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wikipedia A beautiful Wikipedia page shows major metabolic networks in a metro-style map Annie Rauwerda

Food Why rural communities once put a frog in milk to keep it from spoiling Popkin

Science Superconductor claim debunked — more likely "a type of magnet" Ruben Bolling

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books Read an exclusive excerpt from "An Internet In Your Head: A New Paradigm For How The Brain Works " Thom Dunn

Food Olive Oil in 'Mediterranean diet,' not so much red wine, linked to longer lifespan in new study Xeni Jardin

education You can major in cannabis at this university. Officially. David Pescovitz

artificial intelligence Why didn't OpenAI release the "Unicorn" version of its AI storytelling software? Mark Frauenfelder

mental health Ketamine rebuilds connections between neurons lost during stress Mark Frauenfelder

art Art show of exquisite bronze trilobites and insects David Pescovitz

dupe This mossy plant may be 'more medically effective than cannabis' Rusty Blazenhoff

platypuses Platypuses sweat milk, use electricity to see underwater, and are composed 100% of wtf Clive Thompson

happy mutants Empire Games: Charlie Stross starts a new phase in the Merchant Princes series, blending spycraft, Leninist thought experiments, and parallel dimensions Cory Doctorow

books New book about psychedelics and weird human experiences David Pescovitz

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