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Github Buries 21TB In The Arctic

Github deposited 21TB of silver halides QR code data on archival polyester reels into Arctic World Archive, down the road from the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. The 186 archival film reels will be stored 250m below the permafrost and are due to last 1000 years.

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Windows of the World

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Look through a random window anywhere in the world with Window Snap! You can even submit your own window view.

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Podcast of the Week: Tim Ferriss & Hugh Jackman

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Tim Ferriss' recent interview with Hugh Jackman is very inspiring. Not only is Hugh a Tim Ferriss fanboy, but he drops lots of wisdom bombs about his daily rituals and how he positions himself physically and mentally for continued contentment and success. A very enjoyable listen.

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Tools For Better Thinking

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Untools.co documents a set of mental models and processes used in systems thinking, decision making and problem solving.

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COVID-19 Datapack

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Data visualisation heavy weight Information Is Beautiful (David McCandless) has published a datapack of Coronavirus visualisations with links to the underlying data. The site includes this handy reference diagram (above) showing the risk profile of various activities. (P.S. Wear a mask)

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Japanese Supercomputer COVID-19 Particle Simulation

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The Japanese Fugaku supercomputer produced a particle simulation of COVID-19 spread in an office environment. Running 416 quadrillion calculations per second, the supercomputer simulation shows how ineffectual office partitions are over time at containing the spread of COVID-19 aerosols.

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Teach Yourself Computer Science

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Oz Nova and Myles Byrne have put together an amazing list of resources that you can use to teach yourself computer science.

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Mapping U.S. Police Violence

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Amnesty International has analysed 500 videos and 125 incidents across 40 states and districts to produce an important map of recent police violence in America.

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Indoor Covid Outbreaks & How To Prevent Them

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Spanish newspaper El País published a fascinating analysis of three indoor Covid outbreaks and looks at how they could have been avoided. The article suggests mitigation techniques in the relation to outbreaks in a call centre in South Korea and in a restaurant and on a bus in China.

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Great Mental Models

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Emmanuel over at ezknowledge.fyi published a great post summarising some mental models, having just read The Great Mental Models: General Thinking Concerts by Shane Parrish of Farnham Street. The post is a great taster into multi-disciplinary thinking.

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