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Burn, baby, burn: the new science of metabolism

Burn, baby, burn: the new science of metabolism

Losing weight may be tough, but keeping it off, research tells us, is tougher – just not for the reasons you might think

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How Istanbul became the Silicon Valley of the mobile gaming industry

How Istanbul became the Silicon Valley of the mobile gaming industry

Overworked and underpaid developers are helping fuel Istanbul’s mobile gaming bonanza.

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A secretive hedge fund is gutting newsrooms

A Secretive Hedge Fund Is Gutting Newsrooms

Inside Alden Global Capital

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Facebook leaders are reportedly worried their service has gotten too big to control

Facebook leaders are reportedly worried their service has gotten too big to control: 'We created the machine and can't control the machine'

With nearly 3 billion users around the world, Facebook leaders are reportedly worried about their inability to control the massive social ne

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Facebook aware of Instagram's harmful effect on teenage girls, leak reveals

Facebook aware of Instagram’s harmful effect on teenage girls, leak reveals

Social media firm reportedly kept own research secret that suggests app worsens body image issues

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Delivery workers, trapped in the system

Delivery Workers, Trapped in the System

“For all those riders who are still fighting against time on the road, all I can do is to pray quietly for them in my heart.”

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The disastrous voyage of Satoshi, the world's first cryptocurrency cruise ship

The disastrous voyage of Satoshi, the world’s first cryptocurrency cruise ship

The long read: Last year, three cryptocurrency enthusiasts bought a cruise ship. They named it the Satoshi, and dreamed of starting a floati

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Where will everyone go?

Where Will Everyone Go?

ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine, with support from the Pulitzer Center, have for the first time modeled how climate refugees migh

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How 'Big Tobacco' set the stage for fake news

How Big Tobacco Set the Stage for Fake News | The Walrus

A coordinated program of public deception that spanned four decades has become a template for modern disinformation

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Will we ever get a clear idea about what foods we should eat?

Will we ever get a clear idea about what foods we should eat? | Aeon Essays

Vitamins or whole foods; high-fat or low-fat; sugar or sweetener. Will we ever get a clear idea about what we should eat?

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Otherworldly 'time crystal' made inside Google quantum computer could change physics forever

The crystals neatly sidestep some of physics' most iron-clad laws.

#physics #break #laws #quantum

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Comparing and contrasting the FIRE movement with 'lying flat'

Comparing and Contrasting the FIRE Movement With ‘Lying Flat’

The same apprehensions created two different radical responses.

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How the Olympic medal table explains the world

How The Olympic Medal Table Explains The World

The medal table provides a concise lesson in world history for the past century, reflecting wars won and lost, economic growth and decline,

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We can't quit the Ziploc

We Can’t Quit the Ziploc

The resealable bag has become a home cooking staple—but the $1.6 billion industry is not without its own big bag of issues.

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9 terrific tree tunnels around the world

9 Terrific Tree Tunnels Around the World

Tangled up in green.

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$73,499-per-guest world cruise sells out in less than 3 hours

$73,499-Per-Guest World Cruise Sells Out In Less Than 3 Hours

The cruise will take passengers on a trip lasting 132 nights. Prices range up to $199,999. The strong interest may be a positive sign for th

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Why footbinding persisted in China for a millennium

Why Footbinding Persisted in China for a Millennium

Despite the pain, millions of Chinese women stood firm in their devotion to the tradition