Saturday, March 9, 2019

Dolphins Be Trippin'

How Dolphins On LSD Shaped The Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence, America's Light Bulb Revolution, and more.
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HERE'S AN IDEA
A BOTTLENOSE FOR THE TRUTH
How Dolphins On LSD Shaped The Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence
supercluster.com
After the Green Bank Conference in 1961, the notion of dolphins as a prototypical extraterrestrial intelligence would shape the trajectory of interstellar communication for the next half century.
LET THERE BE A DIFFERENT KIND OF LIGHT
America's Light Bulb Revolution
nytimes.com
Solar panels and wind turbines get a lot of attention, but a more inconspicuous instrument is helping to reshape America's energy economy right now: the humble light bulb.
'ON LOVING AND MOURNING AN ILLUSION'
Luke Perry, Dylan McKay And The Myth Of The 'Bad Boy'
lithub.com
I have always loved bad television. I have always loved stories that looked directly at my most basic expectations of what it is to be a human and just did the thing.
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Free Yourself From Big Soda And Make Your Own Sparkling Drinks
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Sodastream is the sustainable alternative to buying a ton of unhealthy drinks from companies who don't care about your taste buds. With Sodastream, you set your own flavor and bubble levels to make the perfect sparkling drink for you.
LOOKIN' GOOD
PETE DAVIDSUMMONING CIRCLE
This Week's Best Memes, Ranked
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It's an internet fight and only the funniest meme will emerge victorious. This week's challengers? Tim Apple, Pete Davidson, the summoning circle and more.
PICTURE THIS
Tiny, Exquisite Dioramas Of Murder Scenes, And More Of The Best Photography Of The Week
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The lives of young men inside prison, the uneasy coexistence of humans and animals and other best photos of the week.
DRAW THE LINE
IKEA's Kåma Sutra Book, And More Of The Week's Coolest Design
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A font made from dance moves, the colorful architecture of the highest city in the world and other coolest design of the week.
NOT WHAT IT SEEMS
DEAD ON ARRIVAL
The Impossible Dream Avanti Sold To Youngstown
jalopnik.com
When the first Avanti finished in Youngstown, Ohio, rolled off the line on Sept. 30, 1987, it was touted as a rebirth for both a once-revolutionary car and for a region ravaged by the closure of its steel mills.
WHAT YOU THROW, IS WHAT YOU CLOG
The Worst Things Americans Try To Recycle
earther.gizmodo.com
Recycling is in trouble. But there's another, related reason why so much of what Americans try to recycle is now winding up at an incinerator or a landfill.
MEDICARE FOR ALL NOW
$50 Could Have Saved Him, But His GoFundMe Pitch Didn't Get The Clicks
bostonglobe.com
I don't know if you feel any portion of blame for Boyle's death, but you should, much like I do.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
ALL WHITE EVERYTHING
Here's What 500 Inches Of Snow In A Winter Looks Like
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The Sierra mountains near Lake Tahoe in California have gotten a lot of snow this winter. Like, *a lot.*
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What are the dolphins telling you? They're telling us it's the weekend and that we should log off.