Free COVID Tests for U.S. Citizens

Medea Giordano provides directions for U.S. citizens to order COVID tests .

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Planning Using Ivy Lee's Method

Lindsey Ellefson explains the planning techniques of Ivy Lee .

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Plant Hardiness Zones

Julia Post reports on how the winter hardiness zones have moved closer to the poles .

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Unearthing Ozette

PBrendan Sainsbury reports on the buried U.S. village of Ozette , which is being studied by scientists at the invitation of the Makah tribe of Native Americans.

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Dutch Unrest Among Farmers

Paul Tullis reports on farmer unrest over agricultural nitrogen released by lifestock farming .

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Success

Adam Grant suggests 11 traits of successful people .

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Urban Primacy

Vernon Henderson introduces the reader to "urban primacy"

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Búcaros

An article by Kurt Kris found in the The Virtual Museum of Human Ecology (VMHE) describes búcaros , the highly polished ceramics which were created (and eaten) during the 18th and 19th centuries. Kelly Grovier has an extensive article about how Diego Velázquez’s masterpiece Las Meninas centers on a búcaro.

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Preventing Asteroid Impact

Briley Lewis shares about an asteroid which zipped undetected within the moon's orbit, and calls for planetary defenses to eliminate impact risks.

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Hearing Voices

Pagan Kennedy questions whether harmless and happy people diagnosed with psychotic delusions should be subject to forceable treatment.

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Google Search Limitations

Charlie Warzel comments on signs that Google's influence may have peaked.

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Supplanting the Mobile Phone

Raymond Wong identifies the new AI Pin developed by Imran Chaudhri, a mobile communicator which might replace the smart phone.

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Yahoo! and It's Shortcomings

Gil Press reasons why cite>Yahoo! did not achieve the scale of Google.

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Calvin and Hobbes

Michael Cavna explains the popularity of the Calvin and Hobbes cartoon series developed by Bill Watterson more than three decades ago.

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Combatting Ignorance and Poverty: Iqbal Quadir

Karl Ulrich tells the story of Iqbal Quadir , who brought smartphone service to over fifty million households in Bengladesh. This improved living conditions for millions in poverty.

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Weight Reduction

Franziska Spritzler shares proven methods for weight reduction .

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Lifespan Research Using Dogs

Gideon Lichfield and Lauren Goode interview Celine Halioua about her efforts to increase the lifespan of dogs .

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Healing Sunlight

Roger Seheult proposes that sunlight may help human immunity to some viruses.

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Jerusalem Artichoke Gardening

Colleen Vanderlinden encourages the growing of Jerusalem artichokes .

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Roger Penrose's Thoughts on Time and the Big Bang

Jaime Trosper shares Roger Penrose's theory of a cyclical universe rather than a "big bang."

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