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AddLight-hearted note, penned on 15 August 1916, was found on Wharton beach, after severe winter storms washed away sand dunes
Dr. Richard Harris, aka ‘Dr. Harry,’ and the Wetmules made the first reported hydrogen (H2) rebreather dive to a depth of 230m/751 ft, in The Pearse Resurgence, New Zealand.
S3 E4 Back to Thailand - Cave Diver Craig Challen on The Rescue, Risk and Adventure
S2 E8 Free Solo and More - Alex Honnold on Life and El Capitan
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Laudable! Let's take a look at some of the changes that arise from this, through a simple case study: making an international phone call to a relative.
Before abolishing time zones I want to call my Uncle Steve in Melbourne. What time is it there? Google tells me it is currently...
He’s one of the loudest voices of the AI haters—even as he does PR for AI companies. Either way, Ed Zitron has your attention.
Some thoughts about how to schedule online meetings for a global organisation in an equitable way.
An armed man at a gathering of the website’s volunteers is just the latest reminder: Editing the internet’s encyclopedia has never been riskier.
Michael and Mary Shelley were glamorous Sydney socialites, who became Christian fanatics and kidnappers. Three of their children - Steven, John and Hannah - were secretly placed into foster care with my parents, Lenore and Tom Blaine. The Shelleys were apocalyptically irritated to discover that the children of God had been fostered by working-class Queensland…
When Nolan’s space epic was released in 2014, critics picked at the plot holes and scientists picked at the science – now, 11 years later, it’s the internet’s favourite film. Was it just ahead of its time?
Patients who had more cells had better outcomes, particularly for aggressive types such as triple-negative breast cancer
On the importance of a strong inside strategy.
Seven years ago, I took a bet with Charles Murray about whether we’d basically understand the genetics of intelligence by now.