Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Tastes More Like Chicken

Can virtual reality really soothe pain? Jo Marchant meets the doctors who say yes, and who hope this is a solution to the country consuming 80 percent of the world's opioid supply: the United States of America.
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ANOTHER WORLD
'I FORGOT ABOUT MY PAIN'
Virtual Reality Might Actually Be Able To Break America's Opioid Epidemic
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Can virtual reality really soothe pain? Jo Marchant meets the doctors who say yes, and who hope this is a solution to the country consuming 80 percent of the world's opioid supply: the United States of America.
NO INNER-TUBING, PLEASE
The Boiling River Of The Amazon
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Hidden in the dense jungle of the Peruvian Amazon is a percolating, roiling river. The steaming turquoise waters that can reach up to 200 degrees Fahrenheit are guided by ivory-colored stones and guarded by 60-foot walls of lush forest and vegetation.
A NEVER-AIRED TV PILOT?
WATCH: We Don't Know Where This Weird Show With Aubrey Plaza And Nathan Fillion Came From, But We're Glad It Exists
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​On Monday, a Reddit post popped up saying it contained a "Never-aired TV Pilot featuring Aubrey Plaza and Nathan Fillion." And when we looked into it, we couldn't find the video anywhere else. But here we are, so enjoy.
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Can't Sleep?
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We have no idea what's keeping you up at night. But, if it's because your mattress sucks big time, we have a solution.
A LIFESTYLE CHANGE
DO YOU EVEN REDBRO?
The Quest For A Tastier Chicken
nytimes.com
Responding to a large demand from Whole Foods and its ilk, Purdue is experimenting with slow growth chickens.
LOVE KNOWS NO BOUNDS?
The FBI Translator Who Went Rogue And Married An ISIS Terrorist
cnn.com
In 2014, Daniela Green, a FBI translator with a top-secret security clearance, traveled to Syria — and married a key ISIS operative she had been assigned to investigate.
LET HIM CAST THE FIRST 'YOU'RE FIRED'
How Trump Could Get Fired
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The Constitution offers two main paths for removing a President from office. How feasible are they?
COVERING THE SPREAD
The Future Of Football
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Football as we know it is done, because the lawyers are here.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
A JOINT EFFORT
This Guy's Detachable Thumb Tricks Are Mind-Bending
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"Yeah, yeah" you say, "I know how the thumb trick works." And you probably do, but you've also probably never seen it with this dude's level of execution.
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These Smartwatches Were Designed In France, So You Know They Look Good
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It may only be Tuesday, but at least you aren't floating in a boiling river right now.