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May 21, 2024
Hydration 101, Mysterious Sounds, and Steve from 'Blue's Clues'
Ten picks for today, curated by our editors. Plus, a sonic reading list.
 
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Toxic Gaslighting
How 3M Execs Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe
ProPublica
Sharon Lerner
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2
 
Conversation Starter
Is It Ever Okay to Film Strangers in Public?
Vox
Rebecca Jennings
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3
 
Investigation
Oracle's Deadly Gamble
Business Insider
Ashley Stewart, Blake Dodge
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Hydration 101
What's the Most Refreshing Drink That's Not Water?
Time
Perri Ormont Blumberg
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By the Numbers
Centenarian Blood Tests Give Hints of the Secrets to Longevity
The Conversation
Karin Modig
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6
 
Backstory
The Origin Story of Steve From 'Blue's Clues' Is Even More Wholesome Than You Think
NPR
Alina Hartounian
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7
 
Rabbit Hole
Why Leopold and Loeb Committed Cold-Blooded Murder in the 'Crime of the Century'
Smithsonian Magazine
Meilan Solly
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8
 
In Profile
Kevin Costner on Leaving Yellowstone and Betting $38 Million on Horizon
GQ
Zach Baron
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But It Feels So Good
Rubbing Your Eyes Is Way More Harmful Than You Think
Inverse
Elana Spivack
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Armchair Travel
17 Forbidden Places You Can't Visit
Mental Floss
Michele Debczak
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Hear Me Out
Sonic Mysteries and Sounds of Note
From preserving the Stradivarius sound to creating the perfect noise to wake up to.
Seven Mysterious Sounds Science Has Yet to Solve
Popular Science
Erin Blakemore
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The loneliest whale in the world is just one example.
Is There Such a Thing as the Perfect Alarm Tone? Here's What It Might Sound Like
The Conversation
Stuart McFarlane, Adrian Dyer
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An effective alarm is one which should minimize 'sleep inertia'—that stage of grogginess we feel between being asleep and becoming fully alert.
The Sound So Loud That It Circled the Earth Four Times
Nautilus
Aatish Bhatia
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It was heard in over 50 different locations around the globe.
Inside the Extraordinary Experiment to Save the Stradivarius Sound
Popular Science
Chuck Squatriglia
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An entire town went quiet so the world's most iconic violin could be immortalized.
In Case You Missed It
 
Yesterday's Most Read Story
Google Is About to Change the Whole Internet — Again
New York Magazine
John Herrman
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