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climate change An interview with the man who introduced the world to whale songs Annie Rauwerda

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Science Video: sea critters chow down on the carcass of a young whale Séamus Bellamy

the briny deep A rare encounter with the freaky Deepstaria jellyfish Clive Thompson

Delightful Creatures Delightful deepsea encounter with a wildly cute and weird piglet squid David Pescovitz

security Massive trove of Russian spy-agency docs hacked from private sector contractor and passed onto media Cory Doctorow

Science Video shows 1,000+ octopuses in Monterey Bay ? Xeni Jardin

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books Support Rudy Rucker's Kickstarter for his new book "Return to the Hollow Earth" David Pescovitz

Kids Watch this undersea vehicle's close encounter with a shimmering purple jellyfish Andrea James

happy mutants A deep dive into the race to preserve our digital heritage Cory Doctorow

Business How Claude Shannon used information theory to cheat at Vegas roulette Cory Doctorow

psychology The strange, mutating story of "willpower" and what we think it might be as of right now Cory Doctorow

creativity Charles Darwin spent most of his day chilling out Andrea James