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bit.ly/2Kjgbs2 If you want to know what a talent for scientific visualizations looks like, check out Eleanor Lutz. She’s a PhD student in biology at the University of Washington, and at her website Tabletop Whale, you can see her amazing…

Citizen Lab just published an excellent report on the stalkerware industry. BoingBoing post. via bit.ly/2RatLyk bit.ly/z8dJk0

bit.ly/2wQrY8l architecture studio phyd arquitectura came across a pair of old ruins and revived them into a cozy residence in the mountains of porto de mos, portugal. the ruins conveyed a sense of belonging in its surrounding nature, and had…

bit.ly/2R8t74i After making some 3D printed custom bubble wands, I figured I should try making my own homemade bubble solution. There are a lot of recipes out there and most are pretty similar. Despite the various ratios I was trying…

bit.ly/2wLJZEP Emily Lakdawalla of the Planetary Society filed a report on humanity’s current roster of spacecraft currently exploring the solar system (and beyond). Chang’e-4 and Yutu-2 are now past their prime mission and are in their extended mission phases. Their…

bit.ly/2XPZhnC How alphabet books dealt with the letter X before the rise of x-rays and xylophones. via bit.ly/2Zrm75L bit.ly/1m2aii5

bit.ly/2MTSxo6 The sea sloshing beneath the icy surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa just might be the best incubator for extraterrestrial life in our solar system. And yet it is concealed by the moon’s frozen outer shell—presenting a challenge for astrobiologists…

bit.ly/2RcqEpO Watching a wildfire from within—seeing the flames fly above, below, and for 360 degrees all around—can offer scientists and firefighters valuable information about how these increasingly threatening blazes behave and spread. But the average forest fire sends temperatures rocketing…

bit.ly/2IExss6 Casey Rae | William S. Burroughs and the Cult of Rock ‘n’ Roll | University of Texas Press | June 2019 | 28 minutes (4,637 words)   Naked Lunch is inseparable from its author William S. Burroughs, which tends to…

Congratulations on that nice pay raise you got last year. A seven percent hike – wow! After 40 years of stagnant wages, that uptick can help you pay off some of our old credit card bills or get an upgrade…

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bit.ly/2wN1ftm One of the worlds most famous (or infamous) volcanoes, this is the view of the recent eruption of Mt. Etna in Italy. There is a larger version available from NASA – click here. Don’t worry if you have a…

bit.ly/2wN1ftm One of the worlds most famous (or infamous) volcanoes, this is the view of the recent eruption of Mt. Etna in Italy. There is a larger version available from NASA – click here. Don’t worry if you have a…

bit.ly/2IEMOx5 John Martin’s epic mezzotint illustrations for John Milton’s classic tale of falling from paradise. via bit.ly/2IhyoT2 bit.ly/1m2aii5

bit.ly/2I11iYI What if the solution to our health problems is already inside our bodies? The human body is replete with billions of microbugs thriving on our skin, inside our intestines, and even our private parts. Their collective, microbiomes, are not…

bit.ly/2WrkAiR by Ken Schwencke On Thursday, we launched a new feature for our Nonprofit Explorer database: The ability to search the full text of nearly 3 million electronically filed nonprofit tax filings sent to the IRS since 2011. Nonprofit Explorer…

bit.ly/2KvPAah In 1981, many of the world’s leading cosmologists gathered at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, a vestige of the coupled lineages of science and theology located in an elegant villa in the gardens of the Vatican. Stephen Hawking chose…

bit.ly/2WQHH5O Temperatures are rising in the Sonoma County, and visitors are looking for ways to beat the heat. The Russian River, Sonoma Coast and Springs Area … via bit.ly/2QPoOe9 bit.ly/2BbhumE

bit.ly/2QPf6IK Any website which lets users discover, buy, share, or download music or other sound effects should always have an audio player. Every user would like to preview the audio or music to determine if they want to purchase or…