May 2013
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Futurescope: Human embryos successfully cloned... →
jkottke:
A group of researchers in Oregon have successfully cloned human embryos. No, really:
The researchers, at Oregon Health and Science University, took skin cells from a baby with a genetic disease and fused them with donated human eggs to create human embryos that were…
Umbilical cord banks everywhere must be panicking!
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April 2013
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RETURN THE GAYZE: a poem to the black man who... →
returnthegayze:
thank you for your honesty the way it spilled out of your lips more potent than the stench of vodka in your breath it has been years since someone has had the bravery to look at me in the face and tell me what they are actually thinking
you see i just came from a dance party what i mean…
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different
People say that when you have kids, your life becomes different. For the past week, I’ve been consistently waking up at 6:54-6:57AM without the aid of an alarm clock. For those that know me, you know that this is remarkably different.
Writing about my pregnancy feels a lot like writing Yelp reviews in San Francisco. Since Yelp was founded here, it often feels like everyone good restaurant...
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Prettiest song I’ve heard in awhile - -...
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Wearing a Badge, and a Video Camera →
parislemon:
Randall Stross of NYT looks at the growing trend of police officers wearing tiny cameras to record all of their interactions with civilians. It may sound intimidating, but at least one study shows this is a very good thing:
THE Rialto study began in February 2012 and will run until this July. The results from the first 12 months are striking. Even with only half of the 54 uniformed...
Turtle tails
Me: It’s like the pot calling the kettle black. Have you heard that saying?
*he says something in mandarin*
Me: What does that mean?
Husband: What’s the animal that looks like a turtle but has a pointy face?
Me: An armadillo?
Husband: No, not the animal that eats ants.
Me: Armadillos don’t eat ants, you’re thinking about anteaters. It’s probably an armadillo.
Husband: Okay, an armadillo. So...
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March 2013
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“At the heart of modern capitalist economics is the idea of infinite...”
– Gary Dorrien (via azspot)
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The Cost of Uber's Free Rides
newyorker:
The car-service start-up company Uber is “well aware that not everyone ‘can drop twenty-five dollars to get home from a random night out,’” and they’re soon hoping to offer more mid-level transportation, like they provided at SXSW this year, across the country. Here, Matt Buchanan looks at the business behind their plan: http://nyr.kr/XO9s9H
Interesting to see how companies and...
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“I guess we’ve been told for so long now that education is the way out of poverty...”
– America’s “Education Crisis” (via azspot)
Hmmmm…
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