Author: timbatchelder
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What an Audacious Hoax Reveals About Academia
Three scholars wrote 20 fake papers using fashionable jargon to argue for ridiculous conclusions. Source: What an Audacious Hoax Reveals About Academia
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Want to live for ever? Flush out your zombie cells
As time passes, the number of damaged, ‘senescent’ cells in our bodies increases. These in turn are responsible for many effects of ageing. Now scientists are working to eliminate them Source: Want to live for ever? Flush out your zombie cells
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How to Program Your Job
When workers automate their own duties, who should reap the benefits? Source: How to Program Your Job – The Atlantic
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Sexual-harassment scandals are hurting companies’ reputations and balance sheets
A year after allegations about Harvey Weinstein became public, more cases are emerging Source: Sexual-harassment scandals are hurting companies’ reputations and balance sheets – Daily chart
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Dinosaur Doctors And The Death Of Paternalistic Medicine
10,151 viewsFeb 19, 2013, 09:31amDinosaur Doctors And The Death Of Paternalistic Medicine Source: Dinosaur Doctors And The Death Of Paternalistic Medicine
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The Science Is Clear: Dirty Farm Water Is Making Us Sick
Lettuce contaminated with pathogens have sickened and killed people. But the FDA has shelved Obama-era plans to test the culprit: farms’ irrigation water. Source: The Science Is Clear: Dirty Farm Water Is Making Us Sick | WIRED
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Urban innovation doesn’t have to leave rural areas behind
https://qz.com/1381132/big-city-capitalism-buys-our-way-back-to-the-quiet-rural-life/
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Ambrosia: ‘Young blood’ transfusions launching first clinic
A startup called Ambrosia that charges $8,000 to fill your veins with the blood of young people plans to launch its first clinic in New York City. Founded by Stanford grad Jesse Karmazin, the company just completed the first clinical trial designed to test the benefits of young blood transfusions. Source: Ambrosia: ‘Young blood’…
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My Mornings on ‘Dopamine Bean’
https://melmagazine.com/my-mornings-on-dopamine-bean-111dbead099d
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The future of DIY abortions is the internet, not a back-alley doctor
No need for a clinic at all Source: The future of DIY abortions is the internet, not a back-alley doctor – The Verge
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How to Buy a House the Wall Street Way
Technology firms powered by machine learning and artificial intelligence are enabling institutional investors to buy large volumes of homes, shifting longstanding patterns in residential real estate. Source: How to Buy a House the Wall Street Way – WSJ
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Nietzsche’s guide to better living: embrace the mess of daily life
John Kaag’s fascinating new book about the German thinker seeks to tether philosophy back to the mess of daily experience. Source: Nietzsche’s Guide to Better Living – The Atlantic
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