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Did Finland’s basic income experiment work? https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-47092727/did-finland-s-basic-income-experiment-work

Artigo: Em defesa das elites https://politica.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,artigo-em-defesa-das-elites,70002706507

‘Inkjet’ solar panels poised to revolutionise green energy https://techxplore.com/news/2019-02-inkjet-solar-panels-poised-revolutionise.html

Crypto Exchange Says It Can’t Repay $190 Million to Clients After Founder Dies With Only Password https://gizmodo.com/crypto-exchange-says-it-cant-repay-190-million-to-clie-1832309454

Self-driving cars could make city congestion a whole lot worse https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/612873/self-driving-cars-could-make-city-congestion-a-whole-lot-worse/

The Art of the Internet, Restored and Out in the World https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/23/arts/design/internet-art-new-museum-rhizome.html

Watch a single cell become a complete organism in six pulsing minutes of timelapse https://aeon.co/videos/watch-a-single-cell-become-a-complete-organism-in-six-pulsing-minutes-of-timelapse

Na Av. Paulista, lama de Brumadinho formaria paredão de 175 m de altura https://www.estadao.com.br/infograficos/sustentabilidade,na-av-paulista-lama-de-brumadinho-formaria-paredao-de-175-m-de-altura,965045

Is it worth taking probiotics after antibiotics? http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20190124-is-it-worth-taking-probiotics-after-antibiotics

Get Ready For Skyscrapers Made Of Wood. (Yes, Wood) https://www.wired.com/2017/05/wood-skyscrapers/

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Finding Lena, The Patron Saint Of Jpegs https://www.wired.com/story/finding-lena-the-patron-saint-of-jpegs/

So far 2019 has set 33 records for heat, but none for cold https://www.newscientist.com/article/2192369-so-far-2019-has-set-33-records-for-heat-but-none-for-cold/

Here’s how you’ll feel if you quit Facebook for a month https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/612868/heres-how-youll-feel-if-you-quit-facebook-for-a-month/

The doorbells have eyes: The privacy battle brewing over home security cameras https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/01/31/doorbells-have-eyes-privacy-battle-brewing-over-home-security-cameras/?utm_term=.737c848ee302

US prisons are building biometric databases of their inmates’ voices https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/612867/us-prisons-are-building-biometric-databases-of-their-inmates-voices/

A new Harry Potter–themed cryptocurrency is like a more private version of Bitcoin https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612863/a-new-harry-potterthemed-cryptocurrency-is-like-a-more-private-version-of-bitcoin/

Criminals Are Tapping into the Phone Network Backbone to Empty Bank Accounts https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/mbzvxv/criminals-hackers-ss7-uk-banks-metro-bank

The Wild Experiment That Showed Evolution in Real Time https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/01/unprecedentedly-thorough-evolution-experiment/581521/

Forget everything you know about 3D printing — the ‘replicator’ is here https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07798-9

The Risks of Advanced AI Are Real. We Need to Act Before It’s Too Late, Warn Experts https://www.sciencealert.com/the-risks-of-advanced-artificial-intelligence-are-real-we-need-to-act-now

Virus lurking inside banana genome has been destroyed with CRISPR https://www.newscientist.com/article/2192461-virus-lurking-inside-banana-genome-has-been-destroyed-with-crispr/

What Impossible Meant to Feynman http://nautil.us/issue/68/context/what-impossible-meant-to-feynman

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Biohacker Josiah Zayner wants to teach everyone DIY genetic engineering https://qz.com/1533778/biohacker-josiah-zayner-wants-to-teach-everyone-diy-genetic-engineering/

Should a self-driving car kill the baby or the grandma? Depends on where you’re from. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612341/a-global-ethics-study-aims-to-help-ai-solve-the-self-driving-trolley-problem/

By Defying Apple’s Rules, Facebook Shows It Never Learns https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-research-app-lessons/

Facebook users continue to grow despite privacy scandals https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47065972

Apple revokes Facebook’s developer certificate over data-snooping app—Google could be next https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/01/facebook-and-google-offered-gift-cards-for-root-level-access-to-ios-users-data/

Google will stop peddling a data collector through Apple’s back door https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/30/googles-also-peddling-a-data-collector-through-apples-back-door/

Google also monitored iPhone usage with a private app https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/30/18204064/apple-google-monitoring-phone-usage-screenwise-meter

Most people overlook artificial intelligence despite flawless advice https://phys.org/news/2019-01-people-overlook-artificial-intelligence-flawless.html

‘American Dying’ cooled Earth’s climate https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47063973

Let’s say I wanted to escape climate change. Where should I go? https://grist.org/article/lets-say-i-wanted-to-escape-climate-change-where-should-i-go/

Scientists Have Detected an Enormous Cavity Growing Beneath Antarctica https://www.sciencealert.com/giant-void-identified-under-antarctica-reveals-a-monumental-hidden-ice-retreat

150 years of the periodic table: Test your knowledge https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47008289

Why Electric Cars Struggle In The Cold—and How To Help Them https://www.wired.com/story/electric-cars-cold-weather-tips/

The Origin Of The Name ‘Spanish Flu’ https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/the-origin-of-the-spanish-flu/

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Facebook pays teens to install VPN that spies on them https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/29/facebook-project-atlas/

Facebook has been paying teens $20 a month for total access to their phone activity https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/29/18202880/facebook-research-enterprise-root-certificate-onavo-techcrunch

Bill Gates Shares His ‘Favorite Infographic’ That Shows 200 Years Of Human Progress https://www.forbes.com/sites/carminegallo/2019/01/28/bill-gates-shares-his-favorite-infographic-that-shows-200-years-of-human-progress/#219c7244246d

And Now, The Weather: Mars-Like, With A Chance Of Apocalypse https://www.wired.com/story/and-now-the-weather-mars-like-with-a-chance-of-apocalypse/

Here’s The Real Connection Between The Brutal Polar Vortex And Global Warming https://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-how-the-freezing-polar-vortex-is-fueled-by-global-warming

Making face recognition less biased doesn’t make it less scary https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612846/making-face-recognition-less-biased-doesnt-make-it-less-scary/

This robot valet will soon be parking your car at the airport https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/612841/this-robot-valet-will-soon-be-parking-your-car-at-the-airport/

Silicon Valley Would Rather Cure Death Than Make Life Worth Living https://www.wired.com/2017/03/silicon-valley-rather-cure-death-make-life-worth-living/