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Analysis paddystacksInside China's audacious global propaganda campaign
The long read: Beijing is buying up media outlets and training scores of foreign journalists to ‘tell China’s story well’ – as part of a worldwide influence campaign of astonishing scope and ambition
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1 day ago
Analysis paddystacks
Gut bacteria may offer a treatment for autism
A common probiotic holds the key
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1 day ago
Comment paddystacks
Looks good, can't wait!
Posted in: Marvel Studios' Avengers - Official Trailer
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3 days ago
Comment paddystacks
Great question. I usually look at what they’ve criticized to see if they have an actual valid point. If I think they’re right I try to improve it then and there and in the future. If I think they’re wrong I brush it off. Not everyone is gonna agree on what makes something great.
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4 days ago
Analysis paddystacks
Google releases Chrome 71 with features to block abusive ads
Along with billing warning screens.
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4 days ago
Comment paddystacks
That kid basically hit the lottery.
Posted in: The seven-year-old making $22m on YouTube
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5 days ago
Analysis paddystacks
A novel way to stop the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Expose them to sunlight and mix in viruses
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6 days ago
Expression paddystacks
The Friendship That Made Google Huge
Coding together at the same computer, Jeff Dean and Sanjay Ghemawat changed the course of the company—and the Internet.
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6 days ago
Analysis paddystacks
'Will I have existed?' The unprecedented plan to move an Arctic city
The world’s biggest iron ore tunnel mine is about to swallow the Swedish city of Kiruna. The company’s answer? Move the city
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11 days ago
Current Event paddystacks
Magnus Carlsen Beats Fabiano Caruana to Win World Chess Championship
After three weeks of draws failed to produce a winner, the players settled the title in rapid chess, with Carlsen retaining his title.
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11 days ago
Analysis paddystacks
Graduate School Can Have Terrible Effects on People's Mental Health
Ph.D. candidates suffer from anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation at astonishingly high rates.
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2 weeks ago
Analysis paddystacks
China blacklists millions of people from booking flights as dystopian 'social credit' system introduced
Officials say aim is to make it ‘difficult to move’ for those deemed ‘untrustworthy’
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2 weeks ago
Analysis paddystacks
The Homeless Crisis Is Getting Worse in America’s Richest Cities
A toxic combination of slow wage growth and skyrocketing rents has put housing out of reach for a greater number of people.
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2 weeks ago
Expression paddystacks
The Plague of Pointless Work
In his new book, David Graeber examines the decoupling of work from meaningful activity.
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2 weeks ago
Analysis paddystacks
Nigerian police say “fake news” on Facebook is killing people
Nigerian police say “fake news” on Facebook is killing people. BBC Africa EYE investigates how viral misinformation and hate speech is inflaming tensions in a region already ablaze with ethnic violence.
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2 weeks ago
Expression paddystacks
The remote UK community living off-grid
Photographer Ed Gold lived alongside the off-grid community of Scoraig in the Highlands of Scotland.
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3 weeks ago
Current Event paddystacks
Butch Cassidy and Princess Bride scriptwriter William Goldman dies aged 87
Key member of 1970s New Hollywood generation won two Oscars for his screenplays
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3 weeks ago
To be fair, they can also easily be made into mass killing machines.
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3 weeks ago
Analysis paddystacks
New Study Details Toxic Particles Spewed by 3D Printers
Researchers have that found that 3D printers spew tiny particles into the air as they operate, though the quantity and nature of these potentially toxic aerosols are poorly understood. A new study identifies a startling variety of these emissions, and the conditions under which they’re produced.
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1 month ago
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1 month ago
Expression paddystacks
What Do Our Oldest Books Say About Us?
On the ineffable magic of four little manuscripts of Old English poetry
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1 month ago
Expression paddystacks
How Writers Map Their Imaginary Worlds
A new book collects fantastic literary geographies.