Oliver Dean Spencer

Oliver Dean Spencer ... distilling thoughts. / Artist. Author. Fiction. (~s)

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Science
The peculiar evolutionary differences between male and female serial killers
newatlas.com - Rich Haridy
A thought-provoking new study has for the first time presented an empirical comparison between male serial killers and female serial killers. The …
Hermann Hesse on What Trees Teach Us About Belonging and Life - Brain Pickings - Pocket
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Artwork by Bryan Nash Gill from his book Woodcut. I woke up this morning to discover a tiny birch tree rising amidst my city quasi-garden, having overcome …
Monterey, CA
Drinking with the Ghost: Jack Kerouac in Big Sur, CA
lareviewofbooks.org - By Katie Orphan
I make the drive from Los Angeles to San Francisco at least once a year. The big city of my childhood draws me back for all manner of reasons, from …
Technology
Every Minute Online Is a Battle for Consumer Attention
PCMag - Eric Griffith
This not-to-scale visualization of what is happening on the internet every single minute of every single day this year should underscore why you have …
Native Americans
Rare Photos of Native Americans Show a History That Was Almost Forgotten
theepochtimes.com - Ingrid Longauerová
When American photographer Edward S. Curtis first photographed Native Indians in 1906, he didn’t know that was just the beginning of his 20-year …
Science
The First Gene-Edited Food Is Now Being Served
WIRED - Megan Molteni
Not long after Calyxt moved into its shiny new steel and glass headquarters on the outskirts of Minneapolis last summer, someone pulled her car into …
Environment
Pesticide residues found in 70% of produce sold in US even after washing
The Guardian - Emily Holden in Washington
About 70% of fresh produce sold in the US has pesticide residues on it even after it is washed, according to a health advocacy group. According to the Environmental Working Group’s annual analysis of Department
Genetics
WHO panel calls for registry of all human gene editing research
Reuters - By Kate Kelland
LONDON (Reuters) - It would be irresponsible for any scientist to conduct human gene-editing studies in people, and a central registry of research plans should be set up to ensure transparency, World Organization
Opinion
President Trump Has Some Stories to Tell About Deutsche Bank
Bloomberg - Timothy L. O'Brien
In 2006, Donald Trump sued me for libel, claiming that a biography I wrote, “TrumpNation,” lowballed his wealth and misrepresented his track record …
Technology
Donated devices are doxing your data, says new research
TechCrunch - Zack Whittaker
In the space of six months, one security researcher found thousands of files from dozens of computers, phones and flash drives — most of which contained personal information. All the researcher did was
Medicine
Her son died. And then anti-vaxers attacked her
CNN - By Elizabeth Cohen and John Bonifield, CNN
(CNN) — Not long ago, a 4-year-old boy died of the flu. His mother, under doctor's orders, watched his two little brothers like a hawk, terrified they might get sick and die, too. Grieving and frightened,
Genetics
Preparing to Unleash Crispr on an Unprepared World
WIRED - Jennifer Kahn
Back in the 1980s, researchers began to notice a strange pattern in the genes of many microbes. There would be a stretch of DNA that read the same …
World News
The Truth About Wasabi
The Atlantic - Emily Buder
Have you ever eaten wasabi?
Exoplanets
Are We In A 'Galactic Zoo' Protected By Aliens? Scientists Meet To Investigate The 'Great Silence'
Forbes - Jamie Carter
Are we alone? Probably not. After all, astronomers have already found 4,001 confirmed exoplanets in our Milky Way galaxy, and expect there to be over 50 billion exoplanets out there. For scientists gathering
Science
Solar storms can be even worse if you live near certain rocks
National Geographic - Robin George Andrews
Science & InnovationStarstruck New USGS data show how cities have higher or lower risks of blackouts during a powerful sun storm depending on their regional geology. 6 Minute Read By Robin George Andrews
Whole Grain
Multigrain, Whole Wheat, Wholegrain: Which Bread Is Healthiest for You and Why
Inverse - By Leah Dowling, The Conversation
Not all breads are created equal. Filed Under Energy & Health Whole wheat, wholegrain, multigrain, sourdough, rye, white, high fiber white, low GI, low …
Geek
World’s Oldest Semen, Frozen for 50 Years, Successfully Used to Impregnate Sheep
Geek - By Stephanie Valera
Fifty-year-old frozen semen from a ram, believed to be the oldest in the world, is still achieving high fertility rates, according to researchers. …
Anthony Burgess
Florida Citizens Alliance works to get more books banned
americanlibrariesmagazine.org
Members of the conservative Florida Citizens Alliance are appalled with what they’ve seen in the books being handed to students in the public schools. …
Laguna Beach
‘Virtual kidnapping’ scammers seek ransom from affluent Southern California families
Los Angeles Times - Joseph Serna
Two Laguna Beach families were the recent targets of a “virtual kidnapping” scam in which they were told one of their children had been abducted and would be killed unless they paid a ransom, police said.
Technology
Round 4: Hacker returns and puts 26Mil user records for sale on the Dark Web
ZDNet - Catalin Cimpanu
Gnosticplayers returns with new user records, most of which he obtained by hacking companies last month. A hacker who has previously put up for sale …
Webcomics
Daily low-dose aspirin no longer recommended as heart attack preventative for older adults
CNN - By Sandee LaMotte, CNN
(CNN) — If you're a healthy older adult looking for ways to reduce your risk of heart attack and stroke, don't turn to that age-old standby: daily low-dose aspirin. It's no longer recommended as a preventative
Self-Care
10 ways to get rid of negative energy attached to you
Well+Good - by Erin Hanafy
While you’re not going to find a lot of double-blind peer-reviewed studies to chart “bad vibes,” it’s a concept that almost everyone understands. You …
How to Create a Chain Reaction of Good Habits - James Clear - Pocket
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Human behaviors are often tied to one another. For example, consider the case of a woman named Jennifer Dukes Lee. For two and a half decades during …
Yoga
8 Moves to Relieve a Sore Neck and Shoulders
Outside Magazine - Hayden Carpenter
Heads are heavy—roughly 7 to 10 percent of your body weight. That’s a big chunk of bone to carry around all day. When your head is centered on your shoulders and you allow your spine to stack naturally,
How to Find Your Purpose and Do What You Love
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Lifestyle (UK)
Five ways to make your home less toxic
The Guardian - Amy Sedghi
Ventilate Cleaning products, cooking, candles and building materials all contribute to pollution inside our homes. The British Lung Foundation (BLF) recommends choosing fragrance-free cleaning products
Michelle Obama
Toronto's Silent Book Club offers an alternative for introverted bookworms
cbc.ca - Maggie Macintosh ·
Vicki Ziegler has never been on the same page with traditional book club members. The stresses associated with meetings — hosting, finishing a book on …
News
Report: Beto O’Rourke was a member of a famed hacking group in the 1980s
Fast Company - Steven Melendez
During Beto O’Rourke’s U.S. Senate run last year, voters learned of his time in a punk band and that he enjoys skateboarding. But a new Reuters report reveals another aspect of his countercultural youth:
Medicine
These tech companies aim to cure pain without pills
CNBC - Lora Kolodny
In 1992, doctors told Sana Health founder and CEO Richard Hanbury that he had just five years to live. A Jeep accident in Yemen at age 19 left him in …
Science
College Admissions Scandal: Why I Think Rich Parents Cheat to Get Ahead
Inverse - By David M. Mayer, The Conversation
The moral psychology of it all. Filed Under Education, Money & Power Federal attorneys have arrested 50 people in a college admission scam that allowed …