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Journalist at The New Republic. Obsessing over energy/climate stuff at the moment.
3,586 Posts by bradplumer
3,586 Posts by bradplumer
The Gut-Wrenching Science Behind the World’s Hottest Peppers
smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/The-Gut-Wrenching-Science-Behind-the-Worlds-Hottest-Peppers-208...
"Competitors have 20 seconds to eat as many chilies as they can." http://t.co/nEtZqIRnG7
The Curse of Reading and Forgetting
newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2013/05/the-curse-of-reading-and-forgetting.html
If we forget most of the books we read, why do we even bother? Nice essay: http://t.co/TDfumDqVhv
These 31 charts will destroy your faith in humanity
washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/05/24/these-31-charts-will-destroy-your-faith-in-humanity/
Don't believe the optimists. Everything is terrible: http://t.co/zuSQTGsj5Q
These 31 charts will destroy your faith in humanity
washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/05/24/these-31-charts-will-destroy-your-faith-in-humanity/
Boom. These 31 charts will destroy your faith in humanity: http://t.co/zuSQTGsj5Q
In about 45 minutes, Wonkblog is going to make @BusinessInsider's day
Saving Summer’s Trashiest Cocktail: Make Way For The $21 Long Island Ice Tea | The Awl
theawl.com/2013/05/classing-up-summers-trashiest-drink-the-long-island-ice-tea
Here's what happens when you try to order Long Island Ice Teas from fancy bars in New York: http://t.co/Pz9OsDsm8c by @bencrair
U.S. infrastructure spending has plummeted since 2008
washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/05/24/u...nfrastructure-spending-has-plummeted-since-2008/
U.S. highway and bridge spending has plummeted since 2008, mainly because states are pulling back: http://t.co/w8Dfp2vTd7
These 12 technologies will drive our economic future
washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/05/24/t...-12-technologies-will-drive-our-economic-future/
McKinsey says these 12 technologies will drive our economic future. Not so big on 3D printing or self-driving cars: http://t.co/kbBgTt3dd7
A Huge Discovery About Prime Numbers—and What It Means for the Future of Math
slate.com/articles/health_and_science/do_the_math...a_huge_discovery_about_prime_numbers.single.html
Nice, clear explanation of that big new breakthrough on prime numbers: http://t.co/99R81P5q1s
How our community colleges are falling behind
washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/05/23/how-our-community-colleges-are-falling-behind/
Great post by @dylanmatt on how community colleges are failing: http://t.co/oMncqp031u
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