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'He’s Dead': Teens Film, Laugh at Man Drowning in a Pond as He Screams for Help
<b>(</b><b>ANTIMEDIA</b><b>)</b> <i>Florida —</i> In a case that has sparked moral outrage and frustration with the legal system, <i>CNN</i> reported Friday that a group of teenage boys …
CrimeDear Utah: 'We Still Love You, But It's Complicated'
Breaking up is hard. But we’ll all get through this.<p><b>It’s been great Utah. Really, all these years together were incredible.</b> And you’re still just as …
LoveRural Kentucky Eyes Microcredentials as a Professional-Development Solution
« States' Top Teachers Went to Capitol Hill to Lobby for Education | Main<p>You're a teacher in rural Appalachia. The closest community college is an …
EducationHow houses were cooled before air conditioning
It’s too darn hot<p><i>Welcome back to</i> <i>Period Dramas</i><i>, a weekly column that alternates between rounding up historic homes on the market and answering questions we’ve always had about older structures.</i><p>On these sweltering midsummer days, it’s natural to want nothing more than to sit in front of an air …
Design ThinkingHow to Have Breakthrough Ideas
Source: From Creative CommonsWhat is the best way to encourage great ideas? How can we achieve the next breakthrough that will make a difference? …
Creativity11 Ways To Download Or Stream Movies For Free, Legally
It's easy to find movies to download or stream, but if you're flying straight and narrow or want to support and watch films that are free, public …
Netflix10 tips for procrastinators: How to work better and not drive others crazy
Maybe your tendency to put things off doesn’t always work that well for you. It stresses you out, and it drives other people crazy. You also worry …
ProcrastinationBefore Dunkirk, here are films that highlighted events of World War II: Throwback Thursday
World War II's Operation Dynamo was an evacuation mission to rescue the soldiers of the Allied forces (England, France) from the beaches of Dunkirk. …
Military HistoryOpen Ed. Provider Appealing Decision in Closely Watched Lawsuit
A federal judge has dismissed a curriculum provider’s claim that the office giant FedEx has improperly reaped profits from making copies of “open” …
copyright8 Ways to Sequester Carbon to Avoid Climate Catastrophe
By Mary Hoff<p>Klaus Lackner has a picture of the future in his mind, and it looks something like this: 100 million semi-trailer-size boxes, each filled …
SustainabilityIn the Modelshop: Vincent de Rijk
Vincent de Rijk is perhaps one of the most well known architectural model makers in Europe. He graduated from the Design Academy Eindhoven, with an …
Rem KoolhaasNASA wants your origami skills to help stop cancer in space
Competition on Freelancer opens up the design of foldable shield for use in space<p>Today is the 48th anniversary of the day that Neil Armstrong and …
NASAElon Musk Can't Sell His Teslas in Texas
"It makes no sense that an American manufactured vehicle would be so challenging to get," says Tesla owner Matt Holm. "You have to jump through so …
AutosDaily 2 Cents: Humanoids in the Neighborhood -- Multi-Colored Double Orb -- 'Champ' Sightings & Search Continue
<b>Humanoids in the Neighborhood</b><p><b>Santa Cruz, CA - 2017-07-17:</b> Today I was relaxing at home when I noticed some movement across the street from my kitchen …
UFOsWeekly Quiz: in which year was the Battle of Dunkirk?
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Highly variable recurrence of tsunamis in the 7,400 years before the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
Article |<p>Open<p>Charles M. Rubin<br>• , Benjamin P. Horton<br>• , Kerry Sieh<br>• , Jessica E. Pilarczyk<br>• , Patrick Daly<br>• , Nazli Ismail<br>• & Andrew C. Parnell<p><i>Nature</i> …
AnthropologyVitalik Inspires Grammy-Winning DJ To Release Full Album on Ethereum
A Grammy-winning DJ, better known by his stage name RAC, has released his latest album, EGO, as the only full-length record that has been distributed …
MusicSummer's Best Swimming Holes [Slideshow]
1 / 11<p>©Mike/Flickr, Creative Commons<p>2 / 11<p>©Mike/Flickr, Creative Commons<p>Olivine Tide Pools<p><b>Where to Find It:</b> West Maui<p>These black lava reefs are …
TravelAncient European dog genomes reveal continuity since the Early Neolithic
Article |<p>Open<p>Laura R. Botigué<br>• , Shiya Song<br>• , Amelie Scheu<br>• , Shyamalika Gopalan ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-2608-8472<br>• , Amanda L. Pendleton<br>• , Matthew …
AnthropologyThe Essential Skill of Schmoozing
In a world built on networks, Networking is missing from the curriculum“Tech Jobs Tour Seattle 2017” by TechJobsTour …
NetworkingWhy Your Relationship Isn't As "Complicated" As You Think
<i>In this series, we'll dig into the stressful of complicated, ambiguous and shady relationship statuses – and what they actually mean.</i><p>Source: Pexels | …
Relationships22 Life Hacks All Yorkshire People Grew Up With
If in doubt, add gravy.<p>Posted on July 17, 2017, 12:02 GMT<p>1. Re-creating the feeling of human affection by covering everything in gravy.<p>2. Using a Yorkshire pudding as a plate, therefore making plates useless.<p>Flickr: nox_noctis_silentium / Creative Commons<p>Saves on the washing-up when you can just …
CreativeFrom platypus to pollen – TERN is a data goldmine
If you think you have a lot of data to deal with at work, consider this.<p>In the first four months of 2017, more than a trillion records – that’s a …
Australian UniversitiesRevisiting the useR!2017 conference: Recordings now available
The annual useR!2017 conference took place July 4-7 in Brussels, and in every dimension it was the best yet. It was the largest (with over 1,100 R …
Data ScienceWhat We Know—and Don't Know—About Hate Crimes in America
It's been about six months since ProPublica joined forces with newsrooms around the country to track hate. They've collected information on thousands …
RacismChildren’s first handwriting productions show a rhythmic structure
Altmetric: 10<p>More detail<p>Article |<p>Open<p>Elena Pagliarini ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-8644-0984,<br>• Lisa Scocchia,<br>• Mirta Vernice,<br>• Marina Zoppello,<br>• Umberto …
ResearchIndustry Efforts to Censor Pro-Terrorism Online Content Pose Risks to Free Speech
In recent months, social media platforms -- under pressure from a number of governments -- have adopted new policies and practices to remove content …
CensorshipThe Greatest Wolverine Video, Ever
If there’s one animal that is the symbol of wilderness, of all that is fierce and untamed, it’s the wolverine. It’s tough. It wanders huge distances …
NatureSunday Video: Pumba vs Chickens and Plastic Bags
Another potential buyer for Pumba said to me, “so she’s ok with kids and llamas but what does she think of chickens and is she scared of plastic …
HorsesInquiry as the Assessment, Technology is the Tool
At the Geographic Information Systems Institute at Southern we had a wonderful conversations about the pitfalls of using Story Maps. We all brought …
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