This week's ambience: White noise simulating an oil platform in the Arctic.
This week's ambience: White noise simulating an oil platform in the Arctic.
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A massive new UN report finds that nature is collapsing around us, "with devastating implications for human survival." 1/22 A 25-foot fiberglass shark crashing through a roof in Oxford, England, has oddly become a source of civic pride. 2/22 Queen Elizabeth I of England drank
Announcing Camp ToB 2019
Three months of conversation, two novels a month, and one final champion that advances to the 2020 Tournament of Books. Vote for the novels you want us to read and discuss this summer.
The conservation of a portrait by the English painter Cornelius Janssens.
How to conserve a painting, as performed by a second generation conservation studio in Chicago.
Let the panda win.
In a phone call yesterday, Trump and Putin agreed "there was no collusion." Asked afterward whether they talked about election meddling or if he warned Putin not to do it again, Trump said, "Really, we didn't discuss it." 1/22 "They feel no
Time-lapse videos of salts crystalizing.
Time-lapse videos of salts crystalizing. From Beauty of Science, which previously filmed these mesmerizing time lapses of chemical reactions.
Is your city dtf?
Your heavy-think read for the commute: Americans need to consider if our foreign policy is actually an insidious form of empire. 1/21 In the poorest countries as well as the richest, mental disorders are "the greatest thief of productive life." 2/21 See also: Burger King
The future was 10 years ago.
In a senate hearing that played out along party lines, Attorney General Barr faced scrutiny over his handling of the Russia investigation findings. 1/23 Following the release of Mueller's letter questioning Barr's portrayal of the special counsel's report, some senators pointed out Barr
A video short of a dinner plate breaking and its shards expanding into space.
A video short of a dinner plate breaking and its shards expanding into space. Make sure to see how it was made.
Hearing Carol Kaye.
Beginning with "La Bamba," the musician, best known as a bassist with the Wrecking Crew, played on more hits than you can name: sessions with the Beach Boys (Pet Sounds), Ike & Tina Turner ("River Deep, Mountain High") and Simon & Garfunkel ("Feelin' Groovy&