Are Plants Quantum?
Are Plants Quantum?
A long-standing debate over just how “quantum” photosynthesis is may finally be coming to an end.Read more...
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Alabama Disavows Plan to Deny Ventilators to Covid-19 Patients With Disabilities
Alabama Disavows Plan to Deny Ventilators to Covid-19 Patients With Disabilities
Alabama no longer plans to deny ventilators to people with cognitive disabilities if hospital equipment becomes scarce, according to the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Alabama’s plan, originally published in 2010, would have taken away life-saving ventilators from people with intellectual…Read more...
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8 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Erotica Books to Help Get Your Social Distancing Freak On
8 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Erotica Books to Help Get Your Social Distancing Freak On
Look, we’re all adults—and if you’re not, there are plenty of other io9 articles to read (although let’s be honest, they’re all sexy). Social distancing is tough for a lot of reasons, one of them being how it affects our sex lives. It’s important to find creative ways to keep yourself satisfied and we’ve got a few…Read more...
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Kevin Conroy’s Giving Batman: The Adventure a Familiar Voice
Kevin Conroy's Giving Batman: The Adventure a Familiar Voice
Paul Dini, Alan Burnett, and Ty Templeton’s Batman: The Adventures Continue digital-first series is breathing new life into the Batman: The Animated Series continuity by puling a number of classic characters from DC’s comics into the story that never made it into the television show. Everything about the comic’s tone…Read more...
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WeWork Can’t Pay the Rent
WeWork Can't Pay the Rent
WeWork has bailed on April rent on some of its locations as the beleaguered coworking space company goes into a financial spiral amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to a report from Bloomberg.Read more...
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5 TV Shows That Infamously Rushed Their Endings
5 TV Shows That Infamously Rushed Their Endings
Television can be a rough business—just look at what’s happening right now, with social distancing guidelines shutting down productions across the country. Even under normal circumstances, how Hollywood runs means that shows have to end before their time, leading to botched storylines and clumsy epilogues. Here are…Read more...
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Three Ways to Upgrade Your At-Home Workspace
Three Ways to Upgrade Your At-Home Workspace
Okay, we’ve covered how to make the space behind you look good in your work from home set-up. Now, let’s talk about what’s going on in front of you.Read more...
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CDC Strips Page on Hydroxychloroquine of ‘Unusual’ Guidance for Doctors
CDC Strips Page on Hydroxychloroquine of 'Unusual' Guidance for Doctors
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has changed text on their website to remove guidance for physicians on the possible usage of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, two drugs touted as a wonder cure for covid-19 by Donald Trump, on patients.Read more...
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A Family in Lockdown Recreated The Simpsons Opening and It’s Absolutely Joyful
A Family in Lockdown Recreated The Simpsons Opening and It’s Absolutely Joyful
Sure, you could be watching an awful lot of The Simpsons on Disney+ right now. But why not make your own version?Read more...
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Wednesday’s Best Deals: PlayStation Plus, Huckberry Spring Flash Sale, Anker PowerPort, Weighted Blankets, and More
Wednesday's Best Deals: PlayStation Plus, Huckberry Spring Flash Sale, Anker PowerPort, Weighted Blankets, and More
A Huckberry spring flash sale, a buy one get one half off CBD oil tincture promotion, a steep markdown on 12 months of PlayStation Plus, and an REI Bigger Deals event are but a few noteworthy discounts among Wednesday’s best deals.Read more...
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This Freaky Spiral Thing Is Alive
This Freaky Spiral Thing Is Alive
More than 2,000 feet beneath the ocean surface, an otherworldly, 50-foot-wide marine organism floats... and feeds.Read more...
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Nintendo Promises the Switch Shortage Will End Soon
Nintendo Promises the Switch Shortage Will End Soon
If you’re like a lot of folks who considered buying a Nintendo Switch to help pass the time while quarantined, you’ve probably noticed that Nintendo’s incredibly popular console has pretty much been sold out across the country for the past couple weeks. Read more...
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Twitch Overhauls Its Vague Attire Policy With Further Specificity on Underboob
Twitch Overhauls Its Vague Attire Policy With Further Specificity on Underboob
A devoted troop of boob patrollers has sunk a lot of time into reporting boobs on Twitch over the years, aided largely by Twitch’s Delphic “attire” guidelines. Until now, attire was to be “publicly appropriate for the context, location, and activity” of the broadcast and, more confusingly, appropriate for a “mall”…Read more...
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10 X-Files Episodes to Watch That Are Still Scary as Hell
10 X-Files Episodes to Watch That Are Still Scary as Hell
These are strange days we’re living in, which makes it the perfect time to revisit The X-Files, available on Hulu. Lately, we’ve been focusing our binge-watch efforts on the monster-of-the-week episodes that scared us so bad we might as well say they scarred us—because they’re still giving us nightmares. Here are 10…Read more...
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Stadia Is Free
Stadia Is Free
Well, that was fast. Google has made Stadia free for the next two months. No charges—just a handful of games, including Destiny 2, absolutely free to anyone with a Gmail account and a supported web browser or phone.Read more...
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Cyclone Harold Wreaks Havoc Across the Pacific—And It’s Not Done Yet
Cyclone Harold Wreaks Havoc Across the Pacific—And It's Not Done Yet
Just days after hitting Vanuatu, Cyclone Harold struck Fiji on Wednesday. These island nations are coping with fallout from coronavirus pandemic, but that doesn’t mean extreme weather will take it easy on those in its path. That’s certainly been the case with this monster cyclone.Read more...
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Creepy Face Recognition Firm Clearview AI Sure Has a Lot of Ties to the Far Right
Creepy Face Recognition Firm Clearview AI Sure Has a Lot of Ties to the Far Right
Clearview AI, the dystopian face recognition company that claims to have amassed a database of billions of photos, signed contracts with hundreds of law enforcement agencies, and shopped its app around to the rich and powerful, has extensive links to the far right, according to a Huffington Post investigation. In…Read more...
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11 Tabletop RPG Sourcebooks That Are as Fun to Read as They Are to Game With
11 Tabletop RPG Sourcebooks That Are as Fun to Read as They Are to Game With
Even though technology is allowing for plenty of ways to try and keep your tabletop and boardgame groups going during social distancing, the fact of the matter is it’s really hard right now to actually play tabletop RPGs. That doesn’t mean you can’t spend some of your free time engaging with those worlds though,…Read more...
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Genius Trump Threatens to Defund World Health Organization at Height of Coronavirus Pandemic
Genius Trump Threatens to Defund World Health Organization at Height of Coronavirus Pandemic
The president has a new talking point, and per usual, it’s a thinly veiled distraction that if acted on could cause untold harm.Read more...
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Watchmen, Avengers: Endgame, Wicked + Divine, and More Highlight the 2020 Hugo Finalists
Watchmen, Avengers: Endgame, Wicked + Divine, and More Highlight the 2020 Hugo Finalists
It may be a weird time for big events, but sci-fi and fantasy’s prestigious Hugo Awards—which honor many avenues of creativity, including novels, comics, fanzines, and screenplays, as well as artists, editors, podcasts, and more—are moving full steam ahead...online. And the 2020 nominees are here!Read more...
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Peak Design Is Donating All of Its Travel Tripod Launch Profits to Fight COVID-19 and Climate Change
Peak Design Is Donating All of Its Travel Tripod Launch Profits to Fight COVID-19 and Climate Change
Peak Design Travel Tripod | $350 | Peak Design | B&H Photo | MomentRead more...
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This Looks Familiar
This Looks Familiar
Does this controller remind you of anything?Read more...
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Relive the Hype of Avengers: Endgame’s Opening Night Reactions With This Thrilling Video
Relive the Hype of Avengers: Endgame's Opening Night Reactions With This Thrilling Video
Right now, going to the theater isn’t just an absolute impossibility, in many places, the thought of being in a tightly-packed room full of people, no matter how excited, is enough to fill you with a sense of dread. Just a year ago when the world was sitting down to watch Avengers: Endgame, that wasn’t the case, and…Read more...
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Tuesday’s Best Deals: Vudu Bundles, Unagi Scooters, EyeBuyDirect, and More
Tuesday's Best Deals: Vudu Bundles, Unagi Scooters, EyeBuyDirect, and More
A Happy Socks sale, JACHS NY shorts, Kyoku sushi knife, and Anker charging accessories lead off Tuesday’s best deals from around the web.Read more...
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At Vudu, You Can Get Entire Movie Collections for One Low Price
At Vudu, You Can Get Entire Movie Collections for One Low Price
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Peak Design’s Travel Tripod Just Earned a Permanent Spot in My Camera Bag
Peak Design's Travel Tripod Just Earned a Permanent Spot in My Camera Bag
When it comes to traveling and trying to pack light, I always seem to run into a dilemma: cram the tripod in my bag or leave it at home. Ideally, I’d always want a tripod around for taking things like landscape shots or long exposures, but the bulky nature of most tripods usually means it’s the last item that gets cut…Read more...
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Upgrade Your Children From Imaginary Friends to the Amazon Echo Dot Kids Edition, Now $10 Off
Upgrade Your Children From Imaginary Friends to the Amazon Echo Dot Kids Edition, Now $10 Off
Amazon Echo Dot Kids Edition | $60 | AmazonRead more...
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‘It’s Horrific’: Climate Change Is Killing the Great Barrier Reef
'It's Horrific': Climate Change Is Killing the Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef is under threat by hot waters that have everything to do with our failure to take climate action. Read more...
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5 Binge-Worthy TV Shows You Can Make Workout Games Out Of
5 Binge-Worthy TV Shows You Can Make Workout Games Out Of
Social distancing is affecting our bodies just as much as our minds. Without the ability to hit the gym or go to an exercise class, our physical routines have been upended. You might be substituting extra sessions of your favorite shows, or trying something new. Why not try a little workout while you watch?Read more...
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Here’s What We Know About Coronavirus Risks to Children, According to the CDC
Here's What We Know About Coronavirus Risks to Children, According to the CDC
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the first to try detailing how covid-19 is affecting children in the U.S. Children tend to experience milder symptoms and are less likely to be hospitalized, the report found.Read more...
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