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• Dreading a dark winter lockdown? Think like a Norwegian

  By Shaun on September 29, 2020 • ( 0 )

  During the darkest periods of the polar night, Tromsø only receives two to three hours of indirect sunlight, shining into the sky from below the horizon. Yet its inhabitants do not show the kind of wintertime depression you might expect… Read More ›

• Should We Separate the Art From the Artist?

  By Shaun on September 29, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  One of the first “canceled” artists Stephen and Angela discuss is, of course, Michael Jackson. To learn more about the allegations against the pop star, read this New York Times article by Ben Sisario, or watch the 2019 Emmy-winning documentary,… Read More ›

• Stanislav Petrov

  By Shaun on September 28, 2020 • ( 1 )

  Preventing the deaths of hundreds of millions, if not billions, of people was a costly decision for Petrov. If he had been wrong, and he somehow survived the American nuclear strike, he likely would’ve been executed for treason. Even though… Read More ›

• Ted Lasso

  By Shaun on September 28, 2020 • ( 2 )

  Follows US American Football coach Ted Lasso heading to the UK to manage a struggling London football team in the top flight of English football. I didn’t expect this series to be so good, but 7 episodes in I am… Read More ›

• Molly and the possum

  By Shaun on September 28, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Molly was grieving for her dead puppies and ended up finding a possum that needed her just as much. What a remarkable story.

• A watch guy unboxes the Apple Watch

  By Shaun on September 28, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Welcome to a deep dive on unboxing Apple Watch Hermès Series 6 Stainless Steel with Noir Deployment Buckle. I’ll take you through the unboxing, share some new or interesting features and real-world use, and answer the constant question – why?… Read More ›

• Man dies after eating bag of licorice every day for a few weeks

  By Shaun on September 28, 2020 • ( 2 )

  A Massachusetts construction worker’s love of black licorice wound up costing him his life. Eating a bag and a half every day for a few weeks threw his nutrients out of balance and caused the 54-year-old man’s heart to stop,… Read More ›

• NONDUM IN AUGE

  By Shaun on September 27, 2020 • ( 1 )

  NONDUM IN AUGE, Hussalonia’s 48th release on Bandcamp, offers a rather straight-forward album of Americana-tinged, melancholic, alternative rock about loss and hope. Unlike previous Hussalonia albums which rely heavily on the multi-tracking process necessary for a solo recording artist, the… Read More ›

• The computer ‘fad’ is dying

  By Shaun on September 27, 2020 • ( 0 )

  “An astonishing blast of heresy casting doubt on the future of the computer in modern life has come from the very person who designed the first personal computer.” (1985). Tweeted here. Guess he was wrong.

• Why some birds are so smart—and maybe even self-aware

  By Shaun on September 27, 2020 • ( 0 )

  The two papers are already being hailed as groundbreaking. “It’s often assumed that birds’ alien brain architecture limits thought, consciousness, and most advanced cognition,” says John Marzluff, a wildlife biologist and specialist on crows at the University of Washington, Seattle,… Read More ›

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