BBC Earth Nearly a third of our carbon emissions are caused by deforestation. 🌳 #ClimateChangeTheFacts cross-posted on Facebook

BBC Earth This little island holds a remarkable surprise. BBC Scotland cross-posted on Facebook

‪After the story there is a great discussion of AI/ML and statistical algorithms, and the hype vs the reality. Futility Closet “The First Great attain Robbery” ‪Podcast Episode 258: The First Great Train Robbery – Futility Closet In 1855 a band of London thieves set their sights on a new target: the South Eastern Railway, …

This is one of the spots were visiting for 2 nights.Woman follows dream, quits job and opens B&B on a stunning remote island off Irish coast Her twitter page showcases the natural beauty of the gorgeous Great Blasket Island. cross-posted on Facebook

🤔Wearable Muscle Stimulators Can Speed Up Human Reflexes to Create Instant Superheroes cross-posted on Facebook

Watch Tom Hanks become Mister Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’s first trailer The movie hits theaters in November. Bring tissues. cross-posted on Facebook

Think FaceApp Is Scary? Wait Till You Hear About Facebook The idea that FaceApp is somehow exceptionally dangerous threatens to obscure the real point: All apps deserve this level of scrutiny. cross-posted on Facebook

Palantir is a terrifying company in a world where data has become power.Revealed: This Is Palantir’s Top-Secret User Manual for Cops Motherboard obtained a Palantir user manual through a public records request, and it gives unprecedented insight into how the company logs and tracks individuals. cross-posted on Facebook

Can Racist Algorithms Be Fixed? A new study adds to the debate over racial bias in risk assessment tools widely used in courtrooms. cross-posted on Facebook

Purify Your System With the Seven-Day Chili Dog Cleanse Juice fasts, raw foods cleansing, water-only detox — you’ve probably tried them all by now. Fads like these promise to leave you feeling rejuvenate… cross-posted on Facebook

Look, Son, Maybe Men Just Aren’t Built to Play Soccer I thought about playing soccer when I was your age, too. But then my dad reminded me, as I’ll remind you, “How is that going to help you find a wife?” cross-posted on Facebook

“Nationwide raids to arrest thousands of members of undocumented families have been scheduled to begin Sunday”U.S. Prepares to Arrest Thousands of Immigrant Family Members Some of those targeted might end up being held in hotel rooms until their travel documents can be prepared. ICE’s goal is to deport the families as quickly as possible. cross-posted …

As the World Heats Up, the Climate for News Is Changing, Too Rival newsrooms are joining together to meet a crisis years in the making. But there is disagreement among some journalists on how to play the story. cross-posted on Facebook

BrightVibes This Dutch city has transformed its bus 🚌 stops into bee 🐝 stops 🌼 cross-posted on Facebook

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Woman asks for Mariah Carey on her birthday cake, gets Marie Curie instead A woman in England named Siobhan asked her colleagues to put pop star Mariah Carey’s image on her birthday cake. Instead, she got French physicist Marie Curie on it. Lye writes, “They m… cross-posted on Facebook

‘Phones Cause Teens to Grow Horns’ Is a Dumb Tech Moral Panic Some amount of young people may have tiny bones growing from the base of their skulls. But don’t freak out. cross-posted on Facebook

In case you missed it! The MarbleLympics final was yesterday Marble Race: MarbleLympics 2019 FINAL: Sand Rally + Closing Ceremony Welcome at the 16th and FINAL event of the 2019 MarbleLympics! Now it’s time for the Sand Rally, which team will WIN this MarbleLympics? 16 individual marble… cross-posted on Facebook

Wait… Did the rowers just crash? cross-posted on Facebook

Stop saying “robots are coming for your job”; start saying “Your boss wants to replace you with a robot” Tech reporter and sf writer Brian Merchant (previously) calls our attention to the peculiar construction of the problem statement in articles about automation and obsolescence, in which “robo… cross-posted on Facebook