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YouTube: Mieders Alpine Coaster (with no brakes!!)

2011.11.26 – 00:40

Mieders Alpine Coaster (with no brakes!!) davidjellis

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Life began with a planetary mega-organism – life – 25 November 2011 – New Scientist

2011.11.25 – 20:34

Life began with a planetary mega-organism – life – 25 November 2011 – New Scientist Interesting idea in that free cooperation may be more effective than competition in some contexts — especially in immature systems.

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YouTube: The Bicycle Animation

2011.11.25 – 17:11

The Bicycle Animation TheManimation

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Twitter: @pennjillette

2011.11.25 – 17:11

pennjillette Oh my goodness. This is Kenny G and Miles Davis. I cannot imagine a better picture than this. I love this so much. http://t.co/t3cumFtr

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Why Stanford’s Free Online Education Experiment Is Booming – News – GOOD

2011.11.25 – 17:03

Why Stanford’s Free Online Education Experiment Is Booming – News – GOOD The education revolution has begun.

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Dissolve My Nobel Prize! Fast! (A True Story) : Krulwich Wonders… : NPR

2011.11.25 – 17:03

Dissolve My Nobel Prize! Fast! (A True Story) : Krulwich Wonders… : NPR

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Leonardo’s To-Do List : Krulwich Wonders… : NPR

2011.11.25 – 16:18

Leonardo’s To-Do List : Krulwich Wonders… : NPR the tics of an increasingly hungry mind.

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New like on tumblr: bronxbanter

2011.11.25 – 14:17

Liked on Tumblr: bronxbanter

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New like on tumblr: bronxbanter

2011.11.25 – 14:17

Liked on Tumblr: bronxbanter

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Dan Ariely » Blog Archive Flying Frustrations

2011.11.25 – 10:47

Dan Ariely » Blog Archive Flying Frustrations With the original airport design, you walk ten minutes, but when you finally get to the carousel, your baggage gets there a minute after you (taking 11 minutes). In the other, you walk three minutes, but when you arrive you have to wait five minutes for your luggage […]

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Less Human Than Human: The Design Philosophy of Apple

2011.11.25 – 01:18

Less Human Than Human: The Design Philosophy of Apple Rips Apple’s “taste” in an incomprehensible academic jargony way.

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YouTube: BBC The Experiment – Prison Study – Podcast from Open University website

2011.11.23 – 22:55

BBC The Experiment – Prison Study – Podcast from Open University website Chodmunch

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Giant Lego Man washes ashore in Florida

2011.11.23 – 19:47

Giant Lego Man washes ashore in Florida Love the ungrammatical “No real than you are”

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The Ultimate Thanksgiving Travel Guide [INFOGRAPHIC]

2011.11.23 – 13:33

The Ultimate Thanksgiving Travel Guide [INFOGRAPHIC] OAK has the lowest % of cancelled flights of any airport in the country. And yet, I’ve managed to have a cancelled flight out of OAK totally screw up my vacation.

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Do things the long, hard, stupid way

2011.11.23 – 13:03

Do things the long, hard, stupid way Digital gift giving

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Racism And Meritocracy | TechCrunch

2011.11.23 – 09:34

Racism And Meritocracy | TechCrunch

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The Academic Achievement Gap Between The Rich And Poor Is Double The Gap Between Whites And Blacks | ThinkProgress

2011.11.23 – 09:03

The Academic Achievement Gap Between The Rich And Poor Is Double The Gap Between Whites And Blacks | ThinkProgress “The income achievement gap is now nearly twice as large as the black-white achievement gap. Fifty years ago, in contrast, the black-white gap was one and a half to two times as large as the income […]

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Blog: Sabermetric Research: Research conclusions *have* to be bayesian

2011.11.23 – 08:54

Research conclusions *have* to be bayesian Phil Birnbaum, Sabermetric Research

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‘The Umbrella Man’ – NYTimes.com

2011.11.22 – 20:03

‘The Umbrella Man’ – NYTimes.com

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Blog: Wired Science: Tool Creep and the Psychology of Pepper Spray

2011.11.22 – 17:29

Tool Creep and the Psychology of Pepper Spray Brandon Keim, Wired Science

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