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November 18, 2019

Reading For The Week Of November 17, 2019

Business and Finance The Daredevil Unicorns: Why WeWork, Juul, and Uber Play With Fire. Lawless startups exploiting the seams of regulation are suddenly feeling the heat—and getting burned. By Steve LeVine on the Medium...

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November 12, 2019

German Folk Song Die Gedanken Sung By Pete Seeger

German Folk song Die Gedanken (“Thoughts are Free”) sung by American folk singer Pete Seeger .

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November 11, 2019

Reading For The Week Of November 10, 2019

Business and Finance Does Theranos Mark the Peak of the Silicon Valley Bubble? John Carreyrou talks to Nautilus about the lessons of a $1 billion fraud. Silicon Valley has a term for startups that...

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November 2, 2019

Weekend Reading (November 1-3, 2019)

Facing unbearable heat, Qatar has begun to air-condition the outdoors. By Steven Mufson on the Washington Post Website. How Facebook Bought a Police Force. Hundreds of pages of documents obtained by Motherboard show how...

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October 26, 2019

YouTube Video on making Gruyere Cheese in the Swiss Alps.

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October 25, 2019

Weekend Reading (October 25-27, 2019)

Drivers are killing pedestrians at the highest rate in almost 30 years. Pedestrian and cyclist death rates are increasing, as overall traffic fatalities plummet by Andrew J. Hawkins on the Verge Website. Life in...