Among the things I learned this week:
* Gum is forbidden at (some?) drum ‘n’ bass events. (Courtesy: Hospital Podcast 344)
* Open and shared office plans make you sick. And if you have to share, better do so with two to five other people. (Courtesy: Pejtersen JH1, Feveile H, Christensen KB, Burr H.)
* Crowdsourced verification platforms, such as Check. (Courtesy: Bellingcat)
* The history of tuning to A440. (Courtesy: Matthew Guerrieri/Red Bull Music Academy)
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Among the things I’ve learned this week:
* Black ASL (Courtesy: Washington Post)
* Fifteen percent of lung cancer cases are in non-smokers. (Courtesy: New Yorker)
* The country’s oldest endowed chair is the Hollis Chair of Divinity at Harvard Divinity School. The chair was established in 1721. (Courtesy: NYT)
* Push presents. (Courtesty: EC)
* Mel Brooks co-created Get Smart. (Courtesy: Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee)