The road to Alzheimer’s disease is lined with processed foods

The road to Alzheimer’s disease is lined with processed foods
The consensus among scientists is that over one third of all Alzheimer’s cases could be prevented by improving our lifestyle.

March 30, 2018 at 08:17PM
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You’ve Reached the Winter of Our Discontent

You’ve Reached the Winter of Our Discontent
A half-assed elegy for the Cool-Loser Dream Boy of Gen-X cinema.

March 29, 2018 at 01:45PM
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The Forgotten Drink That Caffeinated North America for Centuries

The Forgotten Drink That Caffeinated North America for Centuries
Yaupon tea, a botanical cousin to yerba maté, is now almost unknown.

March 31, 2018 at 12:54AM
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1st place Mousetrap Car Ideas- using SCIENCE

1st place Mousetrap Car Ideas- using SCIENCE
Whenever Mark Rober tells you how to build something better, you should listen to him, because he really knows what he's talking about.

April 1, 2018 at 12:20AM
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11 advertisers drop Laura Ingraham, while fans launch #IStandWithLaura

11 advertisers drop Laura Ingraham, while fans launch #IStandWithLaura
As Fox News faces its third ad boycott in less than a year, supporters of the TV host are coming to her defense.

March 31, 2018 at 02:38AM
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The Surprising Reason that There Are So Many Thai Restaurants in America

The Surprising Reason that There Are So Many Thai Restaurants in America
You may have noticed that the ratio of Thai restaurants to Thai people in the US is high — and it's no coincidence.

March 30, 2018 at 08:17PM
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Earliest Known Human Footprints in North America Found on Canadian Island

Earliest Known Human Footprints in North America Found on Canadian Island
Scientists found the preserved footprints to be 13,000 years old, and suggested they shored up a hypothesis that early settlers of North America traveled along the Pacific coast.

March 29, 2018 at 01:47AM
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36-Year-Old Accountant Steps Into NHL Game As Emergency Backup Goalie, Makes 7 Saves

36-Year-Old Accountant Steps Into NHL Game As Emergency Backup Goalie, Makes 7 Saves
Chicago accountant Scott Foster just had the night of his life.

March 30, 2018 at 10:58PM
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11 advertisers drop Laura Ingraham, while fans launch #IStandWithLaura

11 advertisers drop Laura Ingraham, while fans launch #IStandWithLaura
As Fox News faces its third ad boycott in less than a year, supporters of the TV host are coming to her defense.

March 31, 2018 at 02:38AM
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Who Does She Think She Is?

Who Does She Think She Is?
The internet does not hate women. People hate women, and the internet allows them to do it faster, harder, and with impunity.

March 30, 2018 at 01:28AM
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The World's Fastest Growing Cities, Mapped

The World's Fastest Growing Cities, Mapped
As more and more people move from rural to urban areas around the world, cities are growing at unimaginable rates. This map of the world's fastest growing cities, via Datawrapper, can help us appreciate the scope of it.

March 29, 2018 at 01:47AM
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Fifteen Gazans dead after Israeli army, Palestinians clash at border fence, officials say

Fifteen Gazans dead after Israeli army, Palestinians clash at border fence, officials say
About 17,000 Palestinian demonstrators gathered along the border fence with Israel.

March 30, 2018 at 11:46PM
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The Wonderful Thing That Happens When Steel Wool Gets Microwaved

The Wonderful Thing That Happens When Steel Wool Gets Microwaved
It's even more beautiful when watched in slow mo.

March 30, 2018 at 10:58PM
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MyFitnessPal Announces Huge Data Breach Affecting 150 Million Users

MyFitnessPal Announces Huge Data Breach Affecting 150 Million Users
Remember how much we heard about the Equifax hack? Well, MyFitnessPal just lost 150 million users' data, even more than Equifax did.

March 30, 2018 at 09:01PM
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FCC approves SpaceX plan for 4,425-satellite broadband network

FCC approves SpaceX plan for 4,425-satellite broadband network
The proposed service, which will be called Starlink, was opposed by several existing satellite operators like OneWeb and Spire.

March 30, 2018 at 07:07PM
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This Nuclear Explosion Simulator Shows Just How Screwed We'd Be If Russia Dropped Another Tsar Bomba

This Nuclear Explosion Simulator Shows Just How Screwed We'd Be If Russia Dropped Another Tsar Bomba
There's a new nuclear simulator on the internet, and it's here to emphasize just how awful a 50,000KT blast would be.

March 30, 2018 at 02:15AM
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Department of Veterans Settled 263 Sexual Harassment Cases in 20 Years

Department of Veterans Settled 263 Sexual Harassment Cases in 20 Years
Former employees who spoke to the Daily Dot described the department as an organization where sexual harassment is prevalent and bad behavior goes unpunished.

March 30, 2018 at 06:05PM
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E.P.A. Prepares to Roll Back Rules Requiring Cars to Be Cleaner and More Efficient

E.P.A. Prepares to Roll Back Rules Requiring Cars to Be Cleaner and More Efficient
The Trump administration is expected to launch an effort in coming days to weaken greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy standards for automobiles, handing a victory to car manufacturers and giving them ammunition to potentially roll back industry standards worldwide.

March 30, 2018 at 05:20PM
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Bitter taste: California judge rules that coffee requires cancer warning

Bitter taste: California judge rules that coffee requires cancer warning
The culprit is a chemical produced in the bean roasting process that is a known carcinogen and has been at the heart of an eight-year legal struggle between a tiny nonprofit group and Big Coffee.

March 30, 2018 at 05:20PM
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African Safari Gets Awkward Super Fast When A Cheetah Suddenly Jumps Into The Car

African Safari Gets Awkward Super Fast When A Cheetah Suddenly Jumps Into The Car
When the people on this safari signed up for getting closer to nature, they definitely didn't sign up for this.

March 29, 2018 at 10:05PM
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Guy Powerwashing Racist Graffiti Is Doubly Satisfying

Guy Powerwashing Racist Graffiti Is Doubly Satisfying
The MO for the Instagram account erasinghate is a simple one — remove hate symbols from public spaces. Often, that involves a satisfying internet staple: power washing.

March 29, 2018 at 06:01PM
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The Fraud and the Four-Hour Workweek

The Fraud and the Four-Hour Workweek
Self-help millionaire Tim Ferriss is a fraud. But his success says a lot about modern capitalism and its discontents.

March 29, 2018 at 05:27PM
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Adnan Syed Wins Appeal For New Trial In Murder Case Made Famous By 'Serial'

Adnan Syed Wins Appeal For New Trial In Murder Case Made Famous By 'Serial'
State prosecutors could still appeal this decision to Maryland's Court of Appeals.

March 29, 2018 at 11:34PM
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Everything You Need To Know About The Sex-Slavery Cult Leader Who Was Arrested This Week

Everything You Need To Know About The Sex-Slavery Cult Leader Who Was Arrested This Week
Keith Raniere allegedly branded women with his initials, made them his sex slaves and blackmailed them to keep them from leaving his harem. And now he's been arrested.

March 29, 2018 at 10:53PM
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Hey, Execs: Canceling A 'Deadpool' Project Will Always Bite You In The Ass

Hey, Execs: Canceling A 'Deadpool' Project Will Always Bite You In The Ass
Giving someone like Donald Glover or Ryan Reynolds the opportunity to play with a character known for breaking the fourth wall makes tongue-in-cheek retaliation fair game when the project is stripped from them.

March 29, 2018 at 02:13AM
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Kim Jong-un agrees to meet South Korea president at summit on 27 April

Kim Jong-un agrees to meet South Korea president at summit on 27 April
What will be only the third-ever such meeting was announced on Thursday when senior officials from the two Koreas met.

March 29, 2018 at 04:30PM
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If You’ve Met Aliens While on DMT, These Scientists Would Like to Hear From You

If You’ve Met Aliens While on DMT, These Scientists Would Like to Hear From You
Some people on DMT say they meet aliens, demons, and even elves. It’s a common enough experience that Johns Hopkins wants to know more.

March 29, 2018 at 04:30PM
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What constant smartphone photography is doing to our memories

What constant smartphone photography is doing to our memories
Sharing photos may subtly change what — and how — we remember.

March 29, 2018 at 01:47AM
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Elon Musk's Neuralink Sought to Open an Animal Testing Facility in San Francisco

Elon Musk's Neuralink Sought to Open an Animal Testing Facility in San Francisco
Exactly one year ago, Elon Musk revealed that he'd co-founded a new startup, Neuralink, with the ambition of inventing a brain-computer interface or, as it was later called, a "wizard hat for the brain."

March 29, 2018 at 04:03AM
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Elon Musk's Neuralink Sought to Open an Animal Testing Facility in San Francisco

Elon Musk's Neuralink Sought to Open an Animal Testing Facility in San Francisco
Exactly one year ago, Elon Musk revealed that he'd co-founded a new startup, Neuralink, with the ambition of inventing a brain-computer interface or, as it was later called, a "wizard hat for the brain."

March 29, 2018 at 04:03AM
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Trump Fires Veterans Affairs Chief David Shulkin With A Tweet

Trump Fires Veterans Affairs Chief David Shulkin With A Tweet
And he nominated his current White House physician to replace Shulkin in the post.

March 29, 2018 at 02:58AM
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Ever Record a Video on Facebook? Facebook Still Has It.

Ever Record a Video on Facebook? Facebook Still Has It.
Earlier this week, like many people around the world, my sister Bailey downloaded her Facebook data archives. Along with the contact lists and relationship statuses was something unexpected: several different videos of her attempting to play a scale on a wooden flute in her childhood bedroom.

March 29, 2018 at 02:54AM
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Earliest Known Human Footprints in North America Found on Canadian Island

Earliest Known Human Footprints in North America Found on Canadian Island
Scientists found the preserved footprints to be 13,000 years old, and suggested they shored up a hypothesis that early settlers of North America traveled along the Pacific coast.

March 29, 2018 at 01:47AM
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I Tried to Befriend Nikolas Cruz. He Still Killed My Friends.

I Tried to Befriend Nikolas Cruz. He Still Killed My Friends.
The notion that the Parkland shootings wouldn't have occurred if students had been kinder is deeply dangerous.

March 28, 2018 at 07:02PM
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How Could Kirby Exist In The Real World?

How Could Kirby Exist In The Real World?
Kirby's abilities come from his strange, strange body.

March 29, 2018 at 12:30AM
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The Basics Of Concrete

The Basics Of Concrete
Practical Engineering explores the science of a material that has been the basis of all modern infrastructure.

March 28, 2018 at 11:33PM
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Gates And Manafort Were In Touch With Known Russian Agent During Campaign, According To New Mueller Filing

Gates And Manafort Were In Touch With Known Russian Agent During Campaign, According To New Mueller Filing
Gates told a business associate that Konstantin Kilimnik, who managed Manafort's lobbying firm in Kiev, "was a former Russian Intelligence Officer."

March 28, 2018 at 11:15PM
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Trump’s Lawyer Raised Prospect of Pardons for Flynn and Manafort as Special Counsel Closed In

Trump’s Lawyer Raised Prospect of Pardons for Flynn and Manafort as Special Counsel Closed In
The episode raises questions about whether the president's lawyer was trying to influence Mr. Trump's former advisers and their cooperation with the special counsel.

March 28, 2018 at 11:15PM
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How Facebook Helps Shady Advertisers Pollute the Internet

How Facebook Helps Shady Advertisers Pollute the Internet
Affiliates describe watching their ad campaigns lose money for a few days as Facebook gathers data through trial and error, then seeing the sales take off exponentially.

March 28, 2018 at 07:20AM
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Holy Crap, This Sand Buggy With Tesla

Holy Crap, This Sand Buggy With Tesla 
It weighs 2600 pounds, it's got a Tesla induction motor, and it absolutely rips.

March 28, 2018 at 02:01AM
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Kim Jong Un met with Xi Jinping in China

Kim Jong Un met with Xi Jinping in China
It's the first meeting between the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Chinese President Xi Jinping.

March 28, 2018 at 05:50PM
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Peter Thiel Employee Helped Cambridge Analytica Before It Harvested Data

Peter Thiel Employee Helped Cambridge Analytica Before It Harvested Data
It was a Palantir employee in London, working closely with the data scientists building Cambridge's psychological profiling technology, who suggested the scientists create their own app — a mobile-phone-based personality quiz — to gain access to Facebook users' friend networks.

March 28, 2018 at 05:50PM
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Cosmetic Surgery for a Pet Fish? In Asia, This One Is King of the Tank

Cosmetic Surgery for a Pet Fish? In Asia, This One Is King of the Tank
Known as the "dragon fish" in Chinese, the Asian arowana is one of the world's most expensive aquarium fish and a popular luxury item, especially in China.

March 28, 2018 at 04:44PM
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Outside the Limits of the Human Imagination

Outside the Limits of the Human Imagination
What a new documentary doesn't capture about the magnetism and evil of the Rajneesh cult.

March 27, 2018 at 08:10PM
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The Oral History of 'Fanboys,' a Love Letter to 'Star Wars' Obliterated By the Dark Side of Hollywood

The Oral History of 'Fanboys,' a Love Letter to 'Star Wars' Obliterated By the Dark Side of Hollywood
"There's no 'Fanboys' without Ernie Cline of course. But the movie that we did is Adam Goldberg's. The story we did, the shitty indie version of the plot of the first 'Star Wars,' that is entirely Adam [Goldberg]'s invention. Before that, it was 100 pages of IG-88 jokes."

March 27, 2018 at 01:05AM
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John Paul Stevens: Repeal the Second Amendment

John Paul Stevens: Repeal the Second Amendment
Inspired by the demonstrations of young folks nationwide, former Supreme Court justice John Paul Stevens makes a case that the only lasting gun reform is a repeal of the second amendment.

March 27, 2018 at 05:53PM
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'Silicon Valley' Slipped A Tiny Burn Directed At Facebook Into Its Title Sequence

'Silicon Valley' Slipped A Tiny Burn Directed At Facebook Into Its Title Sequence
Owned.

March 27, 2018 at 06:13PM
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Why People Are Freaking Out About The Trump Administration's New Census Question On Citizenship

Why People Are Freaking Out About The Trump Administration's New Census Question On Citizenship
Democrats are concerned that the question will sharply reduce participation.

March 27, 2018 at 09:32PM
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Facebook's Data Scandal Is Bigger Than Cambridge Analytica (Or Facebook)

Facebook's Data Scandal Is Bigger Than Cambridge Analytica (Or Facebook)
It's a moment that forces us, collectively, to step back and think about what we sacrificed for a more convenient and connected world.

March 27, 2018 at 04:11AM
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A Very Funny Alternative Explanation For Australia's Cricket Ball Tampering Scandal

A Very Funny Alternative Explanation For Australia's Cricket Ball Tampering Scandal
Australia's national cricket team captain recently admitted to enlisting a player to rough up the ball to give the team an advantage against South Africa. But this commentator just doesn't see it.

March 27, 2018 at 07:17PM
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