Saturday, August 12, 2017

We'll Bet You $100

Want to get the most for your $100? Head to Mississippi ($116.01). Want to burn your cash a bit quicker? Move to DC ($85.47) or New York ($86.73).
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STATE OF PLAY
NOT ENOUGH
What $100 Is Actually Worth In Every State
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Want to get the most for your $100? Head to Mississippi ($116.01). Want to burn your cash a bit quicker? Move to DC ($85.47) or New York ($86.73).
SMILE LINES
Inside The Lab That's Quantifying Happiness
outsideonline.com
At the University of Vermont, mathematicians in the Computational Story Lab are reading your tweets and learning a lot about our collective well-being.
THEY'RE REALLY BAD AT THIS
A Military Analysis Of The War For Westeros In 'Game of Thrones'
arstechnica.com
The short of it? If we were advising Daenerys' side, we'd be making some recommendations on changes to her command staff... and maybe feeding some of her current leadership to those dragons.
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THE WEEK IN PHOTOS
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The Best Photography Of The Week
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Hunting with eagles in the mountains of Mongolia, photos of LGBTQ Japan and a glimpse inside the remains of secret World War II bunkers.
A BIG OLD JOVIAN STORM
The Week's Coolest Space Photos
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Every day satellites are zooming through space, snapping incredible pictures of Earth, the solar system, and outer space. Here are the highlights from this week.
COMING TO GRIPS
GET A GRIP
The Strange Allure Of The Loneliest Sport Imaginable
melmagazine.com
It required a pedestrian mechanical malfunction for me to learn about the outer limits of humanity's skill at closing hand grippers — which most people know only in their cheap Wal-Mart variant.
WHAT'S IN THE BOX?
Why Everyone Is Hating On IBM Watson
gizmodo.com
Is Watson a joke or a savior for IBM? And why is everyone being so tough on Big Blue and its golden child?
ESCAPING THE TRAP
Will Cities Ever Outsmart Rats?
citylab.com
The age-old strategy is "see a rat, kill a rat." The new plan is to end an infestation before it ever begins.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
ONLY ONE WINNER HERE
18-Wheeler Gets Obliterated By A Freight Train
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Luckily, no one was injured in the Georgia crash.
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Your $100 may not be worth $100, but at least it's Saturday.