Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Density's Child

The Simple Riddle That Almost Fooled Einstein, Why We Can't Build Small Homes Anymore, A Battery Breakthrough Could End Lithium-Ion's Reign, and more.
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GOT A PROBLEM? WE'LL SOLVE IT
EINSTEIN WAS SMARTER THAN WE ARE
WATCH: This Simple Riddle That Almost Fooled Einstein Is Messing With Our Heads
youtube.com
If a car can go up a 1-mile hill at 15 MPH, how fast must it go down the hill to average 30 MPH over the course of the trip? Don't ask us.
BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE
Why We Can't Build Small Homes Anymore
curbed.com
The American obsession with large homes, a matter of culture, policy, and economics, restricts smaller, more affordable options.
LET'S GET THIS SORTED
How The Mathematical Conundrum Called The 'Knapsack Problem' Is All Around Us
smithsonianmag.com
A litany of problems in business, finance, container ship loading and aircraft loading derive from this one simple question.
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LOCK IT DOWN
WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO PEOPLE
These Haunting Pictures Show Italy Under Coronavirus Lockdown
buzzfeednews.com
Italy has ordered the quarantine of 16 million people in the country's northern regions hit hardest by the coronavirus outbreak, including the cities of Venice and Milan.
SCARY STUFF
How Seattle's Patient Zero Spread Coronavirus Despite Ebola-Style Lockdown
bloomberg.com
The man who would become Patient Zero for the new coronavirus outbreak in the US appeared to do everything right.
BRING THE ENERGY
PUT THAT CAT BACK IN THE BAG
Why Medieval Cats Look Like… That
medium.com
"Those cat paintings always look like someone told the painter what a cat was, but didn't bother to explain that they aren't tiny humans who are haunting the homes of noblemen."
THEY'VE GOT THE RANGE
The Emotional GIF Range Of Celebrities
pudding.cool
An exhaustive breakdown of how celebrities are used to convey feelings using search data from Google's GIF keyboard.
CHARGED UP
A Battery Breakthrough Could End Lithium-Ion's Reign
onezero.medium.com
Potassium batteries are coming for the throne.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
FAIR AND SQUARE
Archer Refuses To Shoot After His Opponent's Bow Malfunctions, In Excellent Show Of Sportsmanship
youtube.com
After his opponent's bow failed to fire, Sergio Garrido skipped his own shot — but he still went on to win the competition.
IN THE NEWS
Market Set To Rebound In Anticipation Of Payroll Tax Cut
All Of Italy On Lockdown As Prime Minister Expands Restrictions To Entire Country
Biden Aims For Big Michigan Win, While Sanders Looks To Keep White House Hopes Alive In Today's Primaries
The Saudi Arabia-Russia Oil War, Explained
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DOCTOR'S DISORDER
The Spectacular Unraveling Of Washington's Favorite Shrink (2014)
washingtonian.com
Heiresses, politicians, and the FBI used to have Alen Salerian on speed dial. Not anymore.
It's Tuesday, and that's all we're going to say about that.