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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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Business & Finance
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The best selling visual art mediums, visualized
Visual Capitalist via visualcapitalist.com
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A basic guide to retirement savings account options
The Week via theweek.com
Inside the office park that launched Silicon Valley
The Hustle via thehustle.co
The way dating apps make money is changing—here's why
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Science & Technology
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Rubisco, the crucial enzyme powering photosynthesis
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NPR via npr.org
What happens when AI models hallucinate?
Google Cloud via cloud.google.com
What is agentic AI?
IBM Technology via youtube.com
Health & Medicine
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Exploring 'inflammaging,' aging-induced inflammation
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The myth of sugar rushes vs. the reality of sugar crashes
Mental Floss via mentalfloss.com
The traits that make a strong and resilient leader
Psyche via psyche.co
Why allergies are worse in some cities more than others
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World History
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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
Being a Byzantine emperor
Byzantium & Friends via byzantiumandfriends.podbean.com
The underground cities of the Byzantine Empire
TED-Ed via youtube.com
Visualizing Byzantium in the year 1200
Byzantium 1200 via byzantium1200.com
Society & Culture
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Picking fights in pickleball
Mediate via mediate.com
The origins of Pickleball
Pickleball Channel via youtube.com
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CULT TENNIS via youtube.com
The physics of pickleball, explained
Scientific American via scientificamerican.com
The fight over governing pickleball
Sports Illustrated via si.com
The unexpected impact of pickleball on prison life
ESPN via espn.com
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