The Tactical Guide to Jeremy Stephens vs. Doo Ho Choi
At UFC Fight Night 124, thunder-punching Doo Ho Choi looks to build some momentum against Jeremy Stephens, who has been knocked out only once, in 2012. Should be a weird one.
The Stories You Lose When Your Refugee Family Splits Itself Up
After her entire family fled Iraq, my grandmother stayed behind because she didn't want to give up on the country she loves.
Creating robots capable of moral reasoning is like parenting – Regina Rini | Aeon Essays
We already have a way to teach morals to alien intelligences: it’s called parenting. Can we apply the same methods to robots?
A classic film finds order in randomness with the aid of some improbably elaborate sets | Aeon Videos
The Physical Science Study Committee (PSSC) was formed in 1956 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with the mission to create science-education materials for US high-school classrooms. In this PSSC film from 1961, the physics professors J N Patterson Hume and Donald Ivey of the University of Toronto deploy their expertise – as well as some seriously elaborate sets – to demonstrate how, with enough data, highly predictable patterns can emerge from unpredictable events. This version of Random Events has been visually and aurally enhanced by the Aeon Video team. For more elaborate educational wizardry from the PSSC, watch Frames of Reference.
Oracle and Palantir said diversity figures were trade secrets. The real secret: Embarrassing numbers
The Labor Department initially sided with tech companies to block the data, but released it after Reveal filed a lawsuit.
California water districts face suit for ignoring conservation law
A horse grazes at a ranch near Merced County, Calif. More than 20 of the state’s largest water districts have failed to turn in water management plans.Associated Press After largely ignoring a cons…
George R.R. Martin keeps doing things that are not writing the next “Game of Thrones” book
Here's what he has been up to instead.
The Flaw in Our Democracy
“It is not in elections that the quality and character of our government are determined. That is done in party nominations.”
'Artifact' Isn't a Game on Steam, It's Steam in a Game
Imagine if we monetised the rot.
The fastest man on earth dares to keep winning
Original reporting and documentaries on everything that matters in the world.
The Friends of Richard Nixon
Some were trusting; some were not. Either way, they lived to regret it, because what was going on was “obstruction of justice.”
This kitchen gadget will revolutionize your grilling game
Juicy sous vide steaks aren't just for luxury dining anymore.
Germaine de Staël’s Guide to Haters: The First Modern Woman on Meritocracy, the Psychology of Why the Masses Rejoice in Tearing Down Successful Individuals, and the Only True Measure of Genius
"The life of man, so short in itself, is still of longer duration than the judgment and the affections of his contemporaries."
Project examines patterns of California’s biggest campaign donors
Seventeen months ago, I started teaching an investigative reporting class at Stanford University. It would last only 11 weeks. But my 16 Stanford students laid the groundwork for a project that Cal…
Ecommerce as Video’s Killer App
As online video platforms seek a business model beyond advertising, and short videos start to look more and more like commercials, it turns out that commerce may be video’s killer app. And not only…
Should a human-pig chimera be treated as a person? – Julian Savulescu | Aeon Ideas
If scientists grow organs for transplant inside human-animal chimeras, what moral obligations do we have to them?
The WBC Defends Canelo Alvarez vs. Amir Khan Middleweight Title Fight
The WBC has been forced to defend and promote its decision to have the lighter Amir Khan face off against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez for his middleweight title.
Coevolution and Artificial Selection
Michael Pollan explores the complex reciprocal relationship between coevolution and artificial selection.
X chromosome News, Research and Analysis - The Conversation
Browse X chromosome news, research and analysis from The Conversation
[Prime] Productivity that Gets Results
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3 ways the Trump administration has downplayed white supremacy
In the weeks leading up to the protest, Trump and those close to him often played down the real threat of violence committed by white supremacists on a regular basis across the country.
The blind spot of science is the neglect of lived experience – Adam Frank, Marcelo Gleiser & Evan Thompson | Aeon Essays
It’s tempting to think science gives a God’s-eye view of reality. But we forget the place of human experience at our peril
Making Hummus, Winning Awards: Michael Solomonov
Michael Solomonov, co-owner of the James Beard Foundation's most outstanding restaurant, on about bringing Israeli food to Philly.
Please join The Atlantic for a discussion about the current state of individual investor confidence in capital markets.
The Drone Papers
The Intercept has obtained a cache of secret documents detailing the inner workings of the U.S. military’s assassination program in Afghanistan, Yemen, and Somalia. The documents, provided by a whistleblower, offer an unprecedented glimpse into Obama’s drone wars.
China Is Accused of Destroying Its Mosques
A new investigation suggests that mosques in the Xinjiang province have been completely or almost completely razed.
O’Malley’s Populist Critique of Trade Pact Unsupported By Prior Comments
The Vagabond King by Simon Akam · Longform
When 25-year-old Valentine Strasser seized power in Sierra Leone in 1992, he became the world’s youngest head of state. Today he lives with his mother and spends his days drinking gin by the roadside.
America’s Most Admired Lawbreaker
A shocking story about the biggest company in the US's most profitable industry
Brené Brown: Your Critics Aren't Always The Ones Who Count
"If you’re not in the arena also getting your ass kicked, I’m not interested in your feedback."
Koko iroyin: Omisore fi PDP sílẹ̀, Agbésùnmọ̀mí pòfo ní Yobe
Póòpù rán aṣojú lọ́ fún ìsìnkú Benue, Abramovich rí ìdíwọ́ lórí ìwé ìgbéèlú ilẹ́ Gẹ̀ẹ́sì.
Old firm News, Research and Analysis - The Conversation
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youth fitness News, Research and Analysis - The Conversation
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