We Don’t Want to Know What Will Kill Us

We Don’t Want to Know What Will Kill Us
Years of data on genetic testing reveal that when given the option, most people want less information, not more.

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The World's Soaring CO~2~ Levels Visualized as Skyscrapers

The World's Soaring CO~2~ Levels Visualized as Skyscrapers
This unusual animation gives an architectural twist to the history and possible dark future of climate change.

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The Sideways Curse Has Lifted: Merlot Is Having a Comeback

The Sideways Curse Has Lifted: Merlot Is Having a Comeback
Sales of luxury merlots are increasing again, and restaurants are pouring more of it. Why? Because despite pop culture prejudice, it tastes good.

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The Fairytale Forests of Yakushima

The Fairytale Forests of Yakushima
The island features deer, monkeys, and thousand-year old trees.

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A Larry David Lookbook

A Larry David Lookbook
In appreciation of his iconic style on ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’.

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The Insidious Racism of Drugstore Beauty

The Insidious Racism of Drugstore Beauty


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My 150 Writing Mentors and Me

My 150 Writing Mentors and Me
What interviewing an author a week for several years has taught me about finishing my novel

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The Ongoing, Quiet Repeal

The Ongoing, Quiet Repeal
The repeal votes may have failed, but the ACA is being dismantled internally.

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The Inside Story of Equifax’s Massive Data Breach

The Inside Story of Equifax’s Massive Data Breach
Investigations into the massive breach aren't complete, but the intruders used techniques that have been linked to nation-state hackers in the past.

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How Fast Is Hypersonic Speed, Really?

How Fast Is Hypersonic Speed, Really?
A few rough examples to help you wrap your mind around ludicrous speed.

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Embedding With the Scientists Behind a NASA Spacecraft Flyby

Embedding With the Scientists Behind a NASA Spacecraft Flyby


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Eudora History: Email for a Different Era

Eudora History: Email for a Different Era
The early graphical client Eudora was how people checked their email in the ’90s. But in the end, only the power users stuck around. Here’s what you missed.

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Scientists gave kids real guns for an experiment. Now ethicists are weighing in.

Scientists gave kids real guns for an experiment. Now ethicists are weighing in.
A recent study wanted to see what kids do with real, unloaded guns after watching violent film clips.

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Let the countdown begin: Elon Musk has 100 days to build a battery system or could lose $50 million

Let the countdown begin: Elon Musk has 100 days to build a battery system or could lose $50 million


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Comedian Jay Pharoah Is Just A Complete Master Of Impressions

Comedian Jay Pharoah Is Just A Complete Master Of Impressions
Barack Obama ordering a pizza? He's got it. Will Smith getting out of a parking ticket? No problem. Tracy Morgan in a doctor's waiting room? He thought you'd never ask.

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A Wonderful, Beautiful Ode To Going Outside

A Wonderful, Beautiful Ode To Going Outside
Bill Wurtz creates good music and art. This is approximately exhibit number 6,489,092,387,123.

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In an Era of Ubiquitous Free Porn, Some Men Are Paying for $40 Polaroid Nudes on Etsy

In an Era of Ubiquitous Free Porn, Some Men Are Paying for $40 Polaroid Nudes on Etsy


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A Male Kindergarten Teacher and a Female Carpenter on Being the Odd Gender Out at Work

A Male Kindergarten Teacher and a Female Carpenter on Being the Odd Gender Out at Work
Carpentry and teaching are two of the most gendered professions. We talked to a man and a woman who defy expectations.

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Inside the World of the 'Bitcoin Carnivores'

Inside the World of the 'Bitcoin Carnivores'
Why a small community of Bitcoin users is eating meat exclusively.

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Critical Code in Millions of Macs Isn't Getting Apple's Updates

Critical Code in Millions of Macs Isn't Getting Apple's Updates
One new study has found that the most critical elements of millions of Macs' firmware aren't getting update

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Trump health chief Tom Price will repay government $51K for 'my seat' on pricey jet jaunts, which cost taxpayers more than $400K

Trump health chief Tom Price will repay government $51K for 'my seat' on pricey jet jaunts, which cost taxpayers more than $400K
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price said he will reimburse taxpayers for "my seat" on more than two dozen pricey private jet flights.

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Nestlé pays $200 a year to bottle water near Flint – where water is undrinkable

Nestlé pays $200 a year to bottle water near Flint – where water is undrinkable
While Flint battles a water crisis, just two hours away the beverage giant pumps almost 100,000 times what an average Michigan resident uses into plastic bottles

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To understand Kid Rock’s politics, we attempted to go to all six of his shows at Little Caesars Arena | Local Music

To understand Kid Rock’s politics, we attempted to go to all six of his shows at Little Caesars Arena | Local Music


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This island is not for sale: how Eigg fought back

This island is not for sale: how Eigg fought back
Small islands have always been objects of desire for a certain kind of man ambitious to rule his own tiny nation. One Hebridean isle asserted its independence, but can its way of life survive?

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The Many Questions Behind Maryland's $9 Billion Highway Megaproject

The Many Questions Behind Maryland's $9 Billion Highway Megaproject


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Why Isn’t Your Toddler Paying the Mortgage?

Why Isn’t Your Toddler Paying the Mortgage?
Mila and Emma Stauffer are two breakthrough stars of a new class of social media celebrities: young children who appear in viral videos. The videos can be incredibly popular. And marketers have noticed.

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Hooked: how pokies are designed to be addictive

Hooked: how pokies are designed to be addictive


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The age of $15-million-per-hour TV is upon us

The age of $15-million-per-hour TV is upon us
That would make the show’s last season the most expensive television season of all time on a per-episode basis. A few individual episodes of other TV shows have cost more, but no series has ever been so consistently costly across an entire season.

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I Tried a Vintage Mail Order Bodybuilding Course and There's a Reason Nobody Does These Anymore

I Tried a Vintage Mail Order Bodybuilding Course and There's a Reason Nobody Does These Anymore


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Stop Calling Women Nags — How Emotional Labor is Dragging Down Gender Equality

Stop Calling Women Nags — How Emotional Labor is Dragging Down Gender Equality


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Trump and the Dove

Trump and the Dove
The story behind one of the weirdest photos of our current president.

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The inside story of how the FBI brought the words corruption

The inside story of how the FBI brought the words corruption
The FBI announced Tuesday that 10 people, including four college basketball assistant coaches, were arrested as part of a two-year investigation into bribes and other corruption in the sport. Here's how it went down.

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Houston Woman Dies From 'Flesh-Eating Bacteria' Left Behind by Hurricane Harvey

Houston Woman Dies From 'Flesh-Eating Bacteria' Left Behind by Hurricane Harvey


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The Secret History of Steak Knives

The Secret History of Steak Knives
Sharp knives disappeared from the dining room table, only to return, centuries later, in steak knife form. Kings, cardinals, and factories are involved.

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Cover Story: How S.N.L.’s Kate McKinnon Became Comedy’s Brightest Star

Cover Story: How S.N.L.’s Kate McKinnon Became Comedy’s Brightest Star
With a resurgent "Saturday Night Live" providing weekly catharsis for a politically obsessed America, Emmy-winning Kate McKinnon has hit a new level of fame. It’s also taught her just how personal the political can be.

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Google Thought I Was a Man

Google Thought I Was a Man
How Facebook and Google build a picture of who you really are.

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Aston Martin just showed off designs for a limited edition submarine

Aston Martin just showed off designs for a limited edition submarine
Aston Martin says the partnership "has shaped a unique concept that will lead to an exclusive, strictly-limited edition vehicle." In other words: you’d better start saving now.

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Ryan Gosling Is Hosting The Season Premiere Of 'SNL' — If He Can Get In The Door

Ryan Gosling Is Hosting The Season Premiere Of 'SNL' — If He Can Get In The Door
He's hosted before and he's hosting again... maybe. Honestly, we're not sure if he'll be allowed back after making enemies with the security staff.

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The Repressive, Authoritarian Soul of “Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends”

The Repressive, Authoritarian Soul of “Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends”
Wilbert Awdry, who created Thomas the Tank Engine, disliked change, venerated order, and craved the administration of punishment.

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Yes, Puerto Rico’s Problems With Banks Need to Be “Dealt With.” Will Trump Deal With Them?

Yes, Puerto Rico’s Problems With Banks Need to Be “Dealt With.” Will Trump Deal With Them?


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The Mind of John McPhee

The Mind of John McPhee
A deeply private writer reveals his obsessive process.

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And Now To Samantha Bee For Sports

And Now To Samantha Bee For Sports
Don't hate the player; hate the institutional racism and corrupt society that keeps that institutional racism in place.

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I’m a trans woman and I don’t know how to do this

I’m a trans woman and I don’t know how to do this


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You Can Totally Call An 'Engine' A 'Motor'

You Can Totally Call An 'Engine' A 'Motor'
The dictionary specifically mentions the internal combustion engine as a type of motor, so that should settle that whole discussion.

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Zucktown, USA | Julianne Tveten

Zucktown, USA | Julianne Tveten
Facebook, Amazon, and Google are reviving the ill-fated "company towns" of the Gilded Age.

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You now see colors that once didn’t exist

You now see colors that once didn’t exist
Industrialization changed the world’s palette, adding an array of synthetic hues to the universal, more natural, color scheme.

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Health App Developer Who Faked Her Own Cancer Fined $320,000 Over Hoax

Health App Developer Who Faked Her Own Cancer Fined $320,000 Over Hoax


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'You will be sexually harassed': just one of the perils of working for $2.13 an hour

'You will be sexually harassed': just one of the perils of working for $2.13 an hour
Tipping has seeped deep into American culture and raises some key issues: tipped workers are twice as likely to be living in poverty, and are mostly female .

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The New Fight For Labor Rights

The New Fight For Labor Rights
To survive in the twenty-first century, the labor movement needs to rethink its strategy.

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The Trauma Of Being A Black Activist In 2017

The Trauma Of Being A Black Activist In 2017
A new generation of black leaders confronts the anguish of activism.

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