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The history of our world in 18 minutes
ted.com - David Christian
Backed by stunning illustrations, David Christian narrates a complete history of the universe, from the Big Bang to the Internet, in a riveting 18 …
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From plant to paper cup: The economics of coffee in one chart
World Economic Forum - Omri Wallach
Breaking down the economics of coffee What goes into your morning cup of coffee, and what makes it possible? The obvious answer might be coffee beans, …
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Will humans go extinct?
Inverse - by Nick Longrich
The short answer is yes. Will our species go extinct? The short answer is yes. The fossil record shows everything goes extinct, eventually. Almost all …
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The Nuclear Family Was a Mistake
The Atlantic - By David Brooks
The family structure we’ve held up as the cultural ideal for the past half century has been a catastrophe for many. It’s time to figure out better ways to live together. The scene is one many of us have somewhere in our family history: Dozens of people celebrating Thanksgiving or some other holiday …
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The Anthropocene Is a Joke
The Atlantic - By Peter Brannen
On geological timescales, human civilization is an event, not an epoch. Humans are now living in a new geological epoch of our own making: the Anthropocene. Or so we’re told. Whereas some epochs in Earth history stretch more than 40 million years, this new chapter started maybe 400 years ago, when …