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Dan Weiss
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
The bottom of the sea continues to be filled with the craziest things. Update from a recent post: we still have no idea what happened to Amelia Earhart. Mapping life expectancy along the London Tube line. Zoetropes and other 19th…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Important news: the Earth is pretty. Let’s talk about the logistics of broadcasting from Antarctica. If you are willing to look really dumb, you can improve your memory. Here are some 17th century Dutch engravings of China. On the great…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Today features two of my favorite phrases: “space farts” and “gorilla teamwork“. I sure wish the Olympics still had artistic categories. The singularity is near! This jellyfish was made from a rat. This is probably the best possible time to…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Here is some psychedelic 1930s Japanese children’s illustration to start your week. Dolphins are better at math than I am. I am glad to know that someone is preserving Luke Skywalker’s home. Ahhh! Bookmaze! A physicist on Everest.
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
For a mere 80,000 pounds you too could know the unending horrors of Scott’s polar expedition. It is time to celebrate the valiant work of the Hermitage’s security cats. AHHH! Magma planet! Some squids have too much sex.
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
It is probably a bad idea to stand under an atomic explosion. We don’t usually link to anything Lego related, but did you know that there is a vault containing every set ever? London’s Necropolis Railway Station is a thing.…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
The future is (still) now! Tomorrow’s hate crimes today! It is time to think very seriously about what we are going to feed people on the way to Mars. Google will take you along Shackleton’s footsteps. Maybe we should release…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
The world is still filled with mystery (for now)! Archaeologist finds Stonehenge-like ruins in Syria. Today in let’s-watch-this-get-constructed: The Empire State Building! The future is a place where you get genetic code in your email. Huzzah for library posters of…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
The oldest Americans totally loved Stumptown Roasters. You Chose Wrong is your best Tumblr ever for the day. Here are some animal silhouettes. Good news: Google Street View can take your California national parks vacations for you. You know what…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Good news autumn babies, you are more likely to live to be 100. Elsewhere on New Scientist: Maybe Pluto is a planet after all! It’s time to map the internet. The future is made up of trendy MRI sweaters. This…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
This makes so much more sense than homeless people: turning payphones into WiFi hubs! So, how did people get here? The Makedomium monument is the best. American things from the past look cool too!
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Yesterday was Tesla Day, Atlas Obscura was there for you as always. Let’s all watch the Statue of Liberty get unboxed! Evidently stem-cell tourism is a thing but probably won’t be for long. Important news: Mozart was gross. The universe…