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Facebook has finally launched its “clear history” button … but it doesn’t delete anything https://www.technologyreview.com/f/615111/facebook-has-finally-launched-its-clear-history-button-but-it-doesnt-delete-anything/#Echobox=1580300233
YouTube’s algorithm seems to be funneling people to alt-right videos https://www.technologyreview.com/f/615114/a-study-of-youtube-comments-shows-how-its-turning-people-onto-the-alt-right/
This Is What We’ll See When Betelgeuse Really Does Go Supernova https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2020/01/23/this-is-what-well-see-when-betelgeuse-really-does-go-supernova/#7eb1c96e43a2
To Spur Conservation, California Utility Compares Your Energy Use To Your Neighbors https://www.forbes.com/sites/oracle/2020/01/28/to-spur-conservation-california-utility-compares-your-energy-use-to-your-neighbors/#40d1d5df1360
Lungs ‘magically’ heal damage from smoking https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51279355
Isaac Asimov’s Guide to the Bible: A Witty, Erudite Atheist’s Guide to the World’s Most Famous Book http://www.openculture.com/2019/03/isaac-asimovs-guide-to-the-bible.html
The Worst Video Game Ever https://pca.st/euvut2s3
United States Spend Ten Times More On Fossil Fuel Subsidies Than Education https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesellsmoor/2019/06/15/united-states-spend-ten-times-more-on-fossil-fuel-subsidies-than-education/#6325604b4473
Animal DNA is full of viral invaders and now we’ve caught them at it
Read more: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2231402-animal-dna-is-full-of-viral-invaders-and-now-weve-caught-them-at-it/#ixzz6CVXjjn00
Why asking an AI to explain itself can make things worse https://www.technologyreview.com/s/615110/why-asking-an-ai-to-explain-itself-can-make-things-worse/
French company to build world’s first factory to produce hydrogen from wind http://www.globalconstructionreview.com/news/french-company-build-worlds-first-factory-produce-/
2 old satellites will buzz each other over Pittsburgh tonight. Here’s how to see the space junk. https://www.space.com/how-to-see-possible-space-junk-crash-january-2020.html
NASA’s Voyager 2 probe suffers glitch at the edge of the solar system https://www.cnet.com/news/nasas-voyager-2-probe-suffers-glitch-at-the-edge-of-the-solar-system/
Social tipping points are the only hope for the climate https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2020/1/29/21083250/climate-change-social-tipping-points
This is the highest-resolution photo of the sun ever taken https://www.technologyreview.com/s/615113/these-are-the-highest-resolution-photos-of-the-sun-ever-taken/