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“I would really love it if a wasp recognized my face.” - An actual sentence I said to a wasp researcher when she told me that wasps have identifiable faces and they can recognize each other...

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I’ve been watching clips from this Japanese kids show called Pythagora Switch. First, there’s the delightfully lo-fi Rube Goldberg machines to start the program. And then – THEN – there i...

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Beekeepers hit hard by thefts of hives : This story has everything: a beekeeper named Joe Romance, a detective called Rowdy Freeman, organized crime and beehive heists.

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The octopus | Throwback Thursday : This is so moving. Imagine it: you’re in there, thinking and experiencing the world, and no one knows. For TEN years. I can’t even fathom it. Ben is a lov...

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On theme airport beer

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Happy Mother’s Day to my mom, who somehow survived having this haircut and dealing with the saddest toddler all in one afternoon. She has better hair now, and I’ve figured out how to deal wit...

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G'bye NYC

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It’s time once again to march for science

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She’s been sitting like this for 20 minutes. She is fully awake.

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Time was wild in 1864

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Griffith Park was named after a man called Griffith J. Griffith, which is the only ridiculous thing about the place.

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“Lean more. No, lean less. Look more aloof. Smile a little.”

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A little friend time in the Hollywood hills

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Lookit this old Sesame Street segment, just trying to brainwash us kids into not being picky eaters. 

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Matt Adrian’ s stark bird paintings with absurd titles are precisely up my alley. 

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Camera moves in televised tennis I’d like to know the first instance of: - Pan up to the crowd and then zoom in on the corner until the only thing in frame is the blue, blue sky - Slow zoom...

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WHAT AN ‘INFINITE’ AI-GENERATED PODCAST CAN TELL US ABOUT THE FUTURE OF ENTERTAINMENT - THE VERGE This is quite incredible. It’s a podcast, written (and read) by a machine. Up to now, neu...

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LONG EXPOSURE PHOTOS CAPTURE THE LIGHT PATHS OF DRONES ABOVE MOUNTAINOUS LANDSCAPES | COLOSSAL Reuben Wu has long been one of my favorite photographers. This series of his is so cool. It’s a...

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A decent Sunday evening

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WHY PAPER JAMS PERSIST | THE NEW YORKER > Midway through the printing process, the paper was supposed to cross > a gap; flung from the top of a rotating belt, it needed ...

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