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If you can, you should take one too
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Mar 8
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The weirdness of the virtual book tour
I'm in a box talking to invisible people
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Mar 2
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The internet as we know it is doomed
What a stone-age dilemma can teach us about the future of tech
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Feb 22
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The moose in the swimming pool, and other urban futures
Sustainable cities of tomorrow will be for everyone, including non-human lifeforms.
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Feb 16
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Last night a podcast saved my life
Here are the science, culture, and gossip shows that help me escape pandemic blues.
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Feb 7
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Nine things to know before you visit an archaeological dig
From the importance of hats to the unresolved history of colonialism
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Jan 31
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Let's put that 45,000 year-old pig into context
Civilization as we know it emerged from the tropics in the global south.
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Jan 23
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