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How I gave up alternating current
“Soylent founder Rob Rhinehart shares his thoughts on extreme sustainability.” | learn more
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Building ages in the Netherlands
All 10 million or so buildings in the Netherlands mapped in 3D and color-coded by age. | learn more
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Scientists accidentally discover strange creatures under a half mile of ice
“Researchers only drilled through an Antarctic ice shelf to sample sediment. Instead, they found animals that weren’t supposed to be there.” | learn more
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The pirate problem
“5 pirates board a ship, find a chest full of gold coins, and must agree on a fair way to split it. The junior pirates must propose a split, but face being thrown overboard if it’s rejected by the senior […]
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How Americans spend their time, sorted by income
“This data visualization shows favorite American past-times like playing baseball or watching TV by using income brackets.” | learn more
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The relentless Jeff Bezos
An ode to Amazon and its creator by Ben Thompson of Stratechery. | learn more
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My 90’s TV!
“Go back to the 1990’s via this nostalgic TV simulator and relive the original ads, music videos, movie trailers, shows and more!” | learn more
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Zone of Death
In a remote corner of Yellowstone National park there’s an area where all US laws may be unenforceable. | learn more
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Diamond hands and paper hands
I learned some new stock trader lingo this week. “The slang phrases paper hands and diamond hands are used to describe the risk appetite of other stock traders.” | learn more
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Physical attractiveness bias in the legal system
A painstaking analysis of 27 studies, neatly summarized with key takeaways up top. “When I started looking into this subject, I predicted a person’s physical attractiveness would only have minor advantages. I was wrong. In fact, I was so wrong, […]