March 21, 2021
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Stores That Defined American Malls Bet on a Freestanding Future
“Photographer: Al Bello/Getty Images North Photographer: Al Bello/Getty Images North Quintessential mall stores from Macy’s Inc. to Kay Jewelers to Gap Inc. are…”
March 20, 2021
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A Queer Woman Just Dropped the Essential Playbook for Straight Men
“The fourth chapter of Jane Ward ’s new book, The Tragedy of Heterosexuality , imagines a dinner party with 60 of Ward’s queer friends and colleagues. They’re in…”
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Inside the ‘Black Market’ Where Artists Can Pay for Millions of Streams
“The music industry is famous for being hyper-competitive, but in the summer of 2019, the biggest companies — from major labels to streaming services — briefly…”
March 17, 2021
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Should we mix-and-match doses from different COVID-19 vaccines? Experts say maybe
“Breadcrumb Trail Links News Canada Using different vaccines could create a stronger immune response against COVID-19 and its variants, experts say. But it’s…”
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COVID vaccines in Canada: Can you mix and match different shots? – Macleans.ca
““I think we’re having a global science lesson,” says Dr. Alan Bernstein, CEO of CIFAR, a Toronto-based global research organization. The pandemic has “made…”
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Should you mix and match COVID-19 vaccines? Scientists are seeking answers
“As more COVID-19 vaccines become available, researchers are testing the impact of pairing different products that require two shots. Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via…”
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World-first COVID-19 alternating dose vaccine study launches in UK
“Clinical trial looking into alternating COVID-19 vaccine doses launched today in the UK Current programme of 2 doses of the same vaccine over 12 weeks remains…”
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The curious case of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine
“A straZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine is facing a crisis of confidence, with one European country after another, as if seized by a fit of panic, temporarily…”
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The Problem With Conspiracy Theorists Isn’t What They Believe—It’s What They Disbelieve
“Ideas Distinguishing excessive doubt from excessive belief can help inform how to bring a conspiracy theorist back to reality. 7:30 AM ET Tim Harford Columnist…”
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“This painting by William K. Hartmann, who is a senior scientist emeritus at the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson, Arizona, is based on a commission from…”
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“A doctor administers a dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 in Dippoldiswalde, Germany, on 15 March—the day the German government said it would…”
March 15, 2021
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Book review: “A Thousand Brains” by Jeff Hawkins – LessWrong
“Jeff Hawkins gets full credit for getting me first interested in the idea that neuroscience might lead to artificial general intelligence—an idea which…”
March 14, 2021
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The foods that reverse climate change
“Follow the Food By Chloe Berge The way we produce food has accelerated climate change, but can sustainable production methods help to reverse it? In a…”
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“The degree to which Stratechery Weekly Articles are pre-planned varies; Eddy on Twitter, though, had this article pegged: Tomorrow, after a number of delays,…”
March 13, 2021
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For Creators, Everything is for Sale
“Digital stars are coming up with new ways to make money. Yet fans still hold the power. Credit… Illustration by The New York Times Taylor Lorenz March 10,…”
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Is a Long-Dismissed Forgery Actually the Oldest Known Biblical Manuscript?
“The British Library In 1883, 15 manuscript fragments found near the Dead Sea caused an international sensation. Written in ancient Hebrew script, they were said…”
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“Recent events have completely exposed the limits of individual agency, creating a powerful demand for squad-based forms of resiliency. The COVID-19 pandemic is…”
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Cottagecore Was Just the Beginning
“Technology Aesthetics Wiki is the internet’s one-stop shop for figuring out whether your vibe is more “cactuscore” or “synthwave” or “pastel goth.” Kaitlyn…”
March 12, 2021
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“Lately, I’ve been thinking about how new features are either launched as stem cells or full blown organs. I’m well aware this is an imperfect analogy, but I’m…”
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The Year Of Choosing Dangerously
“One day, a year ago, my children came home from school and never went back. First we thought they’d be home for a few weeks. Then “a few weeks” stretched into…”
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The U.S. Is Sitting on Tens of Millions of Vaccine Doses the World Needs
“Those tens of millions of doses from AstraZeneca are waiting for trial results, while countries that authorized the vaccine beg to have them. An Emergent…”
March 8, 2021
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Old movies can be troubling. Content warnings are only the start of the conversation.
“Getty Images I am a trans woman, and I love The Silence of the Lambs . I know, I know, I know. I shouldn’t . The serial killer that FBI trainee Clarice Starling…”
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The Secret, Essential Geography of the Office
“A workplace has its own informal cardinal directions: elevatorward, kitchenward, bathroomward. It’s a map we share. I once worked for a few weeks at a big, busy…”
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How social networks got competitive again
“Felit Mittermeier / Unsplash Lately, the consumer internet — that set of products devoted to building and monetizing large networks of people — has started to…”
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on cryptoart as an argument for self-archiving
“I said I wasn’t gonna write about NFTs because nobody wants to hear it and I’m not sure I have much worth saying about the whole concept, but they’ve been on my…”
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Opinion: Ten years ago, the world took away the wrong lesson from the tragedy of Fukushima
“The Tokyo Electric Power Co. Fukushima Daiichi No.1 nuclear power plant, with the damaged fourth reactor, right, and the damaged third reactor, left, in the…”
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“It was a decade ago in January when a six-alarm blaze destroyed a 123-year-old heritage building at the corner of Yonge and Gould Streets. It ravaged the home…”
March 7, 2021
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“BUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES WITH CRYPTOART WILL BE SOLVED SOON, RIGHT?”
“Cryptocurrencies and NFTs are an absolute disaster for so many more reasons than the ecological. everest pipkin Just now · 20 min read I am so mad I had to…”
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“Doc Searls Mar 16, 2018 · 7 min read When Parisians got tired of cemeteries during the French Revolution, they conscripted priests to relocate bones of more…”
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The Moon Has a Comet-Like Tail. Every Month It Shoots a Beam Around Earth.
““It almost seems like a magical thing,” said one of the astronomers involved in studying the lunar phenomenon. An animation shows how sodium atoms ejected from…”