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TIL that the dots in the middle of words defined in the dictionary are to indicate where they should be hyphenated if you have to drop a line

What We Do to Things When We Study Them - Taking a look at Ian Hacking's 'Interactive Kinds

10 Remote Companies Share How They Evaluate Virtual Job Candidates

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Wandering through Paris last night.

The University of Milan is working on an AI mentor which tailors education for each individual student

TIL That people who speak 2 or more Languages often have separate “Assigned” Personalities for those Languages.

Is it bad I don't want a career for the time being?

From the EatCheapAndHealthy community on Reddit

TIL Ignosticism or igtheism is the idea that the question of the existence of God is meaningless because the term god has no coherent and unambiguous definition and/or that every other theological position assumes too much about the concept of god and many other theological concepts.

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If machines can do most of our work, we should question whether compelling humans to work continues or hinders progress | John Danaher

[Poetry] Mr. Brightside but Everyone is Tired v2

New paper argues that 'dissociative identity disorder' might help us understand the fundamental nature of reality

'Stylish' browser extension steals all your internet history

TIL that in the city of Geneva there is an annual tradition of smashing chocolate cauldrons on the ground to commemorate the time when a Genevan woman killed an enemy soldier in a siege by dropping a pot of boiling soup onto his head.

From the explainlikeimfive community on Reddit

Michael Graziano describes his attention schema theory of consciousness.

Automation will increase the economic wealth gap | Computing - Automation will create extra wealth, but regulation is necessary to spread it across society

From the onebag community on Reddit

147 words you can use instead of using 'very'.

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From the biology community on Reddit

Double-blind placebo trial of psychedelic tea ayahuasca shows significant, rapid anti-depressant effect

If Google offered a passport that allowed you to live and work anywhere in the world, would you sign up?

Refraining from bad behavior toward a significant other during stressful life events is more important than showing positive behavior, suggests a new study. When stressed, people may be especially sensitive to negative behavior in their relationships, and less sensitive to positive behavior.

Democrats put greater value on what social psychologists call communion traits (broadminded, warm, curious, fun-loving, sociable, etc) and Republicans put greater value on agency traits (hardworking, determined, ambitious, thorough, organized, etc), suggests a new study (n=1,269).

The First Millisecond Of A Nuclear Explosion - Photo From Tests Performed in Nevada 1952.

TIL Peppermint oil promotes hair growth more than hair growth medication

Hello, this is Charles C. Mann, author of 1491 and The Wizard and the Prophet, and I'm here to talk about the great American past, how we think about the future, or anything else that strikes you as interesting. AMA