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Why You Can’t Help But Act Your Age
Why You Can’t Help But Act Your Age
Anil Ananthaswamy, Nautilus
Most of us are slaves to our chronological age.
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How Googlers Avoid Burnout (and Secretly Boost Creativity)
How Googlers Avoid Burnout (and Secretly Boost Creativity)
Brad Stulberg & Steve Magness, Wired
Burnout is undoubtedly one of Google’s gravest threats, and holding back passionate employees is often a far more formidable challenge than pushing them ahead.
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Forget Comey. The Real Story Is Russia’s War on America
Forget Comey. The Real Story Is Russia’s War on America
Molly K. McKew, Politico
Why are we focusing on who leaked what to whom, when our democracy is under siege?
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The Tech World Is Rallying Around a Young Developer Who Made a Huge, Embarrassing Mistake
The Tech World Is Rallying Around a Young Developer Who Made a Huge, Embarrassing Mistake
Corinne Purtill, Quartz
The point is, any system in which humans are involved will at some point be disrupted by human error. Organizations distinguish themselves not by stamping out the possibility of error, but by handling the inevitable mistake well.
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I Was an FBI Agent. Trump's Lack of Concern About Russian Hacking Shocks Me.
I Was an FBI Agent. Trump’s Lack of Concern About Russian Hacking Shocks Me.
Asha Rangappa, The Washington Post
As a former FBI counterintelligence agent, what I saw as the most explosive aspect of the testimony didn’t involve any legal violation of the U.S. code or questions about whether Comey had broken established Department of Justice protocols. Instead, it was the prima facie evidence that Comey presented that Trump appears unwilling to uphold his oath “to preserve, protect, and defend” the country — which puts the security of our nation and its democracy at stake.
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Three New Discoveries in a Month Rock Our African Origins
Three New Discoveries in a Month Rock Our African Origins
John Hawks, Medium
The Evolutionary Story of Modern Humans Just Got More Complicated
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The Norwegian Who Knew His Tortoises So Well That He Changed the Course of History
The Norwegian Who Knew His Tortoises So Well That He Changed the Course of History
Nicolai adapted to his environment, just like the tortoises, and as such he helped Charles Darwin take his first step towards changing the world.
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Why Printers Add Secret Tracking Dots
Why Printers Add Secret Tracking Dots
Chris Baraniuk, BBC
They’re almost invisible but contain a hidden code – and now their presence on a leaked document has sparked speculation about their usefulness to FBI investigators.
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This Is How To Be Productive: 4 Secrets From The Stoics
This Is How To Be Productive: 4 Secrets From The Stoics
Eric Barker, Barking Up The Wrong Tree
Most productivity advice is focused on work. Following it makes you feel like you’re turning into a machine. Nobody wants to be a Transformer. (On second thought, being a Transformer would be pretty cool, but you get my point.) A more philosophical approach to getting stuff done is nice because sometimes the things you wanna do aren’t work. You wanna see friends, have fun, and all the stuff that gets shoved off the calendar by work.