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Are You Forgetful? That’s Just Your Brain Erasing Useless Memories
Are You Forgetful? That’s Just Your Brain Erasing Useless Memories

Angela Chen, The Verge

The purpose of memory might not be to record everything.

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The Paradox of American Restaurants
The Paradox of American Restaurants

Derek Thompson, The Atlantic

The quality and variety of food in the U.S. has never been better. The business seems to be struggling. What’s really going on?

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11 Books on Science Bill Gates Thinks Everyone Should Read
11 Books on Science Bill Gates Thinks Everyone Should Read

Chris Weller, Business Insider

Over the years, Gates has recommended a number of science-related books to the public. Some deal with the environment, others with the cosmos, and others with stopping tiny biological invaders. Here are some of his favorite titles.

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Rigged. Forced Into Debt. Worked Past Exhaustion. Left With Nothing.
Rigged. Forced Into Debt. Worked Past Exhaustion. Left With Nothing.

Brett Murphy, USA Today

Trucking companies force drivers to work against their will – up to 20 hours a day – by threatening to take their trucks and keep the money they paid toward buying them. Bosses create a culture of fear by firing drivers, suspending them without pay or reassigning them the lowest-paying routes.

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Why the White House Is Reading Greek History
Why the White House Is Reading Greek History

Michael Crowley, Politico

The Trump team is obsessing over Thucydides, the ancient historian who wrote a seminal tract on war.

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Verizon Is Killing Tumblr’s Fight for Net Neutrality
Verizon Is Killing Tumblr’s Fight for Net Neutrality

Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Verge

One of the open internet’s fiercest defenders has a new boss.

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Why Do Democracies Fail?
Why Do Democracies Fail?

David Frum, The Atlantic

A new book points to the importance of strong conservative parties—and warns about the consequences when they fall short.

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Trump, Russia and a Shadowy Business Partnership
Trump, Russia and a Shadowy Business Partnership

Timothy L. O’Brien, Bloomberg

An insider describes the Bayrock Group, its links to the Trump family and its mysterious access to funds. It isn’t pretty.

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Finland Tests an Unconditional Basic Income
Finland Tests an Unconditional Basic Income

The Economist

An experiment on the effect of offering the unemployed an unconditional basic income

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The Process Is Dead. Long Live the Process.
The Process Is Dead. Long Live the Process.

John Gonzalez, The Ringer

On draft night, the Sixers will likely take Markelle Fultz with the first pick, bringing together one of the most exciting collections of young talent in the NBA. It has birthed a passionate alternative fan base, dedicated to building the team in the image of their deposed icon, Sam Hinkie.