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Omens

Sometimes, when you dig into the Earth, past its surface and into the crustal layers, omens appear. In 1676, Oxford professor Robert Plot was putting the final touches on his masterwork, The Natural…
SOURCE:Aeon
LENGTH: 32 minutes (8126 words)

The secrets Apple keeps

Undercover meetings! Stealth product developments! The world's most successful company is obsessed with privacy. In his new book, Fortune senior editor-at-large Adam Lashinsky finds out what it's…
PUBLISHED: Jan. 18, 2012
LENGTH: 14 minutes (3737 words)

The Curse of Cow Clicker: How a Cheeky Satire Became a Videogame Hit

You work for the Transportation Security Administration, manning the x-ray machine at a local airport. Your day begins easily enough, quickly scanning passengers’ luggage and bodies and waving…
AUTHOR:Jason Tanz
LENGTH: 18 minutes (4573 words)
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