Author: timbatchelder
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The World’s Most Relaxing Song
A British ambient band incorporated scientific theory to unlock ‘the world’s most relaxing song.’ Source: The World’s Most Relaxing Song
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Forget Face ID. The Future of Secure Authentication is the Linguistics of your Voice.
Call it the gift of gab. Source: Forget Face ID. The Future of Secure Authentication Is Your Voice | Fortune
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Technology Is Everywhere. Tech Jobs? Not So Much.
High-skill technology jobs are concentrating in few places, even as their impact sweeps across the nation. Source: Technology Is Everywhere. Tech Jobs? Not So Much. | Fortune
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Fortune’s Business By Design List 2018
25 companies from a range of industries that are getting design right. Source: Fortune’s Business By Design List 2018 | Fortune
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Vermont will pay you $10,000 to move there and work from home
Vermont is giving remote workers a break (on their expenses). Source: Vermont will pay you $10,000 to move there and work from home — Quartz at Work
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Resilience is the new happiness
To be happy, you have to first learn how to be strong. Source: Resilience is the new happiness — Quartz
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Three US states signed up for 1,200 MW of offshore wind power this week
Massachusetts’s, Rhode Island, and New Jersey signed up for a combined 1,200 MW of offshore wind power this week. Source: Three US states signed up for 1,200 MW of offshore wind power this week — Quartz
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The chatter of birds, frogs, monkeys, and bugs may illuminate the evolution of human language
Comparing the communications styles of a wide range of creatures could be the key to understanding how and when humans developed complex language. Source: The chatter of birds, frogs, monkeys, and bugs may illuminate the evolution of human language — Quartz
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America’s system of tipping defies all economic logic
Servers shouldn’t be rewarded or punished for the overall quality of the dining experience. Source: DC Initiative 77 is right to propose eliminating tipping—a system that defies all economic logic — Quartz
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New Sleep-Tracking Wearables Help Solve Real Medical Problems
To see the latest in pro-sumer wearables—consumer devices that generate clinically relevant biometric data—look no further than your bedroom. Source: New Sleep-Tracking Wearables Help Solve Real Medical Problems | WIRED
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App Maker, Google’s low-code tool for building business apps, comes out of beta
It’s been a year and a half since Google announced App Maker, its online tool for quickly building and deploying business apps on the web. The company has mostly remained quiet about App Make… Source: App Maker, Google’s low-code tool for building business apps, comes out of beta | TechCrunch
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This Is the No. 1 Factor That Determines How Long You’ll Live (It’s Truly Grim)
A researcher sheds light on the difference your zip code makes. Source: This Is the No. 1 Factor That Determines How Long You’ll Live (It’s Truly Grim) | Inc.com
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