My disabled son’s amazing gaming life in the World of Warcraft (2019)
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The Hofmann Wobble - Wikipedia and the problem of historical memory
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No one's names were changed at Ellis Island
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Trials of the witchy women: Across seven centuries, women have been accused of witchcraft—but what that means often differs wildly, revealing the anxieties of each particular society
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The homemade limits of everyday weirdness
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The quiet death of Ello’s big dreams
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Five of the best Terry Pratchett books and suggestions for how to read Pratchett's work
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The poverty of anti-wokeness
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Which word begins with "y" and looks like an axe in this picture?
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Before I reach my enemy, bring me some heads
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‘Succession’ wins Outstanding Drama Series, 'The Bear' wins Outstanding Comedy Series, 'Beef' wins Outstanding Limited Series at the Emmy's
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Why we crave – The neuroscientific picture of addiction overlooks the psychological and social factors that make cravings so hard to resist
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The three-decade saga that led to the Crown Heights tunnels
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Migrating from Substack to self-hosted Ghost: the details
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A theory of grift
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He spent his life building a $1 million stereo. The real cost was unfathomable.
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The price of Benjamin Netanyahu’s ambition – the Prime Minister seems unable to distinguish between his own interests and his country’s
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To fight absenteeism, US schools turn to private companies
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Utility by Jack Nicholls - fun sci fi short in which a super powerful future human tries very hard to impress and reassure a 21st century human
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Will US companies hire fewer engineers due to Section 174?
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Predictions from 2018 reviewed
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Red and blue US states: dichotomized maps mislead and reduce perceived voting influence
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Patrick McKenzie on navigating complex systems
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Easy money [exploring the effects of low central bank interest rates]
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The perfect webpage: How the internet reshaped itself around Google’s search algorithms
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Silent Spring (Rachel Carson, 1962)
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My parents’ dementia felt like the end of joy. But when they got sick, I turned to a new generation of roboticists—and their glowing, talking, blobby creations.
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How ‘cherry-picking’ policies let one insurer win big in Florida’s insurance crisis
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Fixing Macs door-to-door
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Norway's Melodi Grand Prix 2024: The eighteen artists and songs
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Frantz Fanon’s enduring legacy – The post-colonial thinker’s seminal book, “The Wretched of the Earth,” described political oppression in psychological terms
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Give us something to look at: Why ornament matters in architecture
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Notes on the Ivory Coast
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Each year from 2014 to 2114, a manuscript is sealed in The Silent Room of Norway's Future Library – the goal: greater hope for humankind
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Ten conflicts to watch in 2024
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Lisica - Weekly episodes of a scientist soap opera
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The forecasting fallacy
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FT interview with the Hinge (dating app) founder
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Salary negotiation: Make more money, be more valued (2012)
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How Tesla, BMW, Ford, GM and Mercedes driver assist systems compare
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Taser maker Axon has a moving backstory. It's mostly a myth.
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India targets Apple over its phone hacking notifications
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A national evil – the curse of the goitre in Switzerland
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A quiet merger trial between antitrust enforcers and a pharma data giant called IQVIA reveals how bro-style executives control US medical data
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The male glance [2018]
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AI and trust
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Overtime — Charles Stross [A Christmas Story]
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Donkey Kong: A record of struggle
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Fifty-five books Scientific American recommends in 2023
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Conan O’Brien’s wild first year: An oral history - In 1993, NBC made a historic decision—and gave Late Night to a nobody. O’Brien, Letterman, Lorne Michaels, Lisa Kudrow, and more tell all.
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