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How a War Over Eggs Marked the Early History of San Francisco
lithub.com

According to ‘QBism’, quantum mechanics is not a description of objective reality – it reveals a world of genuine free will
theconversation.com

Philippines: The 70s nuclear relic that may open at last
bbc.com

The Unbelievable Zombie Comeback of Analog Computing
wired.com • (see also)

A Look at The Proton’s Inner Structure Shows How Its Mass Isn’t The Same as Its Size
sciencealert.com • (see also)

Image: The branded hand of Captain Jonathan Walker
masshist.org

‘Brown blob’ found in Yukon is a well-preserved Ice Age squirrel
cbc.ca

No, Ancient Egyptians Did Not Build a City in the Grand Canyon
zocalopublicsquare.org

What Does ChatGPT Know About Science?
nautil.us

Did we already observe our first “blitzar”?
arstechnica.com

Brains also have supply chain issues – blood flows where it can, and neurons must make do with what they get
theconversation.com

Have Chernobyl Mutations Rewired Evolution?
discovermagazine.com

KFC Through the Years: Vintage Menus and Ads that Will Take You Back
rarehistoricalphotos.com • (see also)

Clues to the Lives of North America’s First Inhabitants Are Hidden Underwater
smithsonianmag.com

Origami-inspired technique used to created folded glass objects
newatlas.com

AI Seems to Do Better on Tasks When Asked to Reflect on Its Mistakes
futurism.com

The Global Music Vault wants to preserve the world’s music in case of disaster – but how will they do it?
independent.co.uk

A surprising food may have been a staple of the real Paleo diet: rotten meat
sciencenews.org

The Museum of Failure Celebrates Some of the World’s Biggest Flops
smithsonianmag.com • (see also)

The Evolution and Art of the Big Con
crimereads.com

How Smell—the Most Underrated Sense—Was Overpowered By Our Other Senses
lithub.com

Ukraine’s Humble Cardboard Drones Are a Master Class in Stealth
popularmechanics.com

Bent Light in Deep Space Reveals One of the Biggest Black Holes Ever Detected
gizmodo.com

Luna Park and the Amusement Park Boom
daily.jstor.org

Italy moves to ban lab-grown meat to protect food heritage
bbc.com

In Sudden Alarm, Tech Doyens Call for a Pause on ChatGPT
wired.com

Solar System Hit by Pulse of Intense Radiation
scitechdaily.com

Can this brain abnormality explain why some people are psychopaths?
zmescience.com • (see also)

New insights into an old drug: Scientists discover why aspirin works so well
eurekalert.org

Salt, Sugar, Water, Zinc: How Scientists Learned to Treat the 20th Century’s Biggest Killer of Children
asteriskmag.com

On this day in 1951 a pipe bomb exploded in Grand Central Terminal. It was merely the first of many.
damninteresting.com

One Man’s Quest to Revive the Great American Vacuum Tube
wired.com

Company Serves World’s First ‘Mammoth’ Meatball, But Nobody Is Allowed to Eat It
sciencealert.com

Scientists identify secret ingredient in da Vinci paintings
us.cnn.com

California’s ‘phantom lake’ returns with a vengeance, unearthing a bitter history of water
news.yahoo.com

‘I Am Going Blind, and I Now Find It Strangely Exhilarating’
nytimes.com

Scientists erupt at NASA gutting funding for crucial Venus mission
theverge.com

Winged messengers: how first-class pigeons help police keep Indians safe
theguardian.com • (see also)

The Winners of Smithsonian Magazine’s 20th Annual Photo Contest
smithsonianmag.com

Is Snake Island in Brazil as Dangerous as It Sounds?
discovermagazine.com

Nokia Is Sending 4G Internet to the Moon
gizmodo.com

What Happens When You Get Struck By Lightning?
discovermagazine.com • (see also)

Physicists Might Finally Be Able to Find Wormholes, Thanks to Their Light-Bending Ability
popularmechanics.com

With AI, Astronomers Dig Up the Stars That Birthed the Milky Way
quantamagazine.org

How Did a Medieval Spice Cabinet Survive 500 Years Underwater?
atlasobscura.com

Chicha: The banned drink of Colombia
bbc.com

What Time Is It on the Moon?
wired.com

Does GPT-4 Really Understand What We’re Saying?
nautil.us

Contamination Prevention Is Key as NASA Preps for Incoming Asteroid Samples
gizmodo.com

Strange-shaped sea mountain discovered off the coast of Northern California
sfgate.com

AI Can Recreate Images From Human Brain Waves
petapixel.com

Amateur Australian gold digger finds massive nugget
bbc.com

Three abandoned children, two missing parents and a 40-year mystery
theguardian.com

New original Damn Interesting article/episode by Matt Castle: In 1970s Bali, a sudden rice crisis prompted an unexpectedly far-reaching scientific discovery
dam.mn

Here is the FBI’s Contract to Buy Mass Internet Data
vice.com

Video: The Conman Who Faked His Death to Avoid Bankruptcy [10:36]
youtube.com

James Webb Space Telescope finds no atmosphere on TRAPPIST-1 exoplanet
space.com

There may have been a second Big Bang, new research suggests
livescience.com

Murder in the Air? The Mysterious Death of Stunt Pilot B.H. DeLay
crimereads.com

Glass beads on moon’s surface may hold billions of tonnes of water, scientists say
theguardian.com