Ideas
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My Dream of the Great Unbundling
We don’t need the next big thing. We need countless next little things. Source link
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The Healing Power of Javascript
A little over a year ago, as the Covid-19 lockdowns were beginning to fan out across the globe, most folks…
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Polarization Isn’t America’s Biggest Problem—or Facebook’s
Last week was a telling time in America. In Minneapolis, tearful Black eyewitnesses, some as young as nine, described George…
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Encryption Has Never Been More Essential—or Threatened
Given the global nature of the internet, the decisions some countries make affect us all. Foreign powers have already stolen…
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Portraits of a Neighborhood’s ‘Wood Wide Web’
Sometimes, mature douglas firs send sugar to saplings via miles of underground, gossamer-thin mycorrhizal fungi. Through these same passageways (the…
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Scientists Need to Admit What They Got Wrong About Covid
Our long, pandemic-inspired videoconference moment comes with several benefits, including the comfort of having to live and dress the part…
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Does It Matter That I Let My Car Parallel Park Itself?
SUPPORT REQUEST : I’ve always taken pride in the fact that I’m a phenomenal parallel parker, but ever since getting…
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Bed Tricks, Cod, and the Hidden History of Catfishing
Angela introduced Nev online to an 8-year-old prodigy painter, a 19-year-old seductress, and a whole cast of supporting characters composed…
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The Spit-Swapping Roaring ’20s Post-Pandemic Summer Terrifies Me
That’s likely to change. For many, myself included, the anxiety is hitting even before a shot enters the arm. “The…
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How to Stop Misinformation’s Spread Before It’s Even Shared
Crowdsourcing from a group of 1,128 of users, researchers were able to segment groups as small as 10 individuals online…
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