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Talking It Out Helps People Spot Fake News, Study Finds [ [link removed] ]
It helps to actually talk to people rather than cutting then off. I once talked a 9/11 Truther out of his conspiracy theories just by having a conversation with them about it. He said no one had ever done that before, everyone else in his life was angry and dismissive whenever he brought it up
The US Has Produced Twice As Many Serial Killers As The Rest Of The World Combined. What’s Behind This Terrifying Statistic? [ [link removed] ]
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More Stories Below, but first some new content in the News Sidequest Podcast Universe…
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SCI-FI SHORT STORIES - NARRATED BY DARREN MARLAR & PRODUCED BY KEITH CONRAD
Breaker’s Yard & Maiden Voyage - Chapter Seven: The Team [ [link removed] ] - On the maiden voyage of the MV Atlas, the world’s largest cruise ship, a ghost operative team attempts a silent extraction of a high-value defector carrying an impossible secret: an ancient, non-human artifact. Hidden amongst twenty-two thousand passengers and stalked by an elite foreign intelligence network, the team must execute a precise, high-stakes tradecraft operation in international waters — one wrong move could blow their cover and trigger a confrontation that could break the global order.
Our companion short story, “Breaker’s Yard,” follows Marcus Webb — soon to join Mercer’s team — during a routine compliance job aboard a decommissioned Navy ship being torn apart for scrap. What he encounters alone in her stripped, powerless corridors is impossible to explain, and impossible to shake. It’s another quiet thread of the unexplained, and our first real look at the man who’s about to become part of something much bigger.
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Also Worth A Look…
FDA Approves First Autonomous Blood-Drawing Robot To Tackle Shortages In The US, And Patients Seem To Like It [ [link removed] ] - Not to be alarmist or anything, but a robot that takes your blood without any human intervention doesn’t seem like the greatest idea. Do you want Robot Vampires? Because this is how you get Robot Vampires
Man Who Had Stress-Induced Amnesia For 6 Years Recovered His Memories After Switching To An Easier Job [ [link removed] ] - OK, I guess I can add “Stress-Induced Amnesia” to the list of things I didn’t know I needed to be worried about. Which doesn’t seem like it’ll help my stress level. Also, if you’re job is causing you so much stress that you end up with stress-induced amnesia, you should definitely switch jobs
Why Coffee Makes Some People Sleepy Instead Of Alert [ [link removed] ] - It seems similar to how alcohol effects people. Some will end up bouncing off the walls and become the life of the party after one drink, others will just get even more quiet and stare at the wall
First-ever cage fight pits human fighter against 6-foot ‘Terminator’ robot [ [link removed] ] - Preview of the inevitable robot uprising. How about instead of having cage fights with chimps and robots, we actually try treating them with some dignity? All of this has happened before, all of it will happen again
Mother’s urging leads Va. woman to $500,000 lottery prize [ [link removed] ] - The lesson here? Always listen to your mom
‘Lost’ medieval castle found hiding inside university building in Dublin [ [link removed] ] - They’re always in the last place you look
Thieves Make Off With 800K Bees [ [link removed] ] - If you hear of someone suddenly starting up a homemade honey side hustle, you might want to alert whichever authorities are in charge of bees
Old Gold Rush Outpost Hits Market for $4.75M [ [link removed] ] - Anyone want to go halfsies?
Tutankhamun’s Tomb May Contain Hidden Chambers Housing The Body Of His Predecessor, Queen Nefertiti [ [link removed] ] - Is my moratorium on opening up ancient tombs a joke to you people?
What Kills Schrödinger’s Cat? Gravity May Not Be the Answer [ [link removed] ] - How do you know for sure it’s even been killed?
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