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1741.

A Radioactive Lens (2018) (fourmilab.ch)

67 points by brudgers on Aug 3, 2019 | 26 comments

1742.

The World’s Smartest Chimp Has Died (nytimes.com)

67 points by uptown on Aug 9, 2019 | 23 comments

1743.

Where Did 'Jazz,' the Word, Come From? (2018) (wbgo.org)

67 points by tintinnabula on Aug 12, 2019 | 22 comments

1744.

Pwnie Award Nominations for 2019 (pwnies.com)

67 points by tptacek on Aug 3, 2019 | 21 comments

1745.

Freshermeat – Open-Source Security Software (open-source-security-software.net)

67 points by adulau on Aug 25, 2019 | 19 comments

1746.

Show HN: Tranquility Calendar (anoopelias.github.io)

67 points by anoopelias on Aug 7, 2019 | 17 comments

1747.

Baking bread from a 4,500-year-old yeast from Ancient Egyptian pottery (twitter.com)

67 points by seapunk on Aug 6, 2019 | 16 comments

1748.

Iceland grapples with the prospect of a future with no ice (nytimes.com)

67 points by bookofjoe on Aug 15, 2019 | 16 comments

1749.

Kei – A small and expressive dependent language (github.com)

67 points by caotic on Aug 23, 2019 | 15 comments

1750.

Sun’s Puzzling Plasma Recreated in a Laboratory (quantamagazine.org)

67 points by joeyespo on Aug 4, 2019 | 5 comments

1751.

The Methane Detectives: On the Trail of a Global Warming Mystery (undark.org)

67 points by spzx on Aug 11, 2019 | 2 comments

1752.

Hall’s Law: The Nineteenth Century Prequel to Moore’s Law (2012) (ribbonfarm.com)

67 points by Hooke on Aug 11, 2019 | 2 comments

1753.

Implementing a Photo Stylizer in Python Using a QuadTree Algorithm (codingwithricky.com)

67 points by ribab on Aug 4, 2019 | 0 comments

1754.

Practice does not always make perfect, finds study of violinists (theguardian.com)

66 points by EwanToo on Aug 20, 2019 | 59 comments

1755.

20-Year Mortgages Hit Zero for First Time in Danish Rate History (bloomberg.com)

66 points by ptr on Aug 8, 2019 | 54 comments

1756.

Long Live Microbiomes (blogs.scientificamerican.com)

66 points by dlumpkin on Aug 20, 2019 | 48 comments

1757.

Why the CIA Doesn't Spy on the UAE (reuters.com)

66 points by Vaslo on Aug 26, 2019 | 37 comments

1758.

Disneyland’s Disastrous Opening Day (2015) (history.com)

66 points by spking on Aug 29, 2019 | 36 comments

1759.

The Dawn of the Age of Geoengineering (elidourado.com)

66 points by barry-cotter on Aug 16, 2019 | 28 comments

1760.

Spin found in clinical trial abstracts in top psychology and psychiatry journals (sciencebeta.com)

66 points by Indirector on Aug 5, 2019 | 21 comments

1761.

Code Is Not Literature (2014) (gigamonkeys.com)

66 points by mpweiher on Aug 11, 2019 | 13 comments

1762.

Engineers build advanced microprocessor out of carbon nanotubes (phys.org)

66 points by lelf on Aug 29, 2019 | 12 comments

1763.

What Linux Journal's Resurrection Taught Me about the FOSS Community (linuxjournal.com)

66 points by RossBencina on Aug 8, 2019 | 6 comments

1764.

Baltic Way (en.wikipedia.org)

66 points by ashleshbiradar on Aug 29, 2019 | 4 comments

1765.

Albert Stevens (en.wikipedia.org)

66 points by andyljones on Aug 22, 2019 | 3 comments

1766.

Survival of the Richest (2018) (onezero.medium.com)

65 points by algui91 on Aug 21, 2019 | 80 comments

1767.

Watch a Drone Take Over a Nearby Smart TV (wired.com)

65 points by Sodman on Aug 13, 2019 | 79 comments

1768.

Become a nurse or physicians assistant instead of a doctor (2012) (jakeseliger.com)