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Groundwater expert Dr. John Cherry wins 2020 Stockholm Water Prize – his research has raised awareness of how groundwater contamination is growing across the world
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Doctors turn to social media to develop Covid-19 treatments in real time
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USPS needs 1,000 workers in the San Francisco Bay Area to keep up with delivery demands
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What should I read next/suggest me a book?
Looking for some illuminating books in the same vein as The Divide by Jason Hickel Democracy in Chains by Nancy MacLean Dark Money by Jane Mayer What should I read next? TIA!
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Preliminary evidence suggests Bay Area shelter-in-place order is flattening the curve
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COVID-19’s devastating effect on the restaurant industry
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How astronaut Nick Hague survived an aborted Soyuz flight
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This isn't the first time a crisis has come during election year. So how have we dealt with things like this before?
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Strategists around Wall Street are suspending their forecasts
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As New Zealand goes into lockdown, government considers a universal basic income to ward off economic peril
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Democratic voters underestimate just how many voters are coming to them this election
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Social distancing scoreboard
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It's up to you: data shows coronavirus can only be controlled if eight out of 10 Aussies stay home
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`zig cc`: a Powerful Drop-In Replacement for GCC/Clang
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What are some good party games that can be easily played via video chat?
My in-laws are wanting to do a distance game night soon where we meet up and play some party games together while on video chat from our separate locations. I think it's a wonderful idea, but I'm...
My in-laws are wanting to do a distance game night soon where we meet up and play some party games together while on video chat from our separate locations. I think it's a wonderful idea, but I'm also not sure what games we can play? Anyone have any ideas for some good, casual fun (think stuff like Pictionary/Charades) to be had via video chat, and how we can best set things up? Are there any good tools/websites that will help us out?
Also feel free to make suggestions that aren't necessarily applicable to my situation but still work for the question as a whole (e.g. a D&D campaign). I want this to be a resource for everyone, not just me.
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Half-Life: Alyx interview - Robin Walker and Corey Peters on the long and winding road Half-Life has taken to its return, and what possibly lies in wait for the series
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Labs are euthanizing thousands of mice in response to coronavirus pandemic
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How do you all do "deep readings"?
I'm reading a book right now that I am finding fascinating, but I don't want to forget the thoughts and ideas presented in each chapter by the end. I was wondering what you all do when reading...
I'm reading a book right now that I am finding fascinating, but I don't want to forget the thoughts and ideas presented in each chapter by the end. I was wondering what you all do when reading books like this. In college, I would usually jot down a few notes on the chapter I was reading, but I always found the act of interrupting my reading to write to be very disruptive.
- Do you take notes and highlight directly in the book, or use another notebook or software?
- Do you take notes as you go, or wait until the end of a chapter or section?
I want to arrive at a system that works well for me, so I'm looking for suggestions here.
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YouTube to limit default video quality around the world for a month
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Enhancements to tracking protection in Safari: full third-party cookie blocking, 7-day cap on script-writeable storage, and more
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Mise en place writing - Writing more, faster, and better by decoupling writing from pre-writing
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Public health responses to COVID-19 outbreaks on cruise ships — Worldwide, February–March 2020
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Doing being rational: polymerase chain reaction
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O’Reilly laid off all their conference staff and is shutting down their conference business for good
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Outer Wilds | Steam release date trailer (June 18)
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India announces nationwide lockdown to stop spread of coronavirus
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A majority of Americans approve of Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus
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TV Tuesdays Free Talk
Have you watched any TV shows recently you want to discuss? Any shows you want to recommend or are hyped about? Feel free to discuss anything here. Please just try to provide fair warning of...
Have you watched any TV shows recently you want to discuss? Any shows you want to recommend or are hyped about? Feel free to discuss anything here.
Please just try to provide fair warning of spoilers if you can.
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What is the geometry of the universe?
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Opinion: Stop private speculation in COVID-19 research
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Trump hopes country will be reopened by Easter amid outbreak
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Daily coronavirus-related chat, questions, and minor updates - March 24
This thread is posted daily, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the...
This thread is posted daily, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the situation is like where you live!
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Bundaberg Rum distillery making hand sanitiser
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Krugmans babysitting co-op
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Adafruit reopened and is making face shields
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Airport architect creates the ideal layout for LaGuardia airport
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Coronavirus tracked: the latest figures as the pandemic spreads
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Analysis and qualitative effects of large breasts on aerodynamic performance and wake of a “Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid” character
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Costco will not allow returns on high-demand items like toilet paper, water and more
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The great toilet paper scare of 1973
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Why Adolf Hitler lost the war: German strategic mistakes in WWII
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The great empty
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Coronavirus stimulus package worth $84 billion passed without objection by Australian Parliament
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Have you ever watched a zeitgeisty show a long time after it finished? What did you think?
I live in the UK and Channel 4 got the rights to Seinfeld. I never saw them before, so I'm watching them all now. It's weird, because people make (still!) a lot of noise about the show, and so far...
I live in the UK and Channel 4 got the rights to Seinfeld. I never saw them before, so I'm watching them all now.
It's weird, because people make (still!) a lot of noise about the show, and so far (although I'm only 5 episodes in) I don't get it.
I had a similar experience when I re-watched Allie McBeal -- I enjoyed it the first time around, but the second time it just felt tedious.
I watched Lost a long time after that finished, and I mostly enjoyed it, and I could understand why at the time it was so popular.
So, I was wondering, have you watched any of the zeitgeisty shows long after the buzz died down, and what did you think of them?
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Industries of Titan | Early Access announcement trailer (Epic Games Store, April 14)
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Boris Johnson puts UK on three-week lockdown as virus spreads
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Swedish PM Stefan Löfven warned over 'Russian roulette-style' Covid-19 strategy – health experts say attempt to build herd immunity is a 'mad experiment with 10m people'
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In pictures: Grounded aircraft around the world
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Half-Life: Alyx review (spoiler-free): The greatest VR adventure game yet—and then some
21 votes