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Online Relationships Are Real
Social media filters relationships whether we like it or not, and many young people no longer draw a distinction between real and digital interactions. Source: m.theatlantic.com This is does not surprise me really
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Your Ancestors Didn’t Sleep Like You – Are We Doing It Wrong?
Evidence continues to emerge, both scientific and historical, suggesting that the way in which the majority of us currently sleep may not actually be good for us. In 2001, historian Roger Ekirch of Virginia Tech published a paper that included over 15 years of research. It revealed an overwhelming amount…
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ISIS, the Spectacle of Terrorism: Resisting Mainstream Workstations of Fear
Fear drives the loss of both our personal and our social power. Fear separates us from our own thinking which stagnates. Fear clouds our evolving presence in the globalizing superstructure. Henry Giroux reveals here how fearfulness is a major component of the Society of Control and, oddly enough, how this proliferation of fear is…
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Neoliberalism has brought out the worst in us
Paul Verhaeghe: An economic system that rewards psychopathic personality traits has changed our ethics and our personalities Source: www.theguardian.com
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Policing for Wealth
For Bratton to cite changes in gentrified Williamsburg and Fort Greene as justification for a focus on minor crimes means the strategy is about something other than the reduction of crime: Its about the reduction of the perception of crime. But the perception that really matters is the one harbored…
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In Defense Of Ms. Hill — Cuepoint — Medium
No matter what Lauryn Hill decided to do after she gave us The Miseducation, never forget that she already gave us The Miseducation. It was the most critically acclaimed album of 1998 and has become a modern classic. The following year, Lauryn Hill became the first woman ever to be…
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Coffee Philosophy
From the time, effort, and whole lives of the coffee farmers through the selection of beans and roasting by master roasters finally to the cup put in your hand by a professional barista, this is the guiding idea, according to my beloved friend Christopher Peterson.
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13 things you didn’t know about Topo Chico
Denton’s favorite Mexican mineral water: Topo Chico. Source: www.thrillist.com #TopoChico
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Online Learning is Just as Effective as Traditional Education, According to a New MIT Study
More than 7.1 million students are currently taking at least one online course. Despite the apparent popularity, however, educators have given the trend low marks.But a new study from MIT… Source: bostinno.streetwise.co
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Wonder Woman’s Secret Past
Wonder Woman’s origin story comes straight out of feminist utopian fiction. In the nineteenth century, suffragists, following the work of anthropologists, believed that something like the Amazons of Greek myth had once existed, a matriarchy that predated the rise of patriarchy. “The period of woman’s supremacy lasted through many centuries,”…
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Something Personal, Hidden, and Human
via Romantic Moment on Vimeo. Based on the poem by Tony Hoagland. Directed by John Arthur Wilson III Starring: Jill Henson & Lance Weihmuller II Narrated by Spencer Peirce
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Brewing Perfection | Blue Bottle
I think we are doing a disservice to coffee when we make brewing out to be more magical than it is. There are many technical improvements that can still be made in delivering a better cup (especially in a busy commercial setting). Grinders could always use more innovation, baristas are…
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A Gentlemans Guide To Sex In Prison
But the hunger for touch does not always involve sex. Men in prison slap each other on the back and rub each others necks and hug and give elaborate handshakes and do strange exercises in which the men use each others body weight. It is all an excuse for touch.…
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The Barista: A Stepping-Stone or a Destination?
Never in my years working as a barista did I understand how intricate and elaborate the specialty coffee industry actually is, and how many opportunities there are to excel and move forward. In my first few weeks at CQI, I realized just how many people were wondering the same thing…
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Arabica And Robusta Coffee Genomes Sequenced. What Does It All Mean? – Sprudge
PCoffee scientists the world over recently gathered at the ASIC conference in Colombia, where the sequencing of both coffee genomes were announced. Source: sprudge.com Coffee genetics
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5 Ways Social Media Is Changing Your Brain | IFLScience
The persistence of social media is certainly changing how things are done. In a matter of minutes, you can wish an old friend happy birthday on Facebook, find a recipe for dinner on Pinterest, watch a how-to project on YouTube, and get up to the minute updates on events from…
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17 Amazing (Free) Reads On The Internet
Some of the best articles about Love, Adventure, Advice, and The Future, from all around the internet. Source: www.racehochdorf.com
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