Martin Pistorius spent more than a decade unable to move or communicate, fearing he would be alone, trapped, forever. NPR’s new show Invisibilia tells how his mind helped him create a new life.
Read & Share sourced from: NPRYou’ve probably never heard of Trey, but he’s the front man for one of the most enduring tour acts of the last 30 years. With over 1500 shows performed and tours that have grossed more than $100 million, Phish has developed one of the most loyal fan bases of all time and regularly sells out
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The more you try to prevent people from seeing something, the more people will see it. A Maryland City Councilman is learning the hard way after he demanded the local newspaper ask permission before using his name in a story.
Read & Share sourced from: VoxNeed some practical advice for staying comfortable on our bitter cold days? Valley News Live delivers with this short video segment.
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There are a lot of tools out there that show drilling data on maps, but this is the single most detailed and up-to-date version I’ve seen. Here’s the link to the full-size map, the article about the tools used to produce it is below. The map was produced by Mason Inman writing or Wired.
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Perspective is a valuable, and this quick post from The Economist will likely change yours. Africa is a big continent, but we tend to think of it all together as one place. Perhaps that’s not ideal. Click the first picture below the title.
Read & Share sourced from: The EconomistLet’s just chalk this up as impressive and leave it at that.
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Yes, it’s a real thing. Yes, there are real economic principles at work. Yes, you should read it.
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The scientific term is ‘implementation intentions’, and if you use them to your advantage, you’ll trick your brain into making you act on your resolutions. If you read the article slowly, the good advice will stick with you…
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If you’re the curious, life-long learner type you might get a kick out of the latest from Physics Girl. In four minutes, it covers everything you can learn by dragging a plate through the water in a pool.
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Put this article in the ‘nice-to-know’ category… it’s all about why the airlines occasionally involuntarily bump passengers and what you can do about it. In this season of travel, being in the know could be the difference between a miserable day at the airport and a great vacation.
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The story of how on the Christmas Eve, 1914, in the midst of trenches of World War I, a truce was called.
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They’re called coding boot camps, and they’ll have employable in the software and programming development business in a lot less time than a traditional four-year program.
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Chalk it up as one of those interesting and somewhat unbelievable facts, the Colorado river — the one that carved the Grand Canyon — no longer reaches the Sea of Cortez. Well, it didn’t until earlier this year when a pulse of water was released in hopes of revitalizing the lower delta.
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Seeing is believing, and this is a great example of the changes technology will have on our lives.
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When you can get a beautifully simple physics lesson wrapped in an entertaining, short video that explains a phenomenon we’ve all encountered… we’ll always share it here.
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