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The internet is weak, yet we keep ignoring that fact. Which is why I believe it’s time to reconsider the potential of mesh networking, and make mesh networks a reality. Not just because of their obvious benefits, but also because it provides an internet-native model for building community and governance. Source: It’s Time to Take…
Hackers and artists are signal-boosting mesh networks and other ad hoc alternatives to ISPs like Verizon and Comcast. Can they catch on? Source: This Mesh We’re In: Why Communities Are Building An Internet That’s More Local
Many subjects commonly perceived as low-paying—English, for example—actually yield more over graduates’ lifetimes. Source: A college degree specializing in nothing is great for your career
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Companies have woven themselves around this remarkably strong and flexible material. Source: How a Silkworm’s Threads Could Repair Spinal Cords
When industrial fertilizer replaced dung heaps, its spoils helped fund the spread of plastics. Source: Dog Poo, an Environmental Tragedy – The Atlantic
The most wonderful and most terrible things about new technologies are their emergent properties. The latest example is, of course, Fake News On Facebook; who would have thought that connecting… Source: Self-driving cars and shipping containers | TechCrunch
“We want to change behavior around ownership on the planet,” says Omni co-founder Thomas McLeod. First, it built an on-demand storage business, where you can get things picked up from your… Source: Omni storage now earns you money by renting out your stuff | TechCrunch
The new video for rock band Spoon’s “Do I Have to Talk You Into It” consists of lead singer Britt Daniel being rapidly morphed, deformed, beautified, clone-stamped, liquified, and peeled apart in Photoshop. At one point, Daniel is transformed into a coyote, the Photoshop interface drops away for a split second, and we just see…
Every generation has had its breakthrough that promised to, at long last, finally cure cancer, but this time around the chances of actually pulling it off are looking pretty good. Rapid advancement in fields like genetics have led to incredible success using immunotherapies to turn patients’ own bodies into cancer-fighting machines. Pharmaceutical companies, philanthropic billionaires…
How a tiny country with high government spending bred a large number of vibrant young businesses Source: Why Does Sweden Have So Many Start-Ups? – The Atlantic
In his 2-million-word journal, the transcendentalist discovered how to balance poetic wonder and scientific rigor as he explored the natural world. Source: What’s Inside Henry Thoreau’s Journal – The Atlantic
On the mystery and wonder of extended cognition Source: You Think With the World, Not Just Your Brain – The Atlantic
Source: New World Notes: “Trump Won Because He Understood the Digital is Real” – Top Anthropologist on How to Study the President-Elect’s Online Followin
The country’s elites are desperate to figure out what they got wrong in 2016. But can they handle the truth? Source:
Find the right environment, and very little effort is necessary. Source: A Guide to Finding Happiness: Dan Buettner’s ‘Blue Zones’ – The Atlantic
To get the broad and deep innovation in law that we need, we have to fix legal education. Source: Law schools are letting down their students and society—here are three steps they can take to fix things — Quartz
Retouched images are getting a disclaimer. Source: A new French law targets ads with Photoshopped models — Quartz
The cockroach has lasted 200 million years without a upgrade. Let’s see how long the SE lasts. Source: Apple (AAPL) may have perfected smartphone design with the iPhone SE even as it launches the iPhone 8 and iPhone X — Quartz
Swedes enjoy an interesting “close-to-nature” lifestyle — this informal study shows how it might help visitors from other countries. Source: TreeHugger
Environmental pollution — from filthy air to contaminated water — is killing more people every year than all war and violence in the world, a new study says. Source: Pollution killing more people every year than wars, disasters and hunger, study says – Chicago Tribune
Related:+ Tumbleweed Houses… Source: Savvy seniors are buying tiny homes to enjoy their golden years in off-grid style | Inhabitat – Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building
The city has to shore up its seawalls and modify its sewer systems to fight back rising tides. And it’s suing Big Petroleum over the bill. Source: Could San Francisco Get the Oil Industry to Pay for Climate Change? | WIRED
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