The Most Controversial Tree in the World
Is the genetically engineered chestnut tree an act of ecological restoration or a threat to wild forests?
The First Museum Dedicated Exclusively to Poster Art Opens Its Doors in the
How times have changed since our late 80s college days. Undergrads do research online, upload assignments to a server, stream music, download affirmative sexual consent contracts, and turn to Facebook when it's time to find a ride home for the holidays.
Karen O and Danger Mouse cover Lou Reed’s classic “Perfect Day”: Stream
Karen O and Danger Mouse covered Lou Reed's "Perfect Day", and it's streaming now. The two released their Lux Prima album in March.
King of the Snitches: The Fashion Photographer Who Duped Drug Lords and the
Baruch Vega ran a scheme that ensnared Colombian cocaine kingpins and gave him a life of luxury. Then one put a price on his head.
The convoy phenomenon | the morning paper
Why plants don’t die from cancer
Humans and other mammals and birds would have been killed many times over by Chernobyl's radiation that plants in the most contaminated areas received. So why is plant life so resilient to radiation and nuclear disaster?
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Tembo Tusk – Innovations for the Road Less Traveled
Camping equipment for the savvy off roader, overland traveler Camping grills, lantern hangers, 12 volt fridge slides and overland travel equipment.
The Sibling Rivalry Burning Up an $800 Million Oil Dynasty
A story of lifelong grudges, frame-ups, greed, drugs, and an incompetent conspiracy of off-duty cops.
What is antimatter?
Logic tells us that antimatter should have annihilated the Universe. So why hasn’t it?
Watch Battered & Bruised Vintage Toys Get Mesmerizingly Restored to Near Mi
They say that toys were once built to last. But though metal and wood didn't break quite so easily in the hands of children in the early 20th century as plastic does in the hands of their great- or great-great-grandchildren today, time still hasn't been especially kind to the…
Will Open-Source EDA Work?
DARPA program pushes for cheaper and simpler tools, but it may not be so easy.
Hey advertisers, track THIS | The Firefox Frontier
If it feels like the ads chasing you across the internet know you a little too well, it’s because they do (unless you’re an avid user of ad blockers, i
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An Introduction to the Life & Music of Fela Kuti: Radical Nigerian Bandlead
I cannot write about Nigerian bandleader, saxophonist, and founder of the Afrobeat sound, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, with any degree of objectivity, whatever that might mean.
Startup idea checklist | defmacro
I’ve been tinkering with different startup ideas and needed a good checklist to think through them. There are great templates for this already: The YC application, Amazon’s internal press release, and Sequoia’s Writing a Business Plan. I found myself mixing and tweaking these…
The Storm
Six young men set out on a dead-calm sea to seek their fortunes. Suddenly they were hit by the worst gale in a century, and there wasn’t even time to shout. The article that eventually became The Perfect Storm.
I’m Not a Good Web Developer, I’m Just Good at Googling Things
Dev diaries is a development community providing daily tips and tricks about web development. Learn about how to become a better dev, and get a refreshed perspective on what it means to be a web developer. We share daily web development tips on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, &…
Avoiding Instruction Cache Misses
Excessive instruction cache misses are the kind of a performance problem that's going to appear only in larger codebases. In this article, I'm describing some ideas on how to deal with this issue.
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‘The Rooster Must Be Defended’: France’s Culture Clash Reaches a Coop
A dispute between residents of a small island off France’s western coast and summer vacationers taps into France’s still unbroken connection to its agricultural past.
Opinion | The Land Where the Internet Ends (Published 2019)
To find real solitude, you have to go out of range. But every year that’s harder to do, as America’s off-the-grid places disappear.
7 Gaps in Google Analytics That Require Additional Tools
Google Analytics is a powerful, free web analytics platform. However, it has gaps that are better served by other tools. I'll address those gaps and tools in this post.
Your Professional Decline Is Coming (Much) Sooner Than You Think
Here’s how to make the most of it.
Speed Kills
Development of hypersonics is moving so quickly that it threatens to outpace any real discussion about the potential perils of such weapons, including how they may disrupt efforts to avoid accidental conflict, especially during crises.
Bodies in Seats
"A sweatshop in America"
Narratively | Substack
Discover extraordinary true stories celebrating the diversity of humanity. Click to read Narratively, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
The Surprising Reason that There Are So Many Thai Restaurants in America
You may have noticed that the ratio of Thai restaurants to Thai people in the US is high—and it's no coincidence.
Remembering Dr. John
Mac Rebennack devoted himself to New Orleans culture.
Do You Trust Your People?
Leadership Now is a leading source for leadership development and analysis. We believe that anyone can make a difference by leading from where they are.
The real Goldfinger: the London banker who broke the world
The true story of how the City of London invented offshore banking – and set the rich free
Pitt and CMU To Create Autonomous Robotic Trauma Care System
CMU and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have received funding from the U.S. Department of Defense to create an autonomous trauma care system that fits in a backpack — or, as shown here, a folded stretcher.
Someone Donated His Frostbitten Toe to a Canadian Bar
The legend of the Sourtoe Cocktail continues.
The Illuminating Geometry of Viruses | Quanta Magazine
Mathematical insights into how RNA helps viruses pull together their protein shells could guide future studies of viral behavior and function.
An Orbit Map of the Solar System
A map of over 18,000 asteroids in the Solar System.
The Curse of the Ship of Gold
How a brilliant scientist went from discovering a mother lode of treasure at the bottom of the sea to fleeing from authorities with suitcases full of cash.
3 Reasons Why Brand-Specific Rituals Are So Powerful
Brand marketers encourage ritualistic behaviors involving their products to increase customer loyalty and to gain advantage over competitors.
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The Math Trick Behind MP3s, JPEGs, and Homer Simpson’s Face - Facts So Roma
This theoretical physicist’s idea has an astounding legacy.
Sky HISTORY TV Channel
Find out more about the shows on Sky HISTORY's TV channel, with plenty to read and watch on your favourite historical topics.
How Legalization Changed Humboldt County Marijuana
In an isolated Northern California community, the last remnants of the counterculture are confronting the future of cannabis.
Elixir Makes Testing Hard Things Easy
32K subscribers in the elixir community. Subreddit for the Elixir programming language, a dynamic, functional language designed for building scalable…
Meet the Product Designer Who Made Mid-Century America Look Clean and Styli
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From refrigerators to cars to Air Force One, Raymond Loewy's distinctive "cleanlining" sold products
Why I Traveled the World Hunting for Mutant Bugs - Issue 73: Play
A researcher who works through painting tells her story.
Zdog · Round, flat, designer-friendly pseudo-3D engine for canvas and SVG
Round, flat, designer-friendly pseudo-3D engine for canvas and SVG
Meet the Carousing Texan Who Won a Nobel Prize
Jim Allison is an iconoclastic scientist who toiled in obscurity for years. Then he helped crack a mystery that may save millions of lives: Why doesn’t the immune system attack cancer?
Why Would Anyone Choose to Run 100 Miles Through the Desert?
The Oman Desert Marathon was my first ultra marathon. It was just over 100 miles (165km) across the baking sand. I didn’t really want to do it. It only came up as an idea when an editor from The Fi…
The Secret Oral History of Bennington: The 1980s' Most Decadent College
Bennington College in the 1980s was a hothouse of sex, drugs, and future literary stars--among them, Donna Tartt, Bret Easton Ellis, and Jonathan Lethem. Return to a campus and an era like no other.
Outlaw Country — The Atavist Magazine
Klamath County, Oregon, is the perfect place to go if you don't want to be found—and the worst place to be if someone threatens your life.