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So you married a Hegelian | The Outline

“Philosophy begins in wonder,” Socrates tells us in Plato's dialogue Theaetetus — in that “dizzy,” vertiginous experience one undergoes when considering questions one simply does not know the answer to: what can I know? What should I do? What can I hope for? Are there really tables, or jus So you married a Hegelian | The Outline

The Math Behind a Faster Multiplication Algorithm | Quanta Magazine

This summer, battle lines were drawn over a simple math problem: 8 ÷ 2(2 + 2) = ? If you divide 8 by 2 first, you get 16, but if you multiply 2 by (2 + 2) first, you get 1. So, which answer is right? The conflict grew so heated that it made the pages of The New York Times. The Math Behind a Faster Multiplication Algorithm | Quanta Magazine

Volkswagen CEO Gives Final Answer on Rumors About Acquiring Tesla | Observe

German auto giant Volkswagen Group has sparked a lot of speculation lately about either a possible merger or an all-out competition with Tesla. A few weeks ago, anonymous sources told German media that Volkswagen’s CEO Herbert Diess was interested in buying a stake in Tesla. Volkswagen CEO Gives Final Answer on Rumors About Acquiring Tesla | Observe

Lego just released audio and Braille instructions - The Washington Post

Matthew Shifrin first discovered Legos when he thrust his hands deep inside a crate crammed full of the tiny brick toys. His babysitter, Lilya Finkel, had spotted the discarded box on the side of the road and helped Shifrin, who is blind, haul it inside the car. Lego just released audio and Braille instructions - The Washington Post

The Definitive Superfood Ranking | Outside Online

It seems like everything in the grocery store is labeled "super." We dove into which foods are actually proven, by science, to be good for you and which ones are all hype. Food marketers know that if they call their product a superfood, it’s sure to sell. Take quinoa, for example. The Definitive Superfood Ranking | Outside Online

First Marker for Mysterious Vaping Illness Identified | University of Utah

The presence of fat-laden cells in the lung could assist with diagnosis and understanding the cause of the disease. (Salt Lake City) – Doctors have identified previously unrecognized characteristic of the vaping-related respiratory illness that has been emerging in clusters across the U. First Marker for Mysterious Vaping Illness Identified | University of Utah