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Sean Carroll's Mindscape Podcast #28: Roger Penrose on spacetime, consciousness, and the universe ~space Link 3 votes
Brain scans show social exclusion creates jihadists, say researchers ~science psychology Article 549 words 7 votes
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Sultan Muhammad V abdicates as Malaysia's king in historic first ~news malaysia Article 40 words 4 votes
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Gutenberg’s Bible: The Real Information Revolution – how one of the greatest advances in human culture also helped divide Christendom ~humanities theology religion Article 1388 words 3 votes
A massive amount of iconic works will enter the public domain on New Year’s Eve ~arts Article 723 words, published Dec 26 2018 37 votes
The infiltrator: A former Marine working for the private security firm TigerSwan infiltrated an array of anti-Dakota Access pipeline groups at Standing Rock and beyond ~enviro Article 7548 words, published Dec 30 2018 12 votes
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