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Archive for October, 2017
October 31st, 2017
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Categories: Uh-oh
It’s black and white: TV influences your dreams | New Scientist
October 29th, 2017
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Categories: Science
America Has a Monopoly Problem—and It’s Huge | The Nation
October 26th, 2017
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Why Race Is Not a Thing, According to Genetics
October 23rd, 2017
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Categories: Info, it works bitches!, Science
The Jackie Fox rape disclosure shows we still have a lot to learn / Boing Boing
October 23rd, 2017
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Categories: Health
Medical Cannabis Laws and Opioid Mortality | Law and Medicine | JAMA Internal Medicine | The JAMA Network
October 23rd, 2017
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Conclusions and Relevance Medical cannabis laws are associated with significantly lower state-level opioid overdose mortality rates. Further investigation is required to determine how medical cannabis laws may interact with policies aimed at preventing opioid analgesic overdose.
Categories: Cannabis, Drug Policy, Drug War, Health, Opiods
14-Year Trend of Rising Opioid Deaths Reversed in Colorado After Marijuana Legalization – Hit & Run : Reason.com
October 23rd, 2017
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What’s the opposite of a gateway drug?
Categories: Cannabis, Drug Policy, Drug War, Health, Opiods
Elon Musk to start hyperloop project in Maryland, officials say – Baltimore Sun
October 21st, 2017
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Elon Musk, the transportation pioneer behind Tesla and SpaceX, plans to start his NY-to-D.C. high speed tunnel system here in Baltimore, Maryland officials said.
Source: Elon Musk to start hyperloop project in Maryland, officials say – Baltimore Sun
My notes:
- what is cost of tunnel boring? Current vs. expected future?
- what limits running tunnels deep enough underground so there is no surface impact (no worry of hitting existing infrastructure, below any lakes, etc)
Categories: Elon Musk, Environment, Info
Backyard chicken trend causes spike in infections, 1 fatal
October 21st, 2017
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(3) Shannon Luminary Lecture Series – Stephen Fry, actor, comedian, journalist, author – YouTube
October 19th, 2017
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Categories: AI, Cool, Economics, Predictions, Robotics