What are roundabouts? A transportation engineer explains the safety benefits of these circular intersections
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The Conversation
What are roundabouts? A transportation engineer explains the safety benefits of these circular intersections
Whether you call them rotaries, traffic circles or roundabouts, they offer a safer alternative to the four-way stop. But the modern roundabout has been decades in the making.
Warmer climate, spicier food. But which country is the spiciest?
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https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/temperature-spiciness-spectrum/
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Big Think
Warmer climate, spicier food. But which country is the spiciest?
Scientists don't understand why the correlation exists. Many ideas have been offered, but none are convincing.
10 Ways to Prove You’re a Strategic Thinker
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Harvard Business Review
10 Ways to Prove You’re a Strategic Thinker
To get ahead in the business world, it’s not enough to think strategically. You also have to effectively communicate those ideas. There are several ways to do this, including elevating the conversation to focus on the big picture and broader context, being…
How to master "chronos" and "kairos" for business
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https://bigthink.com/business/master-greek-concepts-kairos-chronos-improve-business-timing/
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Big Think
Master the Greek concepts of "kairos" and "chronos" to improve business timing
All complicated business decisions need a plan, but the flexibility to seize an unexpected opportunity should be baked in.
Use the CODE Method to Manage Your Digital Hoarding
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https://lifehacker.com/use-the-code-method-to-manage-your-digital-hoarding-1850994152
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Use the CODE Method to Manage Your Digital Hoarding
https://lifehacker.com/use-the-code-method-to-manage-your-digital-hoarding-1850994152
https://lifehacker.com/use-the-code-method-to-manage-your-digital-hoarding-1850994152
Famous Moustaches From History
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https://www.historyextra.com/period/general-history/movember-history-moustache/
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https://www.historyextra.com/period/general-history/movember-history-moustache/
HistoryExtra
A hairy history of the moustache
It’s autumn and that means it’s ‘Movember’, the time of year when many men stop shaving and let their moustaches grow free. But what’s the history of the moustache? Dr Alun Withey explores
How did time begin, and how will it end?
Most things have a beginning and an end, including time itself. What was the spark that made it begin, and what will one day bring it to an end?
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https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20231115-how-did-time-begin-and-how-will-it-end
Most things have a beginning and an end, including time itself. What was the spark that made it begin, and what will one day bring it to an end?
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https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20231115-how-did-time-begin-and-how-will-it-end
Bbc
How did time begin, and how will it end?
Most things have a beginning and an end, including time itself. What was the spark that made it begin, and what will one day bring it to an end?
Responding Thoughtfully In the Internet Age
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https://time.com/6336418/responding-thoughtfully-internet-essay/
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TIME
There’s a Difference Between Responding and Reacting
We must reclaim the space between stimulus and response. Our collective future depends on it, writes Brad Stulberg.
Javier Milei’s Canine Cabinet: Argentina President-Elect Seeks Counsel From Dogs
Argentina's new president Milei's closest confidante is a dead dog called Conan. It was he - in 2017 who told him - via a medium - to run for the top job. Milei later cloned the dog for $50,000 and believes he forst met him in a Roman Coliseum 2,000 years ago
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Argentina's new president Milei's closest confidante is a dead dog called Conan. It was he - in 2017 who told him - via a medium - to run for the top job. Milei later cloned the dog for $50,000 and believes he forst met him in a Roman Coliseum 2,000 years ago
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TIME
Argentina Just Elected an Eccentric Populist Who Seeks Counsel From His Cloned Dogs
Argentinians, desperate for change, elected Javier Milei, an eccentric right-wing populist with canine consultants.
Why Can’t We Resist Black Friday? A Behavioral Economist Explains.
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https://www.entrepreneur.com/growing-a-business/why-cant-we-resist-black-friday-a-behavioral-economist/439143
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Entrepreneur
Why Can't We Resist Black Friday and Cyber Monday? A Behavioral Economist Explains The Psychological Forces That Make Sales Irresistible.
There are three psychological reasons why we can't resist Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales. Smart consumers and entrepreneurs should know what they are. Here's why.
The Race to Avert Quantum Computing Threat With New Encryption Standards
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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/22/us/politics/quantum-computing-encryption.html
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NY Times
The Race to Save Our Secrets From the Computers of the Future
Quantum technology could compromise our encryption systems. Can America replace them before it’s too late?
The best self-help book advice distilled to 11 simple rules
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https://mashable.com/article/best-self-help-book-advice
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Mashable
The best self-help book advice distilled to 11 simple rules
The basic advice in hundreds of bestsellers is older than you think.
How Behavioral Economics Took Over America
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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/opinion/human-behavior-nudge.html
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NY Times
Opinion | A Few of the Ideas About How to Fix Human Behavior Rest on Some Pretty Shaky Science
The field of behavioral economics has shaped policies we encounter every day. But the science behind it is crumbling.
The secret science of how drugs like Ozempic and Jardiance get their weird names
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https://nypost.com/2023/12/07/lifestyle/the-secret-science-of-how-ozempic-and-jardiance-get-their-names/
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https://nypost.com/2023/12/07/lifestyle/the-secret-science-of-how-ozempic-and-jardiance-get-their-names/
New York Post
The secret science of how drugs like Ozempic and Jardiance get their weird names
Memorable pharmaceutical names — including Ozempic — don't happen by accident. Experts reveal the secret formula behind them and their maddening jingles.
How different languages laugh online.
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https://restofworld.org/2023/how-people-laugh-online/
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https://restofworld.org/2023/how-people-laugh-online/
Rest of World
How different languages laugh online
Laughter is universal, but lol is not.
'Filterworld' explores how social media algorithms 'flatten' our culture
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https://www.npr.org/2024/01/17/1224955473/social-media-algorithm-filterworld
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https://www.npr.org/2024/01/17/1224955473/social-media-algorithm-filterworld
NPR
How social media algorithms 'flatten' our culture by making decisions for us
Filterworld author Kyle Chayka examines the algorithms that dictate what we watch, read and listen to. He argues that machine-guided curation makes us docile consumers.
A look at dragon’s beard candy, a staple of Chinese and Lunar New Year.
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https://www.eater.com/24054505/dragons-beard-candy-chinese-lunar-new-year-tradition
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https://www.eater.com/24054505/dragons-beard-candy-chinese-lunar-new-year-tradition
Eater
Welcome the Year of the Dragon With Dragon’s Beard Candy — If You Can Find It
Dragon’s beard candy is a staple of Chinese and Lunar New Year celebrations, but in the U.S. and Canada, a generation of candymakers are determining the best way to pass the difficult art to a new generation.