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Monday, May 12
India-Pakistan Ceasefire, Musical Chimpanzees, and a Professional Cuddler
A new study found chimpanzees drum with rhythm. This and more in today's digest.
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Saturday, May 10
Food Dyes, Sycamore Gap Tree, and Useless Websites
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Friday, May 9
American Pope, UK Trade Deal, and Robot Ping Pong
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Thursday, May 8
Lost Navy Ship, New Disney Resort, and Snail Video
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Wednesday, May 7
India Strikes Pakistan, Papal Conclave, and a Slang Guide
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State of pay transparency
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Tencent's 2024 corporate report
Tencent via static.tencent.com
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Glamour via glamour.com
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McKinsey via mckinsey.com
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Science & Technology
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What is the eyewall replacement cycle?
The Weather Channel via youtube.com
The eye of a hurricane
MinuteEarth via youtube.com
The “dirty side” of a hurricane
Vox via youtube.com
Hurricanes may kill 300 times more people than officially reported
NPR via npr.org
Rapid intensification, explained
Accuweather via accuweather.com
Estimating the water output of Hurricane Helene
PBS via pbs.org
Health & Medicine
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Someone suffers from a stroke every 40 seconds
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Physician teaches course on being a cancer patient
Stanford Magazine via stanfordmag.org
A timeline of the science of taste discoveries
Nature via nature.com
When to see a doctor over memory lapses
SELF via self.com
Exploring 'inflammaging,' aging-induced inflammation
Good Housekeeping via goodhousekeeping.com
She can't feel pain, hunger, or danger
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A history of Mother's Day in the US
Smithsonian via womenshistory.si.edu
A day in the life of a Roman soldier
TED-Ed via youtube.com
Why is there a taboo around eating pork?
Archaeology via archaeology.org
A medieval Italian visits Constantinople
Voices of the Past via youtube.com
The mosaics of San Vitale, Italy's Byzantine city
Smarthistory via youtube.com
The top 10 Byzantine emperors
The History of Byzantium via thehistoryofbyzantium.com
Society & Culture
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How do ‘SNL’ sketches make it to air?
NBC via nbc.com
What makes HBO different
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Shoelaces 101
Ian's Shoelace Site via fieggen.com
Why aren’t students reading?
Chronicle of Higher Education via youtube.com
How Marie Kondo packs for vacation
Thrillist via thrillist.com
Explaining the white powder that shows up on cheese
The PHCheese via thephcheese.com
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