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We’ve Had a Cheaper, More Potent Ozempic Alternative for DecadesNew weight-loss drugs are getting all the hype, but bariatric surgery is still the “gold standard” for treating obesity. #Individual People #Obesity #Surgery 2023-04-25T14:21:00-0700 The Atlantic Yasmin Tayag ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-05-09T07:29:05-0700 - sethherr
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9 Ways to Imagine Jeff Bezos’ Wealth (Published 2022)A fortune of $172 billion is almost impossible to fathom. For the magazine’s Money Issue, the artist Mona Chalabi came up with some extremely original comparisons. 2022-04-07T06:21:21-0700 The New York Times Mona Chalabi ($) 1,000 words Rated 2023-05-08T21:04:56-0700 - sethherr
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15 Minute Cities15 Minute Cities datasecretslox.com 45,000 words Rated 2023-05-07T12:23:48-0700 - sethherr
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I’m in Wyoming to celebrate the next nuclear breakthroughBill Gates writes about visiting Kemmerer, Wyoming, the future site of the fourth-generation Natrium nuclear power plant being designed by TerraPower. #Nuclear power 2023-05-05T04:00:00-0700 gatesnotes.com Bill Gates 2,000 words Rated 2023-05-06T07:43:05-0700 - sethherr
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The Painter Who Inspired a New BalletFor Christopher Wheeldon’s return to New York City Ballet, he asked the artist Kylie Manning not just for backdrops and costumes but to, as he says, “form a dance within her world.” 2023-05-03T11:31:35-0700 The New York Times Ella Riley-Adams ($) 1,000 words Rated 2023-05-05T18:42:33-0700 - cindy
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A few words on Ruby's type annotations state...that were written in a military training camp and accidentally grew to 5k words zverok.space 5,000 words Rated 2023-05-05T14:45:30-0700 - sethherr
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Why has nuclear power been a flop?Nuclear is expensive, but it should be cheap #Nuclear power 2021-04-16T02:18:28-0700 The Roots of Progress 5,000 words Rated 2023-05-05T14:06:16-0700 - sethherr
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Book Review: From Oversight To Overkill... 2023-04-11T17:08:25-0700 Astral Codex Ten Scott Alexander 60,000 words Rated 2023-05-05T13:38:34-0700 - sethherr
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Income and emotional well-being: A conflict resolvedDo larger incomes make people happier? Two authors of the present paper have published contradictory answers. Using dichotomous questions about the... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 5,000 words Rated 2023-05-04T23:56:49-0700 - sethherr
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United States of AmericaThis is Earth.Org's profile of the climate change vulnerabilities, updated emissions pledges and environmental policies by sector of the United States. Earth.Org 2,000 words Rated 2023-05-04T23:27:36-0700 - sethherr
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The UK’s tortured attempt to remake the internet, explainedThe UK’s long-delayed Online Safety Bill is expected to become law this year, representing a massive change for how the internet is regulated in the country. 2023-05-04T00:00:00-0700 The Verge Jon Porter 3,000 words Rated 2023-05-04T19:12:21-0700 - sethherr
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As nuclear waste piles up, scientists seek the best long-term storage solutionsResearchers study and model corrosion in the materials proposed for locking away the hazardous waste 1970-08-22T12:12:10-0700 American Chemical Society Mitch Jacoby 3,000 words Rated 2023-05-04T09:39:37-0700 - cindy
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The Advantages and Disadvantages of Nuclear EnergyIn the race to net-zero carbon emissions, should nations rely on nuclear power or should they make space for more fossil fuels and renewable energy? 2023-01-27T17:00:29-0800 Earth.Org Martina Igini 2,000 words Rated 2023-05-04T09:34:21-0700 - cindy
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The Nuclear Waste Disposal DilemmaNuclear waste disposal is one of the most problematic factors when discussing nuclear power. But why is it dangerous and how are countries dealing with it? 2022-09-11T17:00:51-0700 Earth.Org Martina Igini 1,000 words Rated 2023-05-04T06:15:32-0700 - cindy
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What Should America Do With Its Nuclear Waste?Currently there are about 80 locations in 35 states where spent fuel is being stored, with no long-term plans for disposal. 2022-04-11T06:00:00-0700 The Washington Post Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow ($) 5,000 words Rated 2023-05-04T06:08:32-0700 - cindy
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When They Warn of Rare Disorders, These Prenatal Tests Are Usually Wrong (Published 2022)The false positives aren’t mentioned in the brochures for these blood screenings, which are sold by some of the biggest labs in the country. 2022-01-01T10:14:05-0800 The New York Times Sarah Kliff, Aatish Bhatia ($) 4,000 words Rated 2023-05-04T05:52:56-0700 - cindy
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Marketing Malpractice: The Cause and the CureMarketing executives focus too much on ever-narrower demographic segments and ever-more-trivial product extensions. They should find out, instead, what jobs consumers need to get done. Those jobs will point the way to purposeful products—and genuine innovation. 2005-11-30T21:00:00-0800 Harvard Business Review 6,000 words Rated 2023-05-03T16:35:38-0700 - sethherr
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Audrey Tang on what we can learn from Taiwan’s experiments with how to do democracyIn 2014 Taiwan was rocked by mass protests against a proposed trade agreement with China that was about to be agreed without the usual Parliamentary hearings. Students invaded and took over the Parliament. But rather than chant slogans, instead they livestreamed their own parliamentary debate over the trade deal, allowing volunteers to speak both in favour and against. 2022-02-02T14:43:27-0800 80,000 Hours 25,000 words Rated 2023-05-03T14:57:52-0700 - sethherr
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Ern Malley hoax - Wikipedia2003-10-07T06:50:08-0700 Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 4,000 words Rated 2023-05-03T06:41:31-0700 - sethherr
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Is nuclear power attractive or risky? In Minnesota, it’s both.In Minnesota legislature, climate change has revived Democrats’ interest in nuclear power. But a radioactive leak has rekindled public concerns about safety. 2023-05-01T11:08:00-0700 The Christian Science Monitor Colette Davidson ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-05-03T06:31:42-0700 - jim
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When Private Equity Firms Bankrupt Their Own CompaniesPrivate equity firms can succeed when their companies, customers, and employees fail. It’s a broken system. 2023-05-01T04:00:00-0700 The Atlantic Brendan Ballou ($) 3,000 words Rated 2023-05-02T23:35:44-0700 - sethherr
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The Future of FertilityEmily Witt on the biotech startups seeking to change human reproduction. 2023-04-17T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Emily Witt 6,000 words Rated 2023-05-02T21:39:10-0700 - alexandradancing
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The Town That Hershey Built - Emerging HorizonsLocated just east of Pennsylvania’s capital city, the purpose-built town of Hershey was created by namesake chocolatier Milton S. Hershey. His premise was simple — he wanted a pleasant place for his factory workers to live, because happy employees were productive employees. That was back in 1905 and since then the Hershey empire, and the ... 2019-09-10T06:30:33-0700 emerginghorizons.com Candy B. Harrington 2,000 words Rated 2023-05-02T20:12:42-0700 - cindy
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A new energy source for downtown Boston: the Charles RiverThe owner of a Kendall Square plant is launching a project to generate steam for Boston and Cambridge by drawing water from the river that runs between them. 2023-05-01T13:10:43-0700 The Boston Globe Jon Chesto ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-05-02T16:57:23-0700 - sethherr
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Would you live next to co-workers for the right price? This company is betting yesBusinesses like Cook Medical in Indiana say the housing shortage makes it harder to recruit and keep middle-income workers. Now, more companies are building places for employees to rent or even buy. 2023-05-02T02:20:10-0700 NPR Jennifer Ludden, Marisa Peñaloza 2,000 words Rated 2023-05-02T16:13:05-0700 - sethherr
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States’ Push to Protect Kids Online Could Remake the InternetNew age restrictions for minors on sites like TikTok and Pornhub could also hinder adults’ access to online services. 2023-04-30T02:00:21-0700 The New York Times Natasha Singer ($) 7,000 words Rated 2023-05-02T08:45:31-0700 - sethherr
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Big Tech Sees Like a StatePlus! Pirate’s Treasure, Redux; Takedowns; Antitrust and Laggy Beliefs; Money, The High-Order Bit; More... 2020-11-06T08:32:26-0800 The Diff Byrne Hobart 4,000 words Rated 2023-05-01T22:45:09-0700 - sethherr
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How the Private Sector Is Shaping the Future of Nuclear EnergyLast week’s groundbreaking approval of the first-ever commercial small modular reactor in the United States fits a wider trend of private-sector leadership on nuclear innovation. We should strive to harness this further, and to remain optimistic about the future of nuclear energy in America. 2020-09-16T03:30:59-0700 National Review Christopher Barnard ($) 10,000 words Rated 2023-05-01T11:46:20-0700 - elll
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The Risky Gamble of Kevin McCarthy’s Debt-Ceiling StrategyJonathan Blitzer writes about the House Republican’s budget proposal that was bundled with its vote to raise the debt ceiling, and about Kevin McCarthy’s weakened position as Speaker. 2023-04-28T13:22:28-0700 The New Yorker Jonathan Blitzer 2,000 words Rated 2023-05-01T07:49:08-0700 - sethherr
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How Much Can Duolingo Teach Us?Carina Chocano on the company’s founder, Luis von Ahn, who believes that artificial intelligence is going to make computers better teachers than humans. 2023-04-17T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Carina Chocano 6,000 words Rated 2023-04-30T22:45:37-0700 - sethherr
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Meditations On MolochI. Allen Ginsberg’s famous poem on Moloch:What sphinx of cement and aluminum bashed open their skulls and ate up their brains and imagination? Moloch! Solitude! Filth! Ugliness! Ashcans and u… 2014-07-29T21:00:06-0700 Slate Star Codex 90,000 words Rated 2023-04-30T12:53:41-0700 - pypurvis
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Small modular reactors produce high levels of nuclear wasteSmall modular reactors, long touted as the future of nuclear energy, will actually generate more radioactive waste than conventional nuclear power plants, according to research from Stanford and the University of British Columbia. #Climate Change #Infrastructure 2022-05-30T12:00:11-0700 Stanford News Stanford University 1,000 words Rated 2023-04-30T08:05:21-0700 - sethherr
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Americans Are Having Fewer Babies. They Told Us Why. (Published 2018)Women have more options, for one. But a new poll also shows that financial insecurity is altering a generation’s choices. 2018-07-05T02:00:08-0700 The New York Times Claire Cain Miller ($) 8,000 words Rated 2023-04-29T17:26:20-0700 - elll
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Nuclear Power Today | Nuclear Energy - World Nuclear AssociationNuclear energy provides about 30% of the world's low carbon electricity. There are about 450 commercial nuclear power reactors operable in 30 countries. #Nuclear power world nuclear 3,000 words Rated 2023-04-29T08:48:08-0700 - sethherr
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Tim Federle - Wikipedia2009-05-19T01:04:49-0700 Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 3,000 words Rated 2023-04-28T18:35:17-0700 - testerios
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The Real Difference Between European and American ButterRated 2023-04-28T14:38:16-0700 - sethherr
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Wrong door, wrong driveway: How US got to shoot first, ask laterRated 2023-04-28T07:44:35-0700 - sethherr
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Opinion | I Didn’t Want It to Be True, but the Medium Really Is the MessageRated 2023-04-28T05:35:52-0700 - cindy
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Advanced Small Modular ReactorsAdvanced small modular reactors (SMRs) offer advantages such as relatively small size, reduced capital investment, ability to be sited in locations not possible for larger nuclear plants, and provisions for incremental power additions. 2019-05-14T08:27:40-0700 INL 2,000 words Rated 2023-04-27T05:57:46-0700 - cindy
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Advanced Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)Rated 2023-04-27T05:55:41-0700 - cindy
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The Battle for the Soul of Buy NothingRated 2023-04-27T05:48:45-0700 - cindy
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The Endless Battle to Remove Girls Do Porn Videos From PornhubRated 2023-04-26T23:07:40-0700 - sethherr
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We Need To Decommodify Mental Health CareRated 2023-04-26T22:22:32-0700 - sethherr
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