The Case For A Universal Basic Income, Open Borders, And A 15-Hour Workweek

The Case For A Universal Basic Income, Open Borders, And A 15-Hour Workweek
Rutger Bregman, author of "Utopia for Realists," talks to Ezra Klein about the power and purpose of utopian thinking.

July 29, 2019 at 04:06AM
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Gigantic, Mysterious Radiation Leak Traced To Facility In Russia

Gigantic, Mysterious Radiation Leak Traced To Facility In Russia
The leak released up to 100 times the amount of radiation into the atmosphere that Fukushima disaster did. Italian scientists were the first to raise the alarm on October 2, when they noticed a burst of the radioactive ruthenium-106 in the atmosphere.

July 29, 2019 at 05:40PM
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A Fascinating Explanation Of The Complement System, One Of The Core Components Of The Immune System

A Fascinating Explanation Of The Complement System, One Of The Core Components Of The Immune System
A microscopic look at the battles being waged inside of your body every single day.

July 29, 2019 at 07:09PM
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A Death In Paradise

A Death In Paradise
An American tourist killed a hotel staffer in Anguilla. No one knows why.

July 29, 2019 at 06:15PM
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Dark Matter Has Never Killed Anyone, And Scientists Want To Know Why

Dark Matter Has Never Killed Anyone, And Scientists Want To Know Why
"Death by Dark Matter." That's not the name of your new favorite metal band; it’s the literal title of a new study by a trio of American of physicists. Their paper explores what the hypothetical consequences might be on the human population if a certain candidate of dark matter turned out to be true.

July 29, 2019 at 06:00PM
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Scientist Have Made A Contact Lens That Lets You Zoom In By Blinking

Scientist Have Made A Contact Lens That Lets You Zoom In By Blinking
Scientists from the University of California, San Diego, have created a new robotic soft contact lens that lets you zoom by blinking twice. The lens can be controlled by your eye movements.

July 29, 2019 at 05:40PM
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Gigantic, Mysterious Radiation Leak Traced To Facility In Russia

Gigantic, Mysterious Radiation Leak Traced To Facility In Russia
The leak released up to 100 times the amount of radiation into the atmosphere that Fukushima disaster did. Italian scientists were the first to raise the alarm on October 2, when they noticed a burst of the radioactive ruthenium-106 in the atmosphere.

July 29, 2019 at 05:40PM
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The Making Of Colonel Sanders

The Making Of Colonel Sanders
Long before KFC's Colonel Sanders was inexplicably a CGI Instagram influencer, RoboCop, or Reba McEntire, he was the Indiana-born Harland David Sanders.

July 29, 2019 at 02:01AM
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We Asked 64,000 Women What They Look For In A Partner

We Asked 64,000 Women What They Look For In A Partner
Worldwide, women of all sexual orientations said that kindness is a very important trait in a long-term partner.

July 27, 2019 at 09:24PM
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The Next Phase Of Marvel's Movies Is Much Weirder Than You Realize

The Next Phase Of Marvel's Movies Is Much Weirder Than You Realize
The biggest surprise is that the new, Avenger-less Marvel Cinematic Universe doesn't make much sense.

July 27, 2019 at 12:49AM
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A Cloudspotters' Guide To Climate Change

A Cloudspotters' Guide To Climate Change
On a lost-in-time island off the coast of England, a group called the Cloud Appreciation Society gathers to look skyward and bask in the delights of nature. But halfway around the world, scientists have modeled a scenario in which Stratocumulus actually disappear under extreme climate conditions

July 28, 2019 at 05:54PM
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How A Podcast And Its Army Of Amateur Sleuths Helped Free A Man From Prison

How A Podcast And Its Army Of Amateur Sleuths Helped Free A Man From Prison
How does a man wrongly convicted of murder get released twenty years later? It helps to have a wife who loves you, a podcaster who believes in you and an army of amateur sleuths who won't stop digging for the truth.

July 29, 2019 at 03:00AM
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The Harvard Professor Who Almost Had His House Stolen By His Lover, And More Of The Week's Best Scam Stories

The Harvard Professor Who Almost Had His House Stolen By His Lover, And More Of The Week's Best Scam Stories
The dine-and-dash eater captured by a "casanova" detective, how Nextdoor has become a perfect platform for scams and more of this week's best scam stories.

July 27, 2019 at 05:41PM
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How Science Got Trampled In The Rush To Drill In The Arctic

How Science Got Trampled In The Rush To Drill In The Arctic
The only thing standing in the way of establishing an oil and gas leasing program is the environmental review process. The administration is compressing it into just over one year.

July 27, 2019 at 08:01PM
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'It Snuck Up On Us': A 'City-Killer' Asteroid Just Missed Earth And Scientists Almost Didn't Detect It In Time

'It Snuck Up On Us': A 'City-Killer' Asteroid Just Missed Earth And Scientists Almost Didn't Detect It In Time
Alan Duffy was confused. On Thursday, the astronomer's phone was suddenly flooded with calls from reporters wanting to know about a large asteroid that had just whizzed past Earth, and he couldn't figure out "why everyone was so alarmed."

July 26, 2019 at 06:34PM
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Why Is Everyone On Tinder So Obsessed With Tacos?

Why Is Everyone On Tinder So Obsessed With Tacos?
On dating apps, tacos are more than just delicious — they're shorthand for a personality.

July 26, 2019 at 10:36PM
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Everyone Misunderstands The Point Of Fight Club

Everyone Misunderstands The Point Of Fight Club
Rebecca Renner on the Forgotten Anti-Capitalist Message of an Unjustly Vilified Work

July 27, 2019 at 09:24PM
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What If Avoiding the Sun Is Bad for You?

What If Avoiding the Sun Is Bad for You?
It was around 15 years ago that Dr. Matt Zirwas, an Ohio-based dermatologist, first noticed something curious about the people he was treating at his clinic.

July 26, 2019 at 12:49AM
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Entitled Tesla Jackass Parks On Stranger's Lawn, Steals Electricity For 12 Hours

Entitled Tesla Jackass Parks On Stranger's Lawn, Steals Electricity For 12 Hours
There’s sort of a stereotype of Tesla owners having this elevated sense of self-worth and entitlement since they believe that the fact that they drive a fast, luxurious electric car means they’re saving the world for the rest of us drooling simpletons.

July 27, 2019 at 10:41PM
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An Astronomer Answers Twitter Questions About Aliens

An Astronomer Answers Twitter Questions About Aliens
Tell us 'bout them aliens, Jill.

July 28, 2019 at 05:54PM
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