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The Great Hog-Eating Confederacy – The New Inquiry
Rachel Ryan Hartley's insight:When I was seven or eight, I'd tell anyone who'd listen that I liked the smell of pigs in country.See it on Scoop.it, via Friday Reading
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Forget the Cellphone Fight — We Should Be Allowed to Unlock Everything We Own...
Who owns our stuff? The answer used to be obvious. Now, with electronics integrated into just about everything we buy, the answer has changed. The issue goes beyond cellphone unlocking, because once...
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The One-Legged Wrestler Who Conquered His Sport, Then Left It Behind
The first match of the last tournament of Anthony Robles's wrestling career began with his dropping to the mat in a tripod—two hands and a knee.Rachel Ryan Hartley's insight:Did he win in spite of ---...
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OTL: Fauja Singh, the runner
Fauja Singh ran his first marathon at age 89 and became an international sensation. Now 101, he'll run his last race in Hong Kong-- and try to find peace with a Guinness World Records slight.Rachel...
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What’s Exactly Is Donald Trump's Deal?
Is he a buffoon? A genius? An exploration of the man, his brand, and his chronic bluster.Rachel Ryan Hartley's insight:Donald Trump is the definition of EGO.See it on Scoop.it, via Friday Reading
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Rookie » The Teachers' Lounge: What Is the Deal With That Place Anyway?
The Franklin Focus News for Students, by Students (with help from Cameron Parker’s dad, who owns the Copy Cabana on Sycamore Ave. Mention The Focus and receive a 10% discount today!Rachel Ryan...
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I Got Paid To Cheer For Another NCAA Tournament Team, And Other Confessions...
Class is in session at my university this week, but I won't be there. I'll be a part of March Madness, but I'm not a basketball player.Rachel Ryan Hartley's insight:(PG-13)I wonder if the author is...
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Here's How Marquette Erased A Six-Point Davidson Lead In The Final Minute And...
Vander Blue took over in the final moments to lead Marquette past an upset-minded Davidson team today in Lexington, though a brutal blunder on the Wildcats' part sealed their fate as much as the...
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All The Angry Emails Sent To UCLA By Fans Who Hated The Ugly New Zubaz-Style...
Three weeks ago, Adidas rolled out special basketball uniforms for Cincinnati, Kansas, Baylor, UCLA, Louisville, and Notre Dame, to be worn in the teams' conference tournaments.Rachel Ryan Hartley's...
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Amazing Flavors Can Develop When You Keep Canned Goods Past Their Best-By Date
The following article originally appeared in the Apocalypse Issue of Lucky Peach, a quarterly journal of food and writing. It is available online only in Slate. Subscribe to Lucky Peach here.Rachel...
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I’m Andras Forgacs, CEO of Modern Meadow - a company at the forefront of...
At [Modern Meadow](http://www.modernmeadow.com) we’re developing technology to 3D-bioprint meat and leather. In fact, we’ve already made some, wh...Rachel Ryan Hartley's insight:Someday, I will eat...
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The Browser
A daily selection of the best features, comment and analysis articles from around the web. Plus our own FiveBooks interviews, videos, quotes and moreRachel Ryan Hartley's insight:Your starting point...
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Muthuball: How to Build an NBA Championship Team - The MIT Sloan Sports...
Rachel Ryan Hartley's insight:I could probably build an NBA championship team with any class.See it on Scoop.it, via Friday Reading
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The American Who Shocked Victorian England by Picking the World’s Strongest Lock
On July 22, 1851, on a day when a visitor to London had any number of amusements at his disposal—from M. Gompertz’s Giant Panorama (“including a new diorama of intense interest”) at the Parthenium...
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We Found Our Son in the Subway
The story of an abandoned baby, an adoption and, finally, a marriage.Rachel Ryan Hartley's insight:Heart-warming....but it's seriously interesting.See it on Scoop.it, via Friday Reading
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Why Americans Are the Weirdest People in the World
Joe Henrich, Steven Heine and Ara Norenzayan are shaking up psychology and economics with their view of how culture shapes human thought and behavior.Rachel Ryan Hartley's insight:Why Wheatland is the...
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Can Music Save Your Life? - The Chronicle Review - The Chronicle of Higher...
Or does it just allow you to feel like you're having a passionate life when you're not?Rachel Ryan Hartley's insight:Thanks, Mason.See it on Scoop.it, via Friday Reading
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Lift - The Morning News
Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week we take a look at some people’s pretty-darned-weird behavior. And why they keep pressing the elevator “call” button.Rachel...
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Why We Need To Get Rid of Class Lectures
If students can only focus for 15-minute intervals, shouldn't we devote precious class time to something more engaging?Rachel Ryan Hartley's insight:Once students understand how to learn through...
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A Day at an Elementary School with a Cognitive Psychologist
In what is becoming an annual tradition, I spent a day at elementary school last week, as part of the WATCH Dogs program. I thought I'd share some reflections. I learn something new every time I...
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Secrets of the Most Successful College Students
It's not where you go, but what you do once you get there that matters.Rachel Ryan Hartley's insight:This is actually a really good article to read when you're in middle school.See it on Scoop.it, via...
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Get a Real Egg on Any McDonald's Breakfast Sandwich
If enjoy McDonald's breakfast sandwiches, this may be life-changing information: You can get a real egg—not that rubbery mystery egg-like substance—on any breakfast sandwich (including the biscuit...
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Intab Opens Links Side-by-Side with Your Current Page
Chrome: Sometimes you don't really need to open up a new tab when you want to check out a link, you just want to get a quick look at where a link goes.Rachel Ryan Hartley's insight:Nice.See it on...
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Pepsi's Plastic Bottle Design Gets Its First Redesign Since 1997
Pepsi has redesigned the shape of its 16-ounce and 20-ounce plastic bottles for the first time in 16 years. Move the arrows on the slider above back and forth to see the a before and after...
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We Need To Talk About The Harvard Band
This picture is art. I can't stop looking at it.Rachel Ryan Hartley's insight:It IS a pretty great picture.See it on Scoop.it, via Friday Reading
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