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3 days ago
Analysis maelstormSay Au Revoir To That Hunk Of Metal In France That Has Defined The Kilogram
A small cylinder called Le Grand K has defined the kilogram for more than a hundred years. But if a scratch ever rendered it lighter, the definition of the kilo literally shifted. Time for a change.
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5 days ago
Expression maelstorm
Don’t Want to Fall for Fake News? Don’t Be Lazy
An MIT professor argues that misinformation boils down to one simple thing: mental laziness, exacerbated by social media.
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5 days ago
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A Vox Co-Founder Got Doxed on Twitter by a Hate-Spewing Incel, and Twitter Allowed It
If verified users with huge followings can’t get Twitter to stop abuse, what hope does everyone else have?
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5 days ago
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Hat Trick
Maintained a 3 day login streak 100/100 times! Congratulations maelstorm on this achievement!
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10 days ago
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Can Hong Kong Sell Its Residents on Watery Graves?
Sea burial is a way to save space in a dense city, but runs counter to funeral traditions.
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2 weeks ago
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The Contributor
Submitted 25/25 items to social modules. Congratulations maelstorm on this achievement!
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2 weeks ago
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Robert Mueller possible target of false sexual abuse scheme
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2 weeks ago
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Notorious patent enforcement entity values its entire portfolio at $2, folds
Shipping & Transit LLC targeted companies including Radio Shack and JetBlue.
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2 weeks ago
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Major Study Finds ‘Some Evidence’ of Link Between Cellphone Radiation and Brain Cancer
But the results apply only to male rats and involve radio frequencies long out of routine use.
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2 weeks ago
Analysis maelstorm
"Stress Hormone" Cortisol Linked to Early Toll on Thinking Ability
Brain changes, visible on scans, are also associated with Alzheimer’s precursors
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2 weeks ago
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Are Narcissists More Likely to Experience Impostor Syndrome?
The surprising link between narcissism and impostor syndrome
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3 weeks ago
Analysis maelstorm
Tiny doses of magic mushrooms can boost your problem-solving skills
Tiny doses of magic mushrooms and truffles could help you to produce more new and creative ideas
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3 weeks ago
Current Event maelstorm
Christie’s sells its first AI portrait for $432,500, beating estimates of $10,000
Christie’s has sold its first piece of AI art, a canvas named the Portrait of Edmond Belamy, for $432,500. The sale is unusual not only as a first for the 252-year-old auction house, but because the expected price for the print was between $7,000 and $10,000.
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3 weeks ago
Comment maelstorm
Posted in: Nasa photographs rectangular iceberg
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3 weeks ago
Comment maelstorm
Tip - Open in incognito to get around soft Medium wall.
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3 weeks ago
Analysis maelstorm
Tiny Island Nation to Host World's Largest Microgrid
Palau, under threat from sea level rise, wants to have 70 percent renewable energy by 2050
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3 weeks ago
Analysis maelstorm
How Sears Kit Homes changed housing
These mail-order dwellings democratized homebuying, one kit at a time
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3 weeks ago
Analysis maelstorm
‘We'll have space bots with lasers, killing plants’: the rise of the robot farmer
Tiny automated machines could soon take care of the entire growing process. Fewer chemicals, more efficient – where’s the downside?
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3 weeks ago
Level Up maelstorm
Level 26
maelstorm is now level 26 with 1,254,580 XP.
View Unlocks- Tribe membership The maximum amount of tribes you can join has been raised by 5 to a total of 140.
- Image submission The maximum amount of images you can submit to a unique social gallery has been raised by 1 to a total of 9.
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3 weeks ago
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Trend Setter
Have 25/25 snaps reach the maximum grid size on the front page grid view! Congratulations maelstorm on this achievement!
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3 weeks ago
Analysis maelstorm
A neuroscientist who studies motivation and behavior found there are 7 factors that can help you change anyone's mind
You can painstakingly show somebody tons of bulletproof evidence and present flawless logical arguments but often they still won’t change their mind. What gives? The problem is that the human brain is not a purely rational computer. And when we ignore that, even the best of efforts to convince others can fall flat.
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3 weeks ago
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2018 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, and they’re hilarious
There are plenty of great wildlife photographers who take awe-inspiring and interesting shots. But when these animals do funny things and take silly poses: it adds a whole new level to wildlife photography. The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards is centered on the photos of animals that are sure to improve your day.
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1 month ago
Analysis maelstorm
I woke up unable to speak English
Hannah Jenkins survived a cycling accident - but woke up no longer being able to understand English.
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1 month ago
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Mathematicians confirm the possibility of data transfer via gravitational waves
It turned out that there is the possibility of transmitting information with the help of nonmetricity waves and transferring it spatially without distortions.
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1 month ago
Comment maelstorm
A true patriot!
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