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Lyndon Baty and the Robot That Saved Him

Dylan Hollingsworth If he has his act together, Lyndon has already powered on in the copy room by the time the bell for first period rings, and has already begun the long, slow trek down the school's…
AUTHOR:Luke Darby
PUBLISHED: May 14, 2013
LENGTH: 3 minutes (945 words)
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3. Why Is Science Behind a Paywall? Alex Mayyasi | Priceonomics | May 10, 2013 | 12 minutes (3,246 words) Why is scientific research still stuck in a model that requires that work be published in a…

Lyndon Baty and the Robot That Saved Him

If he has his act together, Lyndon has already powered on in the copy room by the time the bell for first period rings, and has already begun the long, slow trek down the school's single hallway,…
AUTHOR:Luke Darby
PUBLISHED: May 14, 2013
LENGTH: 17 minutes (4252 words)

Miami Cold Case Murder Solved With Recovered Memories

Hissing and spitting like an animal, high tide surged across the sands of Virginia Key. Dark waves broke over the jagged shore and scattered flotsam on the stones like tea leaves at the bottom of a…
PUBLISHED: May 6, 2013
LENGTH: 22 minutes (5517 words)

The Bizarre Life and Troubling Death of DarkSide, the Dallas Rave Church That Never Was

Roderick Pullum The Lord had chosen an unlikely vehicle for his message to John Wayne. But when John learned he'd been DJing in a church, he knew it was a message from above. John grew up Pentecostal…
PUBLISHED: April 9, 2013
LENGTH: 3 minutes (939 words)
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Was Hostess' Death a Murder, Suicide or Natural Causes?

Catherine Downes In the years leading up to the collapse of Hostess — baker of Wonder Bread, Twinkies and Ding Dongs — it wouldn't have required a peek at the company's closely held…
PUBLISHED: Feb. 6, 2013
LENGTH: 3 minutes (902 words)

The Story of the Handsome Guy Bandit Was Made for Hollywood*

Mark Graham Steven Ray Milam in jail in Dallas. The blood was starting to pool on the floor, forming interesting little patterns. To Steven Ray Milam, lying between his bunk and his locker, they…
PUBLISHED: Jan. 8, 2013
LENGTH: 3 minutes (919 words)
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There Will Be Tar Sand

Peter Ryan One after the other, Cherokee County Sheriff's deputies wearing straw cowboy hats dragged bearded, zip-cuffed young men toward a waiting van. Strands of snot and spit set flowing by doses…
PUBLISHED: Dec. 31, 2012
LENGTH: 3 minutes (943 words)

The Rise of the Texas Atheist

It's a warm fall morning near the Texas State Capitol's south steps, and there's a fight brewing. Mark Graham Zach Moore is the non-spiritual leader of Dallas' growing atheist movement.
PUBLISHED: Dec. 4, 2012
LENGTH: 3 minutes (939 words)
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