“More people have been to Russia than I have” and other grammatical illusions.
“More people have been to Russia than I have” and other grammatical illusions.
↩︎ Futility Closet
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Theories on why there don’t seem to be as many serial killers today, compared to the latter half of the 20th century.
Theories on why there don’t seem to be as many serial killers today, compared to the latter half of the 20th century.
↩︎ Discover
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Ambient composer Harold Budd has died at 84 from Covid-19.
Ambient composer Harold Budd has died at 84 from Covid-19. Here is “First Light,” from The Plateaux of Mirror with Brian Eno.
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“In…other fields of science, women do not have roles nearly as prominent as they do right now in vaccine development.”
“In…other fields of science, women do not have roles nearly as prominent as they do right now in vaccine development.”
↩︎ Bloomberg
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An interactive explanation of how camera lenses work.
An interactive explanation of how camera lenses work.
↩︎ Bartosz Ciechanowski
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Of the 9% of US adults who are confident they can tell if a news org does its own reporting, 23% could not do so correctly.
Of the 9% of US adults who are confident they can tell if a news org does its own reporting, 23% could not do so correctly.
↩︎ Pew Research Center
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A Trump supporter impersonated Trump family members on Twitter, and appears to have finally fooled the president as well.
He quickly began bragging on Snapchat that President Trump had tweeted about his fake account. “My friend was joking, ‘Maybe he’s not close with his sister, and you just brought him and his sister a lot …
“I’m worried students will take on more loans, only to re-enter a compromised labor market.” How 2020 could worsen the wealth gap.
“I’m worried students will take on more loans, only to re-enter a compromised labor market.” How 2020 could worsen the wealth gap.
↩︎ Vox
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Because more than half of Trump’s votes came from states he lost, most Trump voters won’t be represented in the electoral college.
Because more than half of Trump’s votes came from states he lost, most Trump voters won’t be represented in the electoral college.
↩︎ The Washington P…
A sign of what’s to come: Anti-vaxxers are spreading lies about the grandmother from the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine program.
A sign of what’s to come: Anti-vaxxers are spreading lies about the grandmother from the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine program.
↩︎ VICE
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