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Friday 30 September 2016

What If Puberty Never Came?

​Welcome To What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: What it's like to be a late, late, late bloomer, the iPhone 6 Plus' "touchscreen disease" is real and why you should never, ever, share earbuds.
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WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK
It's Possible To Miss Puberty, And Other Facts
digg.com
​Welcome To What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: What it's like to be a late, late, late bloomer, the iPhone 6 Plus' "touchscreen disease" is real and why you should never, ever, share earbuds.
GIVE YOUR UNDIES THE SHAFT
Do I Have To Wear Underwear?
gq.com
I am about to be a real killjoy, so sorry about that, but any alleged history of people going without underwear is false and paltry.
THEY'VE GOT ALGORHYTHM
Some Like It Bot
fivethirtyeight.com
Algorithms are getting better at entertaining us.
WINE WE DIGG | SPONSORED
Wine By The Glass Delivered To Your Door? We'll Drink To That
getvinebox.com
A new take on the wine club, VINEBOX sends it by the glass. They've already sold out twice, don't miss it. Here's $10 to get started.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
WHAT'S EATING US?
Will The Next Pandemic Come From... Bushmeat?
digg.com
Bushmeat, from wild animals captured for food, is a staple in parts of Africa and a delicacy in Europe and beyond. And it could be the source of the next major infectious disease.
RICH FLAVORS
Can Money Buy You The Perfect Diet?
motherboard.vice.com
The website, splashy and white, promised locally sourced, plant-based meals, and it cost $420 for five days, about four times as much as I spend on my weekly meals. It was clear to me that I wasn't just subscribing to a food service, I was signing up for a lifestyle, an aesthetic.
EATING SHOULDN'T BE SEAMLESS
Don't Order Delivery
eater.com
The unspoken costs of getting another human being to bring food from a faraway restaurant directly to your couch
FOR RICHER, FOR POORER
THE OTHER COLOR OF MONEY
Why Do Brides Wear White?
priceonomics.com
The white gown is synonymous with weddings, a custom that's often assumed to be a nod to old-school values of purity and chastity, as embodied by the virginal bride. But in reality, the rise of the white dress is less a story of religious influence or puritanical mores than it is a tale of economics and marketing.
ASHOLES
The Real Cost Of Asos's Fast Fashion
buzzfeed.com
The heart of the online retailer's global empire is a giant warehouse in the north of England where workers say they are treated like machines to get your order to you wherever you are in the world.
WE CAN'T HANDLE IT
Honestly, Why Do Clutches Even Exist?
racked.com
A bag that carries three or four of the twenty plus things you need.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
DOES THAT EVEN COUNT AS A COURSE?
Mountain Biker Rips Through Absolutely Insane Course
digg.com
We would be screaming the whole way down, but the most Bernhard Kerr does is breathe a little bit heavily.
IN THE NEWS
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CDC Urges Americans To Get A Flu Shot As Soon As Possible
Sept 11 Families Can Now Sue The Saudis But Will It Matter?
Hoboken Crash Reignites Debate Over Positive Train Control
Have a fun weekend and all but, please, lay off the  bushmeat.

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