Why Doesn’t Ancient Fiction Talk About Feelings? - Issue 65: In Plain Sight - Nautilus
Reading medieval literature, it’s hard not to be impressed with how much the characters get done—as when we read about King Harold…
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The nuclear bomb didn't beat Japan — Stalin did
Have 70 years of nuclear policy been based on a lie?
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The Purpose Of Life Is Not Happiness: It’s Usefulness
For the longest time, I believed that there’s only one purpose of life: And that is to be happy. Right? Why else go through all the pain and hardship? It’s to achieve happiness in some …
It turns out parenthood is worse than divorce, unemployment — even the death of a partner
A new study shows that the happiness of a first-time parent falls after the baby arrives. That may be why so many don't end up having a second.
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11 Tweaks to Your Daily Routine Will Make Your Day More Productive
The trick is to be intentional.
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About 12 years ago, I co-founded a startup called Basecamp: A simple project collaboration tool that helps people make progress together…
The High Stakes of Surfing’s Wave-Pool Arms Race
With the Olympics ahead, artificial-wave makers appear to be one-upping one another in their attempt to bring surfing to the world.
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Are Black Holes Actually Dark Energy Stars? - Facts So Romantic - Nautilus
George Chapline believes that the Event Horizon Telescope will offer evidence that black holes are really dark energy stars. NASAWhat…
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40 years ago we stopped the practice of separating American Indian families. Let’s not reverse course.
Randall Akee argues a recent court ruling could have disastrous consequences for the health and well-being of American Indian children.
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President Trump’s effort to rig the census is a deepening scandal
An attempt to rig the census, a campaign of deception, and lies under oath.
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'The Guy Who Defended Company That Caused Worst Oil Spill in US History' Just Confirmed to Head DOJ's Environmental Division
"Clark's blatant hostility toward environmental protection is good news for polluters, but awful news for the rest of us."
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The social media platform wanted to see if they can be more focused and productive when there aren’t endless Slack notifications.
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The 555 and How It Got That Way
There’s a certain minimum set of stuff the typical Hackaday reader is likely to have within arm’s reach any time he or she is in the shop. Soldering station? Probably. Oscilloscope? May…
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What happened when this tech company stopped using Slack on Fridays
The social media platform wanted to see if they can be more focused and productive when there aren’t endless Slack notifications.
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Manipulating type-I and type-II Dirac polaritons in cavity-embedded honeycomb metasurfaces
Manipulating the properties of artificial graphene systems without changing the lattice has proven difficult. Here, Mann et al. theoretically show that changing the photonic environment alone can modify the fundamental properties of emergent massless Dirac polaritons in honeycomb metasurfaces.
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125-year-old Sears to file for bankruptcy: report
Unable to keep up with e-commerce, the 125-year-old company hasn’t turned a profit since 2010.
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So Much to Say : Revisiting Dave Matthews Band’s _Crash_ at 20
“Unh … oonh … unh-oonh-eee-oh.” Say what? So starts “So Much to Say,” the lead track on Crash, Dave Matthews Band’s irrepressible, brawny
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Relax, Ladies. Don’t Be So Uptight. You Know You Want It
In 1982, Donald Trump was 36 years old and he preferred Hanes pantyhose. Not because other leading brands constricted his balls, but because women belonged in dresses; it pleased the male eye. If…
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How Do You Take a Picture of a Black Hole? With a Telescope as Big as the Earth
Credit Illustration by Andy Gilmore Skip to contentSkip to site index A planet-spanning virtual observatory, years in the making, could change how we think…
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Inside the Guts of the World’s Strongest Men
No one talks about powerlifters’ epic bathroom problems — but aside from winning, it’s all they’re thinking about
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Public bathrooms are terrible. What will it take to fix them?
Inside one man’s journey to find a way for people to pee in peace.
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Sanders' wing of the party terrifies moderate Dems. Here's how they plan to stop it.
Party members and fundraisers gathered for an invitation-only event to figure out how to counteract the rising progressive movement.
