Fox News Is Poisoning America. Rupert Murdoch And His Heirs Should Be Shunned

Fox News Is Poisoning America. Rupert Murdoch And His Heirs Should Be Shunned
The Murdoch family is warmly received in the hallways of power and money. But they should be ostracized in the same way that Steve Bannon has.

November 5, 2018 at 04:30AM
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The World's New Tallest Statue, And More Of The Weeks

The World's New Tallest Statue, And More Of The Weeks
A statue four times taller than the statue of liberty, trippy hand-pressed aluminum can designs and more.

November 3, 2018 at 06:00PM
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Amazon Raises Minimum Pay for Everyone—Except These Workers

Amazon Raises Minimum Pay for Everyone—Except These Workers
The gig economy is getting the Jeff Bezos treatment. Interviews with contract workers suggest the pay doesn't live up to promises.

November 2, 2018 at 06:00AM
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Biologists Have Started Their Attempt To Sequence The DNA Of Every Living Thing On Earth

Biologists Have Started Their Attempt To Sequence The DNA Of Every Living Thing On Earth
The Earth BioGenome Project aims to map the genome of 1.5 million plants, animals and fungi.

November 2, 2018 at 03:38AM
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I Ditched The Mac For The iPad And I'll Never Go Back

I Ditched The Mac For The iPad And I'll Never Go Back
The iPad Pro has changed my life and I don't care about desktop computing anymore.

November 2, 2018 at 04:44AM
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This Deep Learning Program Colorizes Old Images, And Does It Really Well

This Deep Learning Program Colorizes Old Images, And Does It Really Well
Colorizing old images is a painstaking process, but that might not be the case anymore thanks to this program uploaded to Github.

November 3, 2018 at 08:27PM
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Could 'Oumuamua Be An Extraterrestrial Solar Sail?

Could 'Oumuamua Be An Extraterrestrial Solar Sail?
A new study by a pair of astronomers from the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) has suggested that 'Oumuamua may actually be a light sail of extra-terrestrial origin.

November 3, 2018 at 12:07AM
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Why DARPA Is Betting A Million Bucks On An 'Impossible' Space Drive

Why DARPA Is Betting A Million Bucks On An 'Impossible' Space Drive
Twenty years later and many scientists still call the EmDrive impossible, but that hasn't stopped DARPA, the Defense Department agency that funds potential technological breakthroughs of all kinds, from putting serious money behind it.

November 4, 2018 at 12:42PM
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What I Learned From Talking To Psychopaths

What I Learned From Talking To Psychopaths
I lurked on the psychopath forum for three days before contacting anyone. It is, unsurprisingly, a scary place.

November 2, 2018 at 01:37AM
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"Is Sucking The Opposite Of Blowing" Is A Question I Didn't Know I Had Until This Video

"Is Sucking The Opposite Of Blowing" Is A Question I Didn't Know I Had Until This Video
In this video, the Action Lab channel put some physics to the test by testing if sucking is the opposite of blowing. There still is some argument in the physics community.

November 3, 2018 at 11:49PM
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The Glorious Madness Of Japanese Dodge Van Racing

The Glorious Madness Of Japanese Dodge Van Racing
Dajiban is full of short-wheelbase Ram vans built for racing and drifting. What's not to love?

November 3, 2018 at 01:08AM
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Tesla Owner Uses

Tesla Owner Uses 
Elon Musk found Tesla owner D. Shawn Kennedy's use of the Summon function to be "cool."

November 2, 2018 at 09:35PM
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Flickr Is Going to Delete a Bunch of Photos—Back Up Yours Now

Flickr Is Going to Delete a Bunch of Photos—Back Up Yours Now
February 5, 2019 is the day that Flickr will officially begin the mass purge of photos. The company was purchased from Yahoo in April by SmugMug and it was inevitable that changes would have to be made.

November 3, 2018 at 01:08AM
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Cheetah Licks Man, With His Consent, Until He Bleeds

Cheetah Licks Man, With His Consent, Until He Bleeds
You know how cats' tongues feel rough against your skin when they lick you? Turns out cheetahs' tongues are way, way rougher.

November 3, 2018 at 01:02AM
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The Sex Ed Crisis

The Sex Ed Crisis
In classrooms across the country, critical facts about sex are being withheld or distorted in shocking ways. Here, Cosmopolitan investigates how much this is harming women — and catches you up on what you didn't learn in high school.

November 2, 2018 at 10:00PM
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Life is like a hurricane: An oral history of the Disney Afternoon

Life is like a hurricane: An oral history of the Disney Afternoon
The story of how a DIY outfit working with Mickey’s leftovers turned into a sprawling empire of its own.

November 2, 2018 at 05:03PM
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Sorry, Pundits, But You Have No Clue What Will Happen On Tuesday

Sorry, Pundits, But You Have No Clue What Will Happen On Tuesday
Electorates mutate every two years. Using past turnout patterns can be useful when modeling a universe of voters, but the polls cannot tell us with certainty what will happen on Election Day anymore.

November 2, 2018 at 10:00PM
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An Aging Marathoner Tries To Run Fast After 40

An Aging Marathoner Tries To Run Fast After 40
Nicholas Thompson had been running marathons for years. At 42, his age was starting to slow him down. But with some science, tech and new dedication, he fought back against Time.

November 2, 2018 at 08:56PM
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What It's Like to Grow Up in a Cult

What It's Like to Grow Up in a Cult
In her new book, "To the Moon and Back: A Childhood Under the Influence," Lisa Kohn describes her journey into and out of the infamous Unification Church.

November 2, 2018 at 04:45PM
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Are Electric Cars Actually Any Better For The Environment Than Regular Cars?

Are Electric Cars Actually Any Better For The Environment Than Regular Cars?
Electric cars are charged on the grid — so aren't they still powered by fossil fuels? And isn't lithium mining terrible for the environment?

November 2, 2018 at 07:54PM
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