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The Greatest Mathematician You’ve Never Heard Of
thewalrus.ca

The Ripple Effect of Death in a Hotel
lithub.com

Inside the court of Ashurbanipal, king of the world
1843magazine.com

On this day in 1987 a Max Headroom lookalike invaded televisions in Chicago
damninteresting.com

Video Games In East Germany: The Stasi Played Along
zeit.de

One of the TRAPPIST-1 exoplanets might have an ocean, researchers now say
bgr.com

There’s a Secret Code Hiding on These Madrid Security Bollards
atlasobscura.com • (see also)

Have Astronomers Found Another “Alien Megastructure” Star?
scientificamerican.com

Visitors From the Ocean’s Twilight Zone
nytimes.com

Bouncing Boulders May Finally Explain How Mars’ Ugliest Moon Got Its Stripes
gizmodo.com

On this day in 1980 a disastrous fire struck the MGM Grand hotel in Las Vegas
damninteresting.com

Galactic Beacons Get Snuffed Out in a Cosmic Eyeblink
quantamagazine.org

Breathing Through the Nose May Offer Unique Brain Benefits
nytimes.com

Infectious ‘Prions’ Found in the Eyes of Patients with Fatal Brain Disease
livescience.com

Silent and Simple Ion Engine Powers a Plane with No Moving Parts
scientificamerican.com

The International Space Station turns 20 – in pictures
theguardian.com

On this day in 1980 a lake in Louisiana fell out
damninteresting.com

Tracking Down a Catastrophic Fire’s First Spark
theatlantic.com

‘I hire a man to pretend to be my daughter’s dad’
bbc.com

To predict the future, the brain has two clocks
news.berkeley.edu

Scientists find way to melt gold at room temperature
newatlas.com

Palm Oil Was Supposed to Help Save the Planet. Instead It Unleashed a Catastrophe.
nytimes.com

Viking city: excavation reveals urban pioneers not violent raiders
theguardian.com

Bar Fights, Lawsuits and the Flu Pandemic: The War Between Henry Ford and the Dodge Brothers
jalopnik.com

The Would-Be Terrorist vs. the FBI
gq.com

Everyone Wants to ‘Influence’ You
nytimes.com

World’s first full-body medical scanner generates astonishing 3D images
newatlas.com

Fear, more than hate, feeds online bigotry and real-world violence
theconversation.com

The same taste receptors found on the tongue are in the stomach, intestines and elsewhere, too. What are they doing there?
knowablemagazine.org

Once parents felt children needed a little fear to grow up well. Today they are desperately protective. What went wrong?
aeon.co

The Cavernous World under the Woods
hakaimagazine.com

England, But New: How John Smith’s 1616 Map Helped Define America
atlasobscura.com

Over a period spanning decades, three teachers at one Ottawa high school preyed on their teenage students
newsinteractives.cbc.ca

Crippled and gigantic, a tadpole-shaped galaxy
cosmosmagazine.com

Trouble in the Congo: The Misadventures of Glencore
bloomberg.com

He claims he’s America’s deadliest serial killer with 90 victims. Police believe him.
washingtonpost.com

Colorful Asteroids Near Neptune Reveal a Solar System Conundrum
scientificamerican.com

America’s Health-Care System Is Making the Opioid Crisis Worse
theatlantic.com

Some Good News, and a Hard Truth, About Science
nytimes.com

Elevator at one of Chicago’s tallest skyscrapers plunges 84 floors after hoist rope breaks
cbsnews.com

Targeted Advertising Is Ruining the Internet and Breaking the World
motherboard.vice.com

Why NASA wants to look at flying tourists to space — a dramatic change for a by-the-book agency
washingtonpost.com

11 Things We’d Really Like to Know (And a Few We’d Rather Not)
nytimes.com

High score, low pay: why the gig economy loves gamification
theguardian.com

Take me to your Leda: sensual Pompeii bedroom art uncovered
theguardian.com

How cat tongues work—and can inspire human tech
nationalgeographic.com

The Whitey Bulger Murder Mystery: Two Assailants and a Prison Full of Suspects
nytimes.com

Why NASA thinks this crater is the best spot to search for life on Mars
nationalgeographic.com

Milky Way star set to go supernova
cosmosmagazine.com

The Forgotten Legend of Silicon Valley’s Flying Saucer Man (autoplay video)
bloomberg.com

4,000-year-old termite mounds found in Brazil are visible from space
phys.org

Do Animals Grift Each Other?
gizmodo.com

Housing Can’t Be Both Affordable and a Good Investment
citylab.com

New Arecibo Message updates original attempt to contact ET
newatlas.com

Do Proteins Hold the Key to the Past?
newyorker.com

The Ethical Quandary of Human Infection Studies
undark.org

Universal Quantum Phenomenon Found in Strange Metals
quantamagazine.org

Russia Might Actually Build a Nuclear-Powered Rocket
popularmechanics.com

How a 6-Year-Old Survived Being Lost in the Woods
outsideonline.com

A scientist’s work linking minds and machines helps a paralyzed woman escape her body
newyorker.com