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Why the pessimists are winning, for now https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611803/why-the-pessimists-are-winning-for-now/

Kenya’s technology evolved. Its political problems stayed the same. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611833/kenyas-technology-evolved-its-political-problems-stayed-the-same/

Civil: Keepin’ It Civil With Blockchain https://www.marketplace.org/topics/make-me-smart

Newsguard Wants To Fight Fake News With Humans, Not Algorithms https://www.wired.com/story/newsguard-extension-fake-news-trust-score/

In 1973, an MIT computer predicted the end of civilization. So far, it’s on target. https://bigthink.com/paul-ratner/in-1973-an-mit-computer-predicted-the-end-of-civilization-so-far-its-on-target

How scientists are learning to predict your future with your genes https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/8/23/17527708/genetics-genome-sequencing-gwas-polygenic-risk-score

Firefly twinkles are a sweet reminder that they taste like trash, study says https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2018/08/22/fireflies-twinkles-are-sweet-reminder-that-they-taste-like-trash-study-says/

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This is what filter bubbles actually look like https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611807/this-is-what-filter-bubbles-actually-look-like/

The memes that might get you jailed in Russia https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-45247879

Worshiping the False Idols of Wellness https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/01/style/wellness-industrial-complex.html

Facebook Pulls Its Data-Harvesting Onavo VPN From App Store After Apple Says It Violates Rules https://gizmodo.com/facebook-pulls-its-data-harvesting-onavo-vpn-from-app-s-1828541718

We Have The Most Precise Reading Yet on How Fast Earth’s Magnetic Poles Could Flip https://www.sciencealert.com/earth-geomagnetic-polarity-excursion-rapid-reversal-ancient-past

Need More Self-Control? Try a Simple Ritual https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/need-more-self-control-try-a-simple-ritual/

Inversão dos polos magnéticos da Terra pode ocorrer mais rápido do que o previsto https://g1.globo.com/ciencia-e-saude/noticia/2018/08/22/inversao-dos-polos-magneticos-da-terra-pode-ocorrer-mais-rapido-do-que-o-previsto.ghtml

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Who needs democracy when you have data? https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611815/who-needs-democracy-when-you-have-data/

The simple but ingenious system Taiwan uses to crowdsource its laws https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611816/the-simple-but-ingenious-system-taiwan-uses-to-crowdsource-its-laws/

Boosted Board founders enter electric scooter wars, intend to compete on quality and ethics https://electrek.co/2018/05/18/boosted-board-founders-enter-electric-scooter-wars/

minha palestra de abertura do Information Show 2018: https://usina.com/2018/08/22/palestra-de-abertura-do-information-show-2018/ 

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Google Executives Misled Staff In Meeting On China Censorship. Here Are 13 Questions They Must Answer. https://theintercept.com/2018/08/17/internal-meeting-reveals-how-google-bosses-misled-staff-on-their-china-censorship-plan-here-are-the-questions-they-must-answer/

Apple removes 25,000 ‘illegal’ apps from App Store in China https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/20/17758426/apple-china-gambling-apps-removal

História aos pedaços: Alemanha une cacos do terror comunista https://internacional.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,alemanha-une-pedacos-do-terror-comunista,70002461448

Child passive smoking ‘increases chronic lung risk’ https://www.bbc.com/news/health-45212448

It’s Not Technology That’s Disrupting Our Jobs https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/18/opinion/technology/technology-gig-economy.html

The Earth Invented Nuclear Reactors Before We Did https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/the-earth-invented-nuclear-reactors-before-we-did/

Oklo, the Two Billion Year Old Nuclear Reactor https://youtu.be/yS53AA_WaUk