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Posted without comment: http://t.co/z1il6wSxbh — Philip Michaels (@PhilipMichaels) January 28, 2014 via http://ift.tt/KDNKRI

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@Every6thDay Sucks, man. — Joey Chenoweth (@joeychenoweth) January 28, 2014 via http://ift.tt/1f9freN

‘To Europe—Yes, but With Our Dead’ – Ta-Nehisi Coates – The Atlantic

‘To Europe—Yes, but With Our Dead’ – Ta-Nehisi Coates – The Atlantic What happens to a nation that’s suffered a great crime? What happens when the wrong can’t be made right?

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What we now know: The public demand for new stuff to read *dramatically* outstrips the public worry about being fed lies and distortions. — Alan Jacobs (@ayjay) January 27, 2014 via http://ift.tt/vYDv37

YouTube: The most humorous table-tennis match ever

The most humorous table-tennis match ever Tiin Video

A New Thermodynamics Theory of the Origin of Life | Simons Foundation

A New Thermodynamics Theory of the Origin of Life | Simons Foundation “The formula, based on established physics, indicates that when a group of atoms is driven by an external source of energy (like the sun or chemical fuel) and surrounded by a heat bath (like the ocean or atmosphere), it will often gradually restructure […]

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* How does the brain create sequences? | @EurekAlertAAAS Chemistry & Physics http://t.co/bYwKLNgibM — Thomas Scientific (@ThomasSci) January 26, 2014 via http://ift.tt/1mLAd7f

YouTube: David Bowie – America @ Concert For New York City

David Bowie – America @ Concert For New York City dazza458

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Thing is, to describe dialup to a kid, you first have to explain landlines. It's a multi-level way of feeling really old. — Craig Calcaterra (@craigcalcaterra) January 24, 2014 via http://ift.tt/yAExMI

Life as a Nonviolent Psychopath

Life as a Nonviolent Psychopath “You said that you live in a flat emotional world—that is, that you treat everybody the same. That’s Buddhist.” I don’t know anything about Buddhism but she continued on and said, “It’s too bad that the people close to you are so disappointed in being close to you. Any learned […]

Jonathan Haidt on the Righteous Mind

Jonathan Haidt on the Righteous Mind “We are primates. We evolved in hierarchical primate groups. We can do hierarchy. But we really resent a bullying alpha male. And you see this, boy, do you see this in the Tea Party, where the bullying alpha male is the government. And it harkens back to the American […]

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.@radiojoee Billy Beane told me in '98, "I'd love to have territorial rights to Oak, but why would I put $ into a kid the NYY will draft?" — Howard Bryant (@hbryant42) January 23, 2014 via http://ift.tt/10YFzpt

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Be proud of your weirdest idea. http://ift.tt/1moLjiq — Big Spaceship (@bigspaceship) January 21, 2014 via http://ift.tt/NQEE5x

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Sometimes open source software isn't the #1 priority in our lives. http://ift.tt/1aqvOXz — Andy Lester (@petdance) January 22, 2014 via http://ift.tt/Ahbrmw

Sweden’s incredible ice orchestra

Sweden’s incredible ice orchestra “Ice instruments have a more detailed sound than wood, say, which absorbs the vibrations from the strings and dampens the sound,” he says.

Is Mata worth the money Man United will pay? Maybe, and that’s good enough – The State of Analytics

Is Mata worth the money Man United will pay? Maybe, and that’s good enough – The State of Analytics Why a chain of interrelated events is so much more difficult to predict than individual outcomes.

It All Began in Chaos

It All Began in Chaos “Over billions of years this gives Mercury a 1-in-100 chance of crossing the orbit of Venus. There is a further 1-in-500 chance that if Mercury goes nuts, it will also perturb the orbit of Venus or Mars enough for one of them to hit Earth—or miss it by several thousand […]

2014 Gates Annual Letter: 3 Myths that Block Progress for the Poor

2014 Gates Annual Letter: 3 Myths that Block Progress for the Poor

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@SeanMMcNally @kenarneson Why do you think the freemasons killed Marilyn? She knew too much. — Emma Span (@emmaspan) January 22, 2014 via http://ift.tt/KI2rDx

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thankyou for your words, @ChristinaKahrl. needed to read that. — Lorde (@lordemusic) January 21, 2014 via http://ift.tt/LRxAWt