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People who follow a strict gluten-free diet are still consuming about 150 to 400 mg of gluten every day.

Aiming to fill skill gaps in AI, Microsoft makes training courses available to the public

TIL of the Brocken Spectre, an atmospheric condition in which the sun casts a person’s shadow onto fog or clouds, making the shadow appear enormous, otherworldly, and ringed with a rainbow halo.

TIL that that attributing depression to spontaneously low serotonin is “deeply misleading and unscientific” and 65-80% of people on antidepressants are depressed again within a year.

The vexing nature of responsibility and its relation to belief

Fetal neurons making connections

Maybe she found it, Digital, 1920x2400

From the books community on Reddit

Most books high school students have to read are from the public domain and therefore are free. Here are 10 of the more popular titles.

Scott Kelly: I Was a Bad Student Who Became an Astronaut. Let’s Stop Telling People They Can’t Be Good at Science

Met this beautiful girl while walking Arthurs Seat in Edinburgh today! She is a Scottish Deerhound!

The Mathematics of 2048: Optimal Play with Markov Decision Processes

Why we should give moral consideration to individuals rather than species

Just finished “East of Eden” and I absolutely loved it. Completely changed me.

City of Barcelona Kicks Out Microsoft in Favor of Linux and Open Source

Very slow brain waves, long considered an artifact of brain scanning techniques, may be more important than anyone had realized. Researchers have found that very slow waves are directly linked to state of consciousness and may be involved in coordinating activity across distant brain regions.

Rami Malek interviews Joey Bada$$ for April issue of Interview Magazine

Front-End Developer Handbook 2018 - A free, original book by the Frontend Masters team!

Non Violent Communication

I'm not a chemistry fella, but I stumbled upon this YouTube channel with nice explanations on chemistry topics, sorry if not appropriate.

Terms and Conditions May Apply (2013) : How companies like Facebook turn its users into products worth more than $500 each per year by selling their data [1:20:03]

Tired of holding your book?

Colors.sh helps you put colors and format to your bash scripts.

TIL that metals can be mined using bacteria and fungi, a process known as biomining

How to learn linear algebra

I’m 18 y/o and just got home from 7 months backpacking in Europe! I went to 9 countries. Here’s some of my favourite pictures.

Pitfalls of Card UIs

Peptide-based biogenic dental product may cure cavities: Researchers have designed a convenient and natural product that uses proteins to rebuild tooth enamel and treat dental cavities. The peptide-enabled tech allows the deposition of 10 to 50 micrometers of new enamel on the teeth after each use.

From the explainlikeimfive community on Reddit

Babies Who Get More Cuddles Seem to Have Their Genetics Changed For Years Afterwards. Babies who get less physical contact and are more distressed at a young age, end up with changes in molecular processes that affect gene expression.