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 Neuroscientists unravel the mystery of why you can’t tickle yourself
Ars Technica · Max G. Levy, wired.com
New study shows how tickling, playfulness can address key questions about the brain. Inside a Berlin neuroscience lab one day last year, Subject 1 sat …
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 Mike Conner v. The Pain
Esquire · Joshua St.Clair
Mike Conner sits in his truck atop a hill in Boring, Oregon, where he can feel the summer breeze through the window and see the sun at its meridian over…
 How an urban myth about litter boxes in schools became a GOP talking point
NBC News · Tyler Kingkade
At a luncheon for Republican women in Mesa County, Colorado, last week, Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., warned that educators “are putting litter boxes in…
 This Danish Political Party Is Led by an AI
VICE · Chloe Xiang
The Synthetic Party in Denmark is dedicated to following a platform churned out by an AI, and its public face is a chatbot named Leader Lars. The…
 Skid Row Nation: How L.A.’s Homelessness Crisis Response Spread Across the Country
Los Angeles Magazine · Sam Quinones
In recent years, homelessness marked by meth abuse and tents has moved from the Southland to other cities. But will more housing really solve the …
 Felix Baumgartner: 10 years on, the man who fell to Earth is still awed by experience
CNN · Alasdair Howorth
After six years of preparation, struggle and sacrifice, Felix Baumgartner found himself quite literally on the edge of the world.
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 Sass And Shimmer: The Dazzling History Of Black Majorettes And Dance Lines
Essence · Alecia Taylor & Brooklyn White
At historically Black colleges and universities, halftime is when audience members rush back to their seats for the real show. The drum majors are …
 How to make networking events less awkward: Be a croissant, not a bagel
NPR · Andee Tagle , Sylvie Douglis
This summer, I went to my first in-person work conference since before the pandemic. As an extrovert, I was excited by the prospect of meeting new…
 The Legend of the World’s Greatest Sweatshirt
GQ · Noah Johnson
Camber production manager Jose Zayas cuts fabric by hand using a 10-inch jigsaw. Barry Schwartz, 71, has been making Camber sweatshirts in Pennsylvania…
 These photos are a sweet ode to New York fatherhood
DAZED · Emily Dinsdale
The origins of Stella Asia Consonni’s latest short film are part dream, part experience and part history. “I was at a park one day and there was a…
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