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Tweet by longform

2015.11.28 – 09:20

"The System of TV is Creaking Under Its Own Weight" A Q&A w/ Michael Schur (@KenTremendous): https://t.co/pKga4OXJio pic.twitter.com/ldqxDGETyk — Longform (@longform) November 28, 2015 via https://twitter.com/longform

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Tweet by BadAstronomer

2015.11.28 – 09:06

Good: A couple of smart guys talking about things. Great: It's Randall Munroe and @Cmdr_Hadfield. https://t.co/FGSHoSR53F — Phil Plait (@BadAstronomer) November 28, 2015 via https://twitter.com/BadAstronomer

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Engineers are more prone to violent extremism

2015.11.24 – 14:38

Engineers are more prone to violent extremism “This explains why there are relatively few radical Islamists with engineering backgrounds in Saudi Arabia (where they can easily find good employment) and why engineers were more prone to become left-wing radicals in Turkey and Iran. A particular religiously fundamentalist ideology gives engineers a philosophy that is in […]

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*The Midas Paradox*

2015.11.24 – 14:26

*The Midas Paradox* from: November 24, 2015 at 02:22PM

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Tweet by No_Little_Plans

2015.11.24 – 13:37

p-values are hard to explain. https://t.co/erZI9wk98O — Rob Arthur (@No_Little_Plans) November 24, 2015 via https://twitter.com/No_Little_Plans

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Tweet by dick_nixon

2015.11.23 – 21:25

Philosophically, fascism begins in an obsession with weakness. — Richard M. Nixon (@dick_nixon) November 24, 2015 via https://twitter.com/dick_nixon

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Reporter Degrees Of Freedom

2015.11.23 – 09:24

Reporter Degrees Of Freedom from: November 23, 2015 at 09:11AM

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A reason persuasion is surprisingly difficult

2015.11.23 – 08:15

A reason persuasion is surprisingly difficult from: November 23, 2015 at 07:54AM

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Skill mismatch unemployment is real and significant

2015.11.23 – 07:53

Skill mismatch unemployment is real and significant from: November 23, 2015 at 07:52AM

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How Did Endurance Help Early Humans Survive?

2015.11.20 – 10:08

How Did Endurance Help Early Humans Survive? from: November 20, 2015 at 10:03AM

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The space doctor’s big idea

2015.11.19 – 13:19

The space doctor’s big idea from: November 19, 2015 at 01:07PM

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Tweet by dastudes

2015.11.19 – 04:59

HBR study finds that the more leaders underrate themselves, the more highly they're perceived as leaders https://t.co/2RgUFY50Ce — Dave Studeman (@dastudes) November 19, 2015 via https://twitter.com/dastudes

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Tweet by octonion

2015.11.19 – 04:59

Wait 'til algorithms start hiring other algorithms. Machines Are Better Than Humans at Hiring the Best Employees – https://t.co/IUCI9jWPgs — Christopher D. Long (@octonion) November 19, 2015 via https://twitter.com/octonion

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Which Interpretation of DAESH is Right?

2015.11.18 – 11:22

Which Interpretation of DAESH is Right? from: November 18, 2015 at 11:12AM

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Global Gender War

2015.11.18 – 00:32

Global Gender War from: November 18, 2015 at 12:18AM

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Tweet by ClickHole

2015.11.17 – 09:32

The Stories In ‘The Flintstones’ Are Powerful, But They Probably Didn’t Literally Happen https://t.co/F4mnccQCLI pic.twitter.com/Nogmt51rIp — ClickHole (@ClickHole) November 17, 2015 via https://twitter.com/ClickHole

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Can we determine how honesty varies across countries?

2015.11.17 – 06:27

Can we determine how honesty varies across countries? from: November 17, 2015 at 06:23AM

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The Doomsday Invention

2015.11.16 – 19:39

The Doomsday Invention On AI: “One program from 1981, called Eurisko, was designed to teach itself a naval role-playing game. After playing ten thousand matches, it arrived at a morally grotesque strategy: to field thousands of small, immobile ships, the vast majority of which were intended as cannon fodder. In a national tournament, Eurisko demolished […]

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Three Rules for Making a Company Truly Great

2015.11.16 – 16:18

Three Rules for Making a Company Truly Great “The many and diverse choices that made certain companies great were consistent with just three seemingly elementary rules: 1. Better before cheaper—in other words, compete on differentiators other than price. 2. Revenue before cost—that is, prioritize increasing revenue over reducing costs. 3. There are no other rules—so […]

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Tweet by unlikelyfanatic

2015.11.16 – 11:54

There's denotation and connotation. When naming things, ALWAYS consider connotation. https://t.co/JCED1V9MsA — Kate Morrison (@unlikelyfanatic) November 16, 2015 via https://twitter.com/unlikelyfanatic

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