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Cosmic Airburst May Have Wiped Out Part of the Middle East 3,700 Years AgoSome 3,700 years ago, a meteor or comet exploded over the Middle East, wiping out human life across a swath of land called Middle Ghor, north of the Dead Sea, say archaeologists who have found evidence of the cosmic airburst. My beautiful…

Degreeless.design – Everything I Learned in Design SchoolThat's why this website exists. This is a list of everything I've found useful in my journey of learning design, and an ongoing list of things I think you should read. This is for budding UX, UI, Interaction, or whatever other title designers. How the Ballpoint Pen Changed…

code challenge – Build a working game of Tetris in Conway’s Game of Life – Programming Puzzles & Code Golf Stack ExchangeIn Conway's Game of Life, there exist constructs such as the metapixel which allow the Game of Life to simulate any other Game-of-Life rule system as well. In addition, it is known that the…

Weta, largest insects on Earth, are the zombies of New Zealand (That’s Wild!) | AL.com When animals hibernate, they breathe every now and then; their hearts beat, their brains keep working, and if prodded they can awaken. The Weta don’t hibernate, though. They die. Zero heartbeat, zero breaths, zero brain activity, zero life. They are…

How Toto’s ‘Africa’ Became the New ‘Don’t Stop Believin’ – Rolling StoneNothing sums up 2018 like the fact that Toto’s “Africa” has become our unofficial anthem. It’s a song that’s ridiculous by definition — an Eighties ode to Africa by a bunch of L.A. rock dudes who’d never set foot in the place. But something…

Medium just doesn’t work – Davide Mastromatteo – MediumThe medium platform just doesn’t pay the authors. Probably they expect the authors to keep writing great posts for free, like if writing for Medium would be a rewarding experience on its own.You may say that you just need to subscribe to the «partner program» if you…

Google’s Night Sight for Pixel phones will amaze you – The Vergethis new night mode makes any Pixel phone that uses it the best low-light camera. Movies | Halloween Flix Trek at 50: The quest for a unifying theory of time travel in Star Trek | Ars TechnicaIt's 2016, meaning we now have many examples…

Tend | Blog – Facebook lied about their ad analytics and it’s not the biggest problemA new class-action lawsuit claims that the video analytics numbers were actually inflated by 150% – 900%. Worse yet, Facebook didn't disclose the "miscalculation" for over a year after they found out about it. This Hilarious Optical Illusion for Birds…

Why the world’s flight paths are such a messsIf you think flying from A to B is a matter of plotting the most direct path between two places, think again. Security and political issues determine flight paths, and ticket prices far more than considerations about an airline’s carbon footprint What Makes ‘The Good Place’ So…

The Dangers of YouTube for Young Children – The AtlanticThe platform’s entertainment for children is weirder—and more globalized—than adults could have expected. Night terrors: what do anxiety dreams mean? | Life and style | The GuardianThese are anxious times – but how does this affect our sleep, and what can we learn from the exam…

I Quit my Job to Pursue my Passion—& my Life Fell Apart. | elephant journalSome people have a singular passion. They know it, they discover it, and they follow it. Some of us…do not. When I get asked questions like, “What’s the one thing that makes you jump out of bed in the morning?” I…