That's Interesting
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Wasps force zombie spiders to weave ‘cocoon’ webs
11th August, 2022For some unlucky spiders, the zombie apocalypse is now. Some parasitic wasp larvae can take over their minds, forcing them to weave special webs the wasps use to support and protect their cocoons.
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Popular Letterheads
11th August, 2022A list of the most popular letterhead, sorted according to traffic — most-viewed first — and therefore inherently unfair due to older letterhead naturally having been viewed more.
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Who do we spend time with across our lifetime?
11th August, 2022In adolescence we spend the most time with our parents, siblings, and friends; as we enter adulthood we spend more time with our co-workers, partners, and children; and in our later years we spend an increasing amount of time alone.
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The Construction Material Pyramid
19th July, 2022Based on Denmark’s food pyramid’s graphical language, the Centre for Industrialised Architecture (CINARK) at the Royal Danish Academy have developed a digital version of the Construction Material Pyramid.
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How orange juice took over the breakfast table
10th July, 2022Orange juice used to be a treat you had to squeeze out yourself. More than a century ago, an overproduction of oranges helped create the morning staple we know and love.
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The Lost Art of the Miniature Golf Course
10th July, 2022They go large in the States – even when it comes to the small stuff. And perhaps nowhere is that more true than with a particularly kitsch specimen of American vernacular architecture, the miniature golf course.
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Sacred Trees in Japan
07th July, 2022Trees provide many benefits, from clean air to carbon absorption. Some benefits are less measurable, however. In Japan, ancient trees and forests have long been valued for their cultural and spiritual significance.
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Why pessimism sounds smart
09th May, 2022Pessimism sounds smart because optimism often requires believing in unknown, unspecified future breakthroughs—which seems fanciful and naive.
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The Selective Laziness of Reasoning
09th May, 2022Discusses the research into reasoning which suggests that people use more stringent criteria when they evaluate others’ arguments than when they produce arguments themselves.
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CEO personality traits and structure of compensation
03rd May, 2022An examination into the effects of a CEO’s big five personalities (openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism) on their annual compensation.
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