Astronauts describe persistent 'observer' sensation after 6 month missions(spacedaily.com)

172 points by zdw 3 months ago | 86 comments

A brief history of children sent through the mail (2016)(smithsonianmag.com)

125 points by m-hodges 1 year ago | 113 comments

Marion Stokes, the Woman Who Spent over 30 Years Recording Every Minute of US TV(allthatsinteresting.com)

161 points by austinallegro 2 years ago | 65 comments

Strategic Altruism(conspicuouscognition.com)

18 points by ohpissoff 2 years ago | 8 comments

The 3,000-year-old story hidden in the @ sign(bbc.com)

63 points by andsoitis 1 year ago | 31 comments

Washing machines took decades to catch on(daily.jstor.org)

39 points by herbertl 6 days ago | 43 comments

JSTOR Daily article on why electric washing machines were slow to spread in interwar America, covering forced selling, racial dynamics, and commercial laundry competition.