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7 months ago
Analysis maelstormThe man who refused to freeze to death
Lost, wet and alone in a freezing, snow covered landscape, an Icelandic fisherman’s story of survival against the odds reveals the human body’s remarkable ability to adapt to the cold.
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1 year ago
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Op-Ed: Why so many Chinese students can't understand the Hong Kong protests
When I came to the U.S. from China as a student, my thinking had been shaped by Chinese propaganda.
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1 year ago
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Jeffrey Epstein, accused sex trafficker, is dead by apparent suicide, found in his Manhattan jail cell
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1 year ago
Comment maelstorm
Hold my beer.
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1 year ago
Current Event maelstorm
20 people killed in El Paso shooting, Texas governor says
Twenty people were killed and more than two dozen were injured in a mass shooting at an El Paso shopping center on Saturday, according to Texas and local authorities.
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1 year ago
Comment maelstorm
I find the "on the vine" tomatoes still have some flavor (and the aroma of the stems). A little pricey sometimes but worth every penny.
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1 year ago
Analysis maelstorm
1,000-Year-Old Psychedelic Drug Kit Contains Traces of Cocaine and Ayahuasca
Archaeologists in the Bolivian Andes have discovered a 1,000-year-old ritual bundle—basically a stash of drug paraphernalia—containing traces five different psychoactive substances, including cocaine and the active ingredients found in ayahuasca.
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1 year ago
Analysis maelstorm
The ‘Dark Ages’ Weren’t As Dark As We Thought
There can be few more damning or more useless terms than “the Dark Ages.” They sound fun in an orcs‐and‐elves sort of way and suggest a very low benchmark from which we have since, as a…
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1 year ago
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Mysterious Type Of Killer Whale, Sought After For Years, Found In Southern Ocean
The notion that there might be some new kind of killer whale emerged in 1955, when photos from New Zealand showed a bunch of unusual-looking whales stranded on a beach.
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1 year ago
Analysis maelstorm
Why a Grape Turns Into a Fireball in a Microwave
Nuking a grape produces sparks of plasma, as plenty of YouTube videos document. Now physicists think they can explain how that energy builds up.
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1 year ago
Current Event maelstorm
Major iPhone FaceTime bug lets you hear the audio of the person you are calling … before they pick up
A significant bug has been discovered in FaceTime and is currently spreading virally over social media.
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1 year ago
Analysis maelstorm
“The Linux of social media”—How LiveJournal pioneered (then lost) blogging
George RR Martin's platform switch reminds us of an early blogging giant greatly changed.
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1 year ago
Current Event maelstorm
The Treasure Behind the Wall
Something in the new Oscar de la Renta boutique in Paris was not what it seemed.
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1 year ago
Current Event maelstorm
John C. Bogle, Founder of Financial Giant Vanguard, Is Dead at 89
Beginning in 1974, Mr. Bogle built Vanguard Group into one of the world’s largest mutual fund companies, attracting investors in droves.
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1 year ago
Analysis maelstorm
When Too Cute Is Too Much, The Brain Can Get Aggressive
Adorable babies and cute puppies can make us happy. But researchers say their cuteness can be so overwhelming that it unleashes some ugly thoughts.
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1 year ago
Current Event maelstorm
Japan to restart commercial whale hunts
One conservation group warns that the move shows "a troubling disregard for international rule".