Friday, October 17, 2014

Having The Talk

You Never Think About Tuberculosis Until You Lose Two Years And Half A Lung To It, Just The Important Stuff From Thursday's Apple Event, The Sad Parents Of #Gamergate, Can Enough Exercise Make Up For Junk Food?, What We Learned This Week, Dallas Nurse Nina Pham Says Goodbye To Her Staff Before Her Transfer To Maryland
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Friday, October 17, 2014
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INCONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION
You Never Think About Tuberculosis Until You Lose Two Years And Half A Lung To It
buzzfeed.com
While volunteering for the Peace Corps in Ukraine in 2010, I contracted a severe version of drug-resistant tuberculosis. Two years of painful, isolating treatment taught me the vital role social media may play in finally eradicating this disease.
PRESENTED WITH ORGANIC PASSIVATION
Just The Important Stuff From Thursday's Apple Event
digg.com
​It feels like it was only yesterday that we all sat through a three-hour Apple Event. But it wasn't. So Tim Cook is back on stage telling us about the best things ever. We're here to tell you just what you need to know.
THEY'RE HAVING 'THE TALK'
The Sad Parents Of #Gamergate
theawl.com
All around the country, parents are sitting down to have the talk with their children. Not about sex or mortality or college. They're having the talk about Gamergate.
THE NEW PEPSI CHALLENGE
Can Enough Exercise Make Up For Junk Food?
theatlantic.com
When people think about sugar calories in terms of physical activity, they choose well.
DIGG PICKS
What We Learned This Week
digg.com
This week we learned just how un-exciting two new iPads could be, poop banks exist and that shouting Ebola in a crowded bus isn't protected by the First Amendment.
SHE SEEMS TO BE DOING OKAY
Dallas Nurse Nina Pham Says Goodbye To Her Staff Before Her Transfer To Maryland
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Nina Pham, the second confirmed case of Ebola in the U.S. and one of the nurses who treated Thomas Eric Duncan, says goodbye to her treating physician Dr. Gary Weinstein before she leaves for the National Institutes of Heath clinical center in Maryland. Currently, Pham is in stable condition.
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CLOSE ENCOUNTERS
Image: Young kids silhouette against an installation set as part of the Signal Festival in Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014. The light festival brings the city's historical buildings to life through audio-visual installations.
Young kids silhouette against an installation set as part of the Signal Festival in Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014. The light festival brings the city's historical buildings to life through audio-visual installations. Credit: AP Photo/Petr David Josek
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