Month: August 2020
August 31, 2020
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‘Social cryptomnesia’: How societies steal ideas
“The human rights we enjoy today were won via the struggle of minorities who refused to accept the status quo – yet we have a curious form of psychological…”
August 29, 2020
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Colliding Contradictions Crack the NBA’s Political Facade
“Ringer illustration When it happened, it happened fast. After hours of rumors, after weeks of unease, after months of conversations about how the NBA could come…”
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The summer without blockbusters
“Since the dawn of time — by which I mean June 20, 1975, the day Jaws chomped its way into movie theaters — the Hollywood summer blockbuster has been America in…”
August 27, 2020
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Why the United States is having a coronavirus data crisis
“A healthcare worker checks data on a computer before treating a person infected with COVID-19 in April at the Veteran Affairs Medical Center in New York City.…”
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Your ‘Surge Capacity’ Is Depleted — It’s Why You Feel Awful
“Your ‘Surge Capacity’ Is Depleted — It’s Why You Feel Awful Here’s how to pull yourself out of despair and live your life Tara Haelle Aug 17 · 13 min read It…”
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The Straight Male Thirst for Compliments
“Nothing brightens a boy’s day more than hearing ‘Nice hair!’ from his bros Kevin Hovdestad was in his mid-20s, hanging out with a handful of friends, when one…”
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“The Business Model of Good Taste Gaby Goldberg Aug 24 · 6 min read We’re experiencing a content overload . There are an average of 550 new social media users…”
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The plan to turn half the world into a reserve for nature
“Scientists and conservationists are proposing that up to half of Earth’s land and oceans be protected for nature. Is it a necessary step or a pipe dream? A As…”
August 26, 2020
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WINNERS—LensCulture Critics’ Choice 2020
“Alexa Becker Acquisitions Editor Kehrer Verlag Publishers Germany Alexa Becker is the Acquisitions Editor for photography and art books for Kehrer Verlag Book…”
August 23, 2020
August 22, 2020
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Opinion: The year America melted down
“Omar El Akkad is the author of American War . He lives in Portland, Ore. On the final day of our old lives, my wife and I take our daughter to the mall. We buy…”
August 21, 2020
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Mystery of Interstellar Visitor ‘Oumuamua Gets Trickier
“A 3D illustration of the interstellar object known as ‘Oumuamua. Credit: Getty Images ‘Oumuamua—a mysterious, interstellar object that crashed through our solar…”
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What Does Boredom Do to Us—and for Us?
“Quick inventory: Among the many things you might be feeling more of these days, is boredom one of them? It might seem like something to disavow, automatically,…”
August 20, 2020
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‘Real’ Programming Is an Elitist Myth
“When people build a database to manage reading lists or feed their neighbors, that’s coding—and culture. It’s a normal afternoon in July. I’m at work in my…”
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What Is QAnon, the Viral Pro-Trump Conspiracy Theory?
“Explaining the “big tent conspiracy theory” that falsely claims that President Trump is facing down a shadowy cabal of Democratic pedophiles. Signs referring to…”
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Why Are There So Few Black Directors in the Criterion Collection?
“This is the Criterion Collection. It includes 1,034 feature films: Founded in 1984, its highly selective and continuously expanding archive of Blu-rays/DVDs…”
August 19, 2020
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“Shutterstock / The Atlantic W hat does it mean to call a woman a “Karen”? The origins of any meme are hard to pin down, and this one has spread with the same…”
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“The Sting Police were convinced Alan Dale Smith killed his neighbour, so they set up an elaborate scheme to nail him for the murder. It failed completely. The…”
August 18, 2020
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7 Canadian snacks you can’t get in the U.S. and the backstory on why | CBC Life
“This article was originally published August 31, 2017. The Canadian identity can get a little murky. With aggressively capitalist neighbours downstairs, it can…”
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“Adam Maida Editor’s Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. Find the collection here . M ichael Mina is a…”
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Why Your Brain Hates Other People – Issue 55: Trust – Nautilus
“A s a kid, I saw the 1968 version of Planet of the Apes . As a future primatologist, I was mesmerized. Years later I discovered an anecdote about its filming:…”
August 17, 2020
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Four reasons the Republican Party can’t come up with a coronavirus plan
“Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell listens to President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on July 20. Doug Mills (Pool)/Getty Images “The single most…”
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Seven months later, what we know — and don’t know — about Covid-19
“T he “before times” seem like a decade ago, don’t they? Those carefree days when hugging friends and shaking hands wasn’t verboten, when we didn’t have to reach…”
August 16, 2020
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The Final-Hour Preservation of Dance, Girl, Dance in Nitrate
“The Final-Hour Preservation of Dance, Girl, Dance in Nitrate Inside Criterion / Tech Corner — Aug 10, 2020 A slyly feminist film by the only woman directing in…”
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What ‘Lovecraft Country’ Gets Wrong About Racial Horror
“Eli Joshua Ade / HBO Like many young people, the protagonist of the 2016 novel Lovecraft Country devours entertainment that his father finds foolish and…”
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Donald Trump Has Given America Its Best Chance to Defeat Racism
“The Atlantic I. Marine One waited for the president of the United States on the South Lawn of the White House. It was July 30, 2019, not long past 9 a.m. To…”
August 15, 2020
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Coating seeds in these microbes superpowers plants’ carbon capture abilities
“On farms along the East Coast of Australia, growers are testing a new approach to fighting climate change: planting seeds coated in microbial fungi and bacteria…”
August 13, 2020
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How Life Could Continue to Evolve – Issue 88: Love & Sex – Nautilus
“O nce upon a time there was a molecule. That molecule, when it reacted with other molecules, set in motion a story that would result in the universe making…”
August 12, 2020
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AI Magic Makes Century-Old Films Look New
“Denis Shiryaev uses algorithms to colorize and sharpen old movies, bumping them up to a smooth 60 frames per second. The result is a stunning glimpse at the…”
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This coronavirus vaccine would be two breakthroughs in one
“I n January 2019, Robin Shattock, head of mucosal infection and immunity at Imperial College London, gave a talk to the World Economic Forum in Davos in which…”