A taste of nature can provide balance and calm during the workday

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Given the Choice, Science Says the Average Employee Would Choose a Fancy Job Title Over a Pay Raise?

I’m definitely not the average employee. Give me the money

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The Remarkable Case of Davidson’s Eyes by H.G. Wells - A scientific experiment goes awry, leaving a man trapped between two worlds and forcing science to confront the limits of perception.

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Also Worth A Look…

• ‘Are You Dead’ App Is a Smash Hit - I realize that a lot of people a homebodies these days and don’t directly interact with other humans on a daily basis thanks to remote work, but if you need a well-being check app I feel like you need to re-think some of your life choices

• NYPD Officer Facing Termination for Steamy OnlyFans Account - Everybody has a side hustle these days. I do understand why such extracurricular activities could be problematic for certain careers, like teaching for example. But in this case she’s not doing anything illegal, so why should it matter?

• New High of 45% in U.S. Identify as Political Independents: Gallup - Finally some good news from the political world. Maybe we can really shake things up and actually elect an independent or two

• N.C. man nearly talked himself out of $150,000 Powerball ticket - That’s interesting, because I normally feel bad when I talk myself into buying a lottery ticket

• Some dogs can expand their vocabulary by eavesdropping on their owners - It might be a good idea to watch what you say around your dog, lest you become a bad influence

• How getting a tattoo left man unable to sweat and without any hair - Well there’s a new thing I didn’t know I needed to be worried about

• Bill Gates-backed ‘Cowboy Chernobyl’ nuclear reactor races toward approval in Wyoming - If you want to win over your neighbors, maybe don’t giving your nuclear reactor a nickname with “Chernobyl” in it

• Monkeys Have Been Roaming St. Louis for Days - Much like humans, they can’t find anything interesting to do in St. Louis either. We’ll start a St. Louis Monkey Watch here on News Sidequest and keep you updated on their status

• CDC reports first cruise norovirus outbreak this year, as nearly 90 people are infected - Well that’s the worst episode of The Love Boat ever

• $40,000 worth Pokémon cards stolen from Everett gaming store - Police were quoted as saying “We gotta catch ‘em all”