Have you been wondering where the country heads after the most divisive election in recent history? Have you wondered if we really can put everything back together? We can, and there is a scientifically proven method for doing it. Quartz has the story.
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On the heels of a really super moon, we get news of another extrordinarily rare astronomical event — a solar eclipse. The date is next summer, the location you’ll need to get to for a the full experience — Western Nebraska. But it may be worth the drive, these are kind of a once in
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North Dakota Game and Fish sets the deer hunting season in coordination of the natural cycle of the deer rut — that time of the year when the bucks start chasing the does. Learn more in the Game and Fish’s weekly webcast below.
Read & ShareHave you ever wondered how to make your voice heard by your elected officials? Congressional representatives serve huge districts and vast populations. Constituents reach out to them on a regular basis, but not all messages are heard equally. Here are a series of tips from one former congressional office insider on how to make sure
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The world dreads small talk, but getting beyond it can be the challenge in new and uncertain social situations. So, if you’ve ever wondered about how to get a little deeper into the conversation, here are a couple tips.
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With the approach of the holiday season, days of gluttony and overindulging will soon be here. There’s nothing to be done about it; such is the cyclical pattern of modern American existence. And following the holiday we’ll no doubt be making our new year’s weight loss resolution, right? Well, if you want to be a bit
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Post Modern Jukebox takes modern pop music and rearranges it. Their latest offering is below, and it’s a version of Sublime’s Santeria in the style of 1940’s big band. They’re a regular feature on The Minot Voice because they force us to hear a different perspective, but they do it in a way that we’re
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Just think, 20 years from now we’ll all be able to look back on the 2016 election and tell youngsters all about what politics used to be like. And if this is the election for the ages, then we want to know how you’re going to spend it. And hey, if you can’t laugh, you
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The map of the world you grew up looking at on the wall of your elementary school classroom is known as the Mercator Projection. And it’s wrong, really wrong. But the problem of how to present a 3-dimensional globe onto a flat piece of paper and keep it accurate is a difficult one. But we are
Read & ShareFor most of us with an experiential perspective on history, the protests at Stand Rock are about a pipeline. But if we remove ourselves to the heights of a many-generations view, there’s a lot more going on. Writing for High Country News, Paul VandeVelder attempts to give us that perspective. Settle in with this one,
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The rise of the Internet and pervasively available technology has created opportunities and challenges across the spectrum. And that includes with raising kids. Most parents are figuring it out as they go, but if you’re just getting started, here’s a primer on the lessons your kid needs to know.
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If you’ve been procrastinating your yard and garden cleanup, fall has been kind to you. There’s still time to make the best moves as we head into winter so everything comes back strong next spring. Check out the checklist in this article from the Grand Forks Herald.
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Over the last few years, learning research has unlocked a few secrets to capturing and retaining information for later use. This is one of those skills that’s valuable any time but in particular for students. Here are the cliff notes. Make sure you review them tomorrow too.
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You may not realize it, but we’re all here right now standing because of the astounding innovations that allowed our species to propagate successfully up through time. ASAP Science has conveniently put the most important 71 of those innovations into a short video. It’s a great history lesson and exercise in humility. Watch it below.
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The video was posted to Facebook Lloyd Pruet. It does not require words to describe it. Watch below.
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As sea birds go, frigate birds are unique in that their feathers aren’t waterproof. In other words, they can’t land in water. Researchers learned recently they’ve evolved to capture updrafts in cloud structures taking them to heights of 12,000 feet where they have been tracked flying for as much as two continuous months.
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