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'Life Keeps Changing': Why Stories, Not Science, Explain the World - Joe Fassler - The ... - 0 views

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    Exactly what we're talking about! Are stories more reliable than science or vise versa?
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If I Had a Hammer - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    Interesting article on artificial intelligence. How "first machines" (machines that needed input) are disappearing and "second machines" (machines that can make decisions for themselves) are taking the places of white collar and blue collar jobs.
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With Great Computing Power Comes Great Surveillance - Bill Davidow - The Atlantic - 0 views

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    Interesting article on Moore's Law. (The idea that the number of transistors doubles every two years) Kind of relates back to paradigms. We can't realize how paradigm shifts will effect life.
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English Has a New Preposition, Because Internet - Megan Garber - The Atlantic - 2 views

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    How is the internet changing the meaning of language?
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How Teenage Behavior Predicts the Future of Technology - Derek Thompson - The Atlantic - 2 views

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    Interesting article on how one population has so much pull on society.
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Pope Francis's Theory of Economics - Heather Horn - The Atlantic - 0 views

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    Interesting article about how the Pope's new views are reflected in his economic views as well
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    How much is life worth? How do we value life? Why/how do people value life differently?
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How Many of Your Memories Are Fake? - The Atlantic - 3 views

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    This is an interesting article about the fallacy of memory, and our perceptions of our memory.
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Are Today's Cops Too Quick to Shoot? - Uzma Kolsy - The Atlantic - 0 views

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    Interesting article on the mindset of police today. Do officers think before they shoot? Or is it just instant reflexes?
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The U.S. Needs a New Constitution-Here's How to Write It - Alex Seitz-Wald - The Atlantic - 0 views

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    Interesting article about how we could apply the "scientific waves" to politics as well. The article notes how the constitution was effective 224 years ago but not today, and how it needs to be rewritten.
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The Myth of 'I'm Bad at Math' - Miles Kimball & Noah Smith - The Atlantic - 1 views

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    Interesting article on the "I'm bad at math" myth.
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Some Americans Say They Support the Affordable Care Act but Not Obamacare - James Hambl... - 0 views

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    Interesting to see how having two different names for the same thing can change drastically change people's responses to it. Obamacare sounds much more negative while affordable care act (the legislation's actual name) is much more positive in people's minds.
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Can Your Language Influence Your Spending, Eating, and Smoking Habits? - Derek Thompson... - 0 views

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    How does language affect our habits?
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The Science of Snobbery: How We're Duped Into Thinking Fancy Things Are Better - Alex M... - 0 views

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    Do we perceive a sound just by seeing what is making it? Scroll down to "Watching Not Hearing"
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