Technique From Memory Champs
Take the strategy employed by memory athletes to memorize decks of cards and thousands of digits of pi, and adapt it to get over stranger-name forgetfulness.
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2021 was the year clean energy finally faced its mining problem - The Verge
Climate pledges are driving an enormous hunger for lithium, cobalt, and critical minerals that are used in everything from EV batteries to wind turbines. 2021 was a big year for the new clean energy mining boom.
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11 epic scientific mysteries researchers totally can’t solve - Vox
What is the universe made out of? When did the anus evolve? Can humans live to 150 years old? And more!
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The Future of Work: Shorter Hours, Longer Careers - The Atlantic
Humans may soon live to be 100, which likely means more years on the job. That could be a good thing, if we take the opportunity to redesign work.
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When the Myth of Voter Fraud Comes for You - The Atlantic
To support the Republican narrative that our elections are rife with misconduct, someone needs to take the fall.
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How Brains Seamlessly Switch between Languages - Scientific American
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
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Jupiter's Great Red Spot is deeper than we thought, NASA Juno spacecraft finds : NPR
NASA's Juno spacecraft sweeps over Jupiter's Great Red Spot and makes a 3D map of the giant storm. The findings could shed light on gas giant exoplanets in distant solar systems.
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Have a Backup Plan for All Holiday Travel in 2021
That is, unless you don't mind being stuck at your in-laws'.
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Want to Retain Information Better? Try This Popular, 70-Year-Old Note-Taking Method
At a conference, in a conference room, or in a classroom, this method is proven and powerful.
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How American Billionaires Like Phil Knight Pass Wealth to Heirs Tax-Free
Phil Knight is one of many America billionaires giving fortunes to family while avoiding billions in U.S. taxes. Here’s how.
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The dark side of wellness: the overlap between spiritual thinking and far-right conspiracies | Health & wellbeing |
Extreme right-wing views and the wellness community are not an obvious pairing, but ‘conspirituality’ is increasingly pervasive. How did it all become so toxic? By Eva Wiseman
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What is Mercury in Retrograde, and Why Do We Blame Things On It?
Yes, Mercury will appear to move backwards. No, that doesn’t mean your electronics or your relationships will fail.
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Free Returns Are Complicated, Laborious, and Gross - The Atlantic
What happens to the stuff you order online after you send it back?
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Why CAPTCHA Pictures Are So Unbearably Depressing | by Clive Thompson | Aug, 2021 | OneZero
Part of it is the sheer hassle of repeatedly identifying objects — traffic lights, staircases, palm trees and buses — just so I can finish a web search. I also don’t like being forced to donate free…
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What Is Consciousness? Is the Universe Conscious? - Theories
Some scientists believe the universe is conscious. Sounds like a bad trip ... but what if it's true?
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LGBTQ Youth Suicide Prevention (Inside Mental Health Podcast)
Did you to know that the risk of suicide among LGBTQ youth is almost 4 times higher than for non-LGTBQ youth? Listen to this podcast to learn more from the Trevor Project.
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Advice on Learning a New Language From People Who Speak Up to 16
Anyone can learn a new language, no matter their age. Simply follow this expert advice down the sweet-talking path to success.
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The Decoy Effect: How You Are Influenced to Choose Without Really Knowing It
Think you got a good deal? Look again.
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You Should Put a Bowl of Vinegar in Your Dishwasher—Here’s Why
It’s a terrific rinse-aid that combats water stains like no other.
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Physics Explains Why Time Passes Faster As You Age
Mind time cannot be measured on a watch.
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A Child’s Puzzle Has Helped Unlock the Secrets of Magnetism
People have known about magnets since ancient times, but the physics of ferromagnetism remains a mystery. Now a familiar puzzle is getting physicists closer to the answer.
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Your Brain Doesn't Work the Way You Think It Does
A conversation with neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett on the counterintuitive ways your mind processes reality—and why understanding that might help you feel a little less anxious.
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Musings On Music: Seven Insights From Psychology – Research Digest
By Emma Young. New research is revealing all manner of psychological and neurological effects of music.
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Why Are Memories Attached to Emotions So Strong? | Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Multiple neurons in the brain must fire in synchrony to create persistent memories tied to intense emotions, new research from Columbia neuroscientists has found.
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Handgun ownership is a 'major risk factor' for suicide
Owning a handgun is linked to a significantly higher risk of suicide, and particularly suicide by firearm, according to a large study in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Planning for Life Post-Pandemic — Lemonade To Lace
Hey y’all. I hope you’re all staying safe and healthy during these times. In an effort to keep myself busy I’ve been sharing with you how I’m passing the time while self-quarantining - blogging is a great creative outlet! My favorite part of the d
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Hand-Mind Discoordination: Study Finds You Really Don't Know The Back Of Your Hand Very Well At All - Study Finds
The old saying goes if you know something well, you know it "like the back of your hand." But a new study finds that you likely don't know your hands very well at all.
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A brain glitch? A sign of quantum entanglement? What science says about déjà vu | Aeon Videos
Roughly two-thirds of people have had déjà vu, or the weird feeling that a new situation has been experienced before. Yet its prevalence belies just how mysterious the phenomenon remains to researchers, despite some extraordinary recent leaps in neurosc
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Honing What You Love to Do Will Give You a Chance to Succeed at Work
“People often succeed because they have a set of various skills that don’t normally go together.”
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How Much Does Our Language Determine Behavior? - David Shariatmadari - Behavioral Scientist
In his latest book, Don't Believe a Word, David Shariatmadari explores how the language we speak impacts the way we see the world, and our behavior in it.
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To Achieve Your Goals, Lump and Slice - By Lee Anne Fennell - Behavioral Scientist
Humans are remarkably sensitive to how we bundle and divide tasks and choices. We can use that quirk to help realize our aspirations.
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Ocean plastic pollution: why our clothes are part of the problem - Vox
How much plastic is your washing machine sending out to sea?
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Podcasts | Dr. Dyan
Podcasts on self hypnosis, the best sleep tips, favorite ways to help insomnia, alleviate anxiety, mind body healing, self care, and mindfulness
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A New Way of Tapping into Gratitude to Light Your Way
Gratitude benefits us and those around us. Read a simple, new way to connect with gratitude to lift you up and light your path forward.
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Clean Your Smart Phone! It's Covered in Germs
A new survey of 1,200 Americans and their cleaning habits finds that one in four (23%) have never cleaned their smartphone.
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Buying Less Makes People Happier than Just Buying Green
By Emily Reynolds. In contrast, people who "buy green" are not any happier.
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The Past, Present and Future Are Subjective
By Emma Young. When people see the future as coming sooner, they make more far-sighted choices, the study finds.
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Being Environmentally Conscious and Buying Less Linked to Happiness
By Emily Reynolds. In contrast, people who "buy green" are not any happier.
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Interesting Research into What the "Present" Means
By Emma Young. When people see the future as coming sooner, they make more far-sighted choices, the study finds.
