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Quick Links for August 2017

August 31
I Doped Like Maria Sharapova And It Was Actually Pretty Great
Cure yourself of tree blindness by getting to know the species of tree that grow in your area
More than 70% of the time people spend watching videos on YouTube is driven by AI recommendations
"The ability to behave randomly can be a great asset." The human ability to produce randomness peaks at age 25.
August 30
Second date goals: "Would you like to sit on my bed with me and check Twitter?"
Michael Jackson was an asshole in "Remember the Time"
August 29
A new analysis of Apollo 15 & 17 samples suggests there's even more water on the Moon than previously thought
The Oral History of This Oral History; "Do I even need to keep reading this thing? I mean, we get it."
Cool Citi Bike commute visualization
An oral history of how the CG tech for Terminator 2 came about
"I went on vacation with just one child. Here's why it's going to become a tradition."
August 28
Yay! Fleabag is coming back for season two on BBC and Amazon
Post-acquisition, Amazon is lowering prices at Whole Foods (by up to 43%) and offering discounts to Prime members
Kendrick Lamar confirms DAMN. was designed to be played backwards as well as forwards
August 24
How fast could LeBron James run a mile? 4:40? 4:20?
'Skunk in the outfield': How the most epic trick play in history broke baseball
Love it or hate it, truckers say they can't stop listening to public radio
Three New Yorkers are tied for the most times seeing a total solar eclipse (after Monday: 34 eclipses)
August 23
True or false: Nachos are named after their inventor, Ignacio "Nacho" Anaya.
I love these Tesla drag race videos. At 3:22, watch the Tesla SUV hold its own vs a Lamborghini Aventador
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Alaska's permafrost is melting. Lots of carbon in there...
August 18
Various Jefferson Davis Highways across the US were meant to be part of a "superhighway of Confederate veneration"
Daring Fireball turns 15 years old
Look at this graph of American antigovernment groups. Huh, I wonder what could have happened in 2008?
Trump's Committee on the Arts and Humanities resigned today; their letter held a secret message: "resist"
August 17
Michael Chabon & Ayelet Waldman to their fellow Jews: stop supporting Trump
In Backing Alt-Right, A.C.L.U. Embraces Role in Defending 'Groups We Detest'
Quickly became addicted to this one-click game this morning: 10 More Bullets
Two-thirds of the kids treated have been cured of their peanut allergy in an Australian clinical trial
Of course you can order an 8-foot-long "Party Python" gummy worm (only $150!)
August 16
Val Kilmer: Kurt Russell pretty much directed Tombstone. "Kurt was responsible for the film's success."
August 15
Photos of American Nazis in the 1930s
August 14
Lat/long digits explainer; "The 5th decimal place is worth up to 1.1 m: it distinguishes trees from each other"
The secret ingredient that makes the Mediterranean diet work is money
Photos of the Voyager mission, 40 years after it began
August 12
IMPORTANT: if you bought eclipse glasses, read this to make sure they're safe and from a reputable source
August 10
A better headline: Why Isn't There Always a Giant Inflatable Chicken Near the White House?
The Taxonomy of Humans According to Twitter
CRISPR bacon
And God Created the Millennial Earth. "God said, 'Let there be light,' and it was lit AF."
19 Women Leading Math and Physics
August 9
"Back in the summer of 1962, the U.S. blew up a hydrogen bomb in outer space."
Double Stuf Oreos actually contain just 1.86 times the Stuf of regular Oreos
The average temperature for Death Valley for July 2017 was 107.4°F, the hottest single month ever recorded anywhere
Wealthy Teen Nearly Experiences Consequence
August 8
I might set up an Gmail auto-reply with this exact text
You can buy oysters from vending machines now
David Letterman to return to TV with 6 episodes of an hour-long interview series for Netflix
August 7
"One day, I'd like to design a truly modern, functional city with the character of a medieval hill town."
Color Squared: a pixelated paint-by-number book
August 4
Teaser trailer for Mr. Robot season 3
Aw bummer, the third book in Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall trilogy will likely not appear until 2019
An Animated Guide to Nature's Best Wayfinding Secrets
For 20 years, someone has been calling McSorley's pub to say "Your enema is ready."
August 3
This looks promising: The Zoomable Universe, an illustrated long zoom tour of the Universe
Bees Are Bouncing Back From Colony Collapse Disorder (the cheery headline is misleading, still no real solution)
I think about this post all the time when considering choices; it's either "hell yes!" or "no".
Jeff Bezos: "My Advice To Anyone Starting A Business Is To Remember That Someday I Will Crush You"
"The model knows her good looks will eventually fade & has begun smartly establishing herself as a business woman"
August 2
In Breakthrough, Scientists Edit a Dangerous Mutation From Genes in Human Embryos
August 1
A lovely and poignant story of two friends, documented through photos, journal entries, and drawings
Unbraided Rope Installations Branch Like Roots and Nervous Systems
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