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#60 - Covid, Misinformation in 2020, & Anthony Hopkins
Welcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week:
1) The Economist on what to expect from the coronavirus in...
#59 - Breonna Taylor, Brain-Computer Interfaces, & Work-Life Balance
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1) The New York Times told the untold story behind the pol...
#58 - Facebook, Rest, & Dementia
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1) The New York Times on how pro-Trump posts dominate Face...
#57 - Belgium, Kindness, & A Global Depression
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1) The New York Times on how Belgium failed the elderly wh...
#56 - Beirut, Sleep, & German Extremists
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1) The New York Times with an on-the-ground report from th...
#55 - Vaccines, Johnny Depp, & Brain Foods
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1) The Wall Street Journal on finding a successful vaccine...
#54 - Climate Change, Koalas, & Aging in Women and Men
Welcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week:
1) TIME on the climate-change crossroads of 2020 ($0.25) -...
#53 - Threats to Humanity, Coronavirus Caution Fatigue, & Cybersecurity
Welcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week:
1) The Economist on how humanity can prepare for existenti...
#52 - Spreading the Virus, Celebrity Deaths, & Great Britain
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1) The Wall Street Journal on how the coronavirus spreads...
#51 - Eating Meat, Innovation, & the U.S. Election
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1) The New York Times on why you should stop eating meat (...
#50 - Coronavirus, Daylight-Saving Time, & David Sedaris
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1) FT Weekend on whether the coronavirus will actually cha...
#49 - Psychedelics, the Next Recession, & Changing Other People’s Minds
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1) Fortune on how psychedelics could revolutionise mental...
#48 - DNA Kits, Terrorists and Gamification, & Secrets in Your Sweat
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1) The Wall Street Journal on what happens when your DNA k...
#47 - Coronavirus Vaccine, Drinking, & Friendship
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1) The Economist on the race to develop a coronavirus vacc...
#46 - E.U. Stereotypes, Feeling No Pain, & Replacing the Open Office
Welcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week:
1) The Economist on offensive stereotypes in the E.U. ($0....
#45 - Childhood Anger, the End of Retirement, & Taking Climate Change Action
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1) The New York Times on discovering the roots of childhoo...
#44 - Homosexuality in Animals, Probiotics, & the Inequality Gap
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1) The Economist on homosexual behaviour in animals ($0.49...
#43 - How To Fix the Internet, Alexei Navalny, & Cancel Culture
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1) In The New York Times, the man who created the internet...
#42- China’s Detention of Muslims, Falling for Scams, & Preventing Dementia
Welcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week:
1) The New York Times on China’s detention of Muslims ($0....
#41 - Changing Bad Habits, the Berlin Wall, & Iceland’s Big Bitcoin Heist
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1) The New Yorker on how science can help you change your...
#40 - Surveillance at European Borders, Imran Khan, & “The Great Replacement”
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1) Are We Europe on increasing surveillance at Europe’s bo...
#39 - Reviewing the New iPhone, Gender Imbalance in Housework, & Jonathan Van Ness
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1) The New York Times on when to upgrade to a new iPhone (...
#38 - Burning Man, Part-Time Work, & European Decision-Makers on Brexit
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1) The New York Times on bringing a Nobel Prize-winning ec...
#37 - Talking to Plants, Covering the E.U in Brussels, Waiting to Buy Gadgets
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1) The New York Times interviewed a scientist who thinks s...
#36 - Surfer-Mom Instagram Influencers, Amazon, and Jamie Oliver
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1) Vanity Fair on the surfer-mom Instagram influencers of...
#35 - Nicolas Cage, White Nationalist Terrorism, & How Fasting Can Make You Healthier
Welcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week:
1) A New York Times interview with Nicolas Cage ($0.19) -...
#34 - Jeffrey Epstein, Synthetic Brains, & Convincing a Kidnapper Not To Kill
Welcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week:
1) The New York Times on Jeffrey Epstein’s plan to spread...