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A short sampler of hip-hop history and culture.
Google celebrates the 50th anniversary of the birth of hip-hop. ~ learn more
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Vial: reimagining clinical trials.
“Vial is inventing new technology with the goal of reducing the cost of clinical trials by an order of magnitude. … For the first time, Vial is providing a glimpse into Act II: Battery Bio. Building on its substantial cost […]
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Criminals views on crime.
“People imprisoned/convicted ever and respondents arrested last year are similarly concerned with crime as the general public and overwhelming majority of them say too little is been done to stop it.” ~ learn more
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Why did it take psychedelics so long to become popular?
“As the historian David Courtwright notes in his book Forces of Habit, the past five centuries have been profoundly shaped by the rise of several drugs which have one big thing in common: they became global commodities during the early […]
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The greatest scam ever written.
“How a Montreal copywriter swindled victims out of $200 million by pretending to be a legendary psychic.” ~ learn more
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Gen Z might be leading the societal change on tipping.
“Just 35% of Gen Zers told Bankrate they always tip their server at a sit-down restaurant. At the other end of the spectrum, 83% of baby boomers said they always tip.” ~ learn more
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Drone footage of an erupting volcano.
“Drone pilot Sigurður Þór Helgason took astonishing video of the crater collapse at the eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula.” ~ learn more
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When did people stop being drunk all the time?
“When estimating consumption from the amount of beer provided to soldiers, convicts, and workers or reconstructing consumption from tax revenues on beer we see that the average person consumed about a liter of beer a day, this is around four […]
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An ‘aggressive’ sea otter is snatching surfers’ boards.
“There is no clear explanation for the sea mammal’s behavior, say authorities, who has been seen riding and gnawing surfboards” ~ learn more
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Restaurant brothers.
“I decided today that I’m going to see if I can find the restaurant with the highest number of brothers.” This thread starts at “2 Bros Pizza” but does not end there. Internet collaboration at its finest. ~ learn more