The 17 Designs That Bell Almost Used for the Layout of Telephone Buttons - Megan Garber - The Atlantic

The 17 Designs That Bell Almost Used for the Layout of Telephone Buttons - Megan Garber - The Atlantic: "calculator layout"

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BBC News - Deep microbes live long and slow

BBC News - Deep microbes live long and slow:

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20 Things You Didn't Know About... Failure | DiscoverMagazine.com

20 Things You Didn't Know About... Failure | DiscoverMagazine.com:

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Why Do We Clap?

Michael (from vSauce) outdoes himself as he analyses the social phenomenon of clapping, cocooning (a la the Solarians in Asimov's Naked Sun), and the social evolution of homo sapiens.

Must Watch: Examining Five Tracking Shots from Paul Thomas Anderson's Films | Rope of Silicon

Must Watch: Examining Five Tracking Shots from Paul Thomas Anderson's Films | Rope of Silicon:

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Ion Thruster Sets World Record | NASA

Ion Thruster Sets World Record | NASA:

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The Craziest Game in History ~ Barbados vs Grenada « Four Dimensional Football

The Craziest Game in History ~ Barbados vs Grenada « Four Dimensional Football:

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