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Jeff Patterson
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So this week I learned that iron supplements can turn your stool black. I mean BLACK. Evil, chthonic black.
GUESS HOW I FOUND OUT?
November 14, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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Your SF neologism for 2025 is... www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Wild new “gyromorph” materials could make computers insanely fast
Researchers engineered “gyromorphs,” a new type of metamaterial that combines liquid-like randomness with large-scale structural patterns to block light from every direction. This innovation solves lo...
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November 14, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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bigthink.com/starts-with-...
Light and gravity travel at the same speed, but don't arrive together
In 2017, a kilonova sent light and gravitational waves across the Universe. Here on Earth, there was a 1.7 second signal arrival delay. Why?
bigthink.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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Dad Calling    Just To Say He Loves King Crimson
BROCKTON, MA—Acknowledging that he doesn’t get the chance to say it that often, but emphasizing that it doesn’t make it any less true, the father of local resident Eric Flores reportedly called him Th...
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November 13, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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alivetheory.net
alive internet theory
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November 13, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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www.economist.com/culture/2025...
Has culture in the 21st century become samey and dull?
Yes, argues a provocative new book. It is half right
www.economist.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Happy November 13 to those who celebrate
November 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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www.motherjones.com/media/2025/1...
The secret history of Santacon, America’s most hated Christmas Party
A new documentary explores the booze-soaked and vomit-slicked gathering's radical roots.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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www.thetonearm.com/xeno-masculi...
Xeno-Masculinity and the Return of Physical Music
Anthony David Vernon argues that vinyl, cassettes, and MP3 players offer more than nostalgia—they present a temporary masculinity alien to traditional gender binaries, one where tactile engagement wit...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/priva...
There Are No Weird Blogs Anymore Cause It’s More Fruitful to Drive Them Out of Business
I learned many surprising lessons from my 20 months as editor-in-chief of...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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Someone prompts AI to generate a song, then bot accounts get it to #1... on Spotify. #TurduckenOfFuckery www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGre...
This AI Song Just Went Number 1...FOR REAL
YouTube video by Rick Beato
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November 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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www.cnn.com/2025/11/12/s...
Scientists now know that bees can process time, a first in insects | CNN
Bumblebees can process the duration of flashes of light and use the information to decide where to look for food, a new study has found.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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November 12, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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boingboing.net/2025/11/11/m...
Metallica's Kirk Hammett selling $10M Frank Frazetta Conan painting
Kirk Hammett sells Frank Frazetta's iconic Conan painting with $10M opening bid after record $13.5M fantasy art sale
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November 11, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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FINALLY a robot that walks like a guy who shit his pants kotaku.com/high-tech-ru...
AI Robot In Russia Falls Over While Rocky Song Plays
♫Trying hard now....It's so hard now♫
kotaku.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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I have this!
November 11, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Official Trailer for 'Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age' Promises Survival, Snow—and Giant Teeth
The third season of this Apple TV+ natural history docuseries invites viewers to experience life during one of Earth’s most dramatic climatic shifts.
gizmodo.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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www.fastcompany.com/91436321/art...
There’s no plan for AI slop
Is artificial intelligence polluting the internet?
www.fastcompany.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Breakthrough blood test finally confirms Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
A team of scientists has developed a highly accurate blood test for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. The test reads tiny DNA patterns that reveal the biological signature of the illness. For millions who’ve ...
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November 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Lotta good this does me now... www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Goodbye cavities? This new toothpaste made from hair can heal enamel
Scientists have found that keratin, the protein in hair and skin, can repair and protect tooth enamel. The material forms a mineralized layer that halts decay and restores strength, outperforming trad...
www.sciencedaily.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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CREATURES OF ONEIROGEA:
Gneolväntir - Conflagration Giants
2022
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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gizmodo.com/our-universe...
Our Universe Is Getting 'Colder, Deader,' Astronomers Say
New evidence suggests our universe has long
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November 10, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Did 3I/ATLAS Just Break-Up Near the Sun?
Let me start this quantitative discussion with the conservative assumption that the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is a natural comet, and…
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November 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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www.thenewatlantis.com/publications...
So You’ve Decided to Save Your Kids from Tech
How family life got eaten by digital life — and how to get it back
www.thenewatlantis.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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www.centauri-dreams.org/2025/11/05/b...
Building an Interstellar Philosophy | Centauri Dreams
www.centauri-dreams.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM