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The startup offering free toilets and coffee for delivery workers — in exchange for their data
Cognitively normal human brain samples collected at autopsy in early 2024 contained more tiny shards of plastic than samples collected eight years prior […] “The concentrations we saw in the brain tissue of normal individuals, who had an average age of around 45 or 50 years old, were 4,800 micrograms per gram, or 0.48% by weight,” Campen said. That’s the equivalent of an entire standard plastic spoon
Lung cancer diagnoses on the rise among never-smokers worldwide Research shows need for further studies into air pollution and other causal factors
every penny cost a relatively whopping 3.69 cents to produce, the 19th year in a row that the cost of production and distribution has outstripped the actual monetary value of the coin itself. While this phenomenon isn’t unprecedented, the current losing streak — which started in 2006, when the Mint explained that the increasing price of zinc and nickel was driving the cost of its lowest denominations higher — is the longest on record. […] Last year, the Mint spent 13.78 cents to make and distribute every nickel, meaning that the 202 million five-cent coins that entered circulation cost $27.8 million to make, almost 3x more than they’re actually worth. The same is not true for every coin that the US Mint produces, of course, with dimes, quarters, and 50-cent pieces all costing less than face value to produce last year.
Bonobos can tell when they know something you don’t — The capacity to think about what others are thinking, known as theory of mind, is an essential skill that allows humans to navigate their social worlds.
He Went to Jail for Stealing Someone’s Identity. But It Was His All Along. [NY Times]
