Newsletter

Jan
20

ReHacked #118: Basic income would not reduce people’s willingness to work, Mars rover detects carbon signature that hints at past life source, A NASA Probe Went and Booped the Sun and more

“Gee, will your company be in business in 5 years?” --Nick
7 min read
Jan
17

ReHacked #117: Music industry is suing youtube-dl hosters, Why Rocket Engines Don't Melt, The impact of sexual abuse on female development and more

Being useful to others isn’t always good for us. --Zhuangzi
7 min read
Jan
13

Rehacked #116: Study Finds Laughter in 65 Species, from Rats to Cows, Google Had Secret Project to ‘Convince’ Employees ‘That Unions Suck’, US surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient and more

When we laugh, we are often providing information to others that we are having fun and also inviting others to join. --Sasha Winkler
8 min read
Jan
10

ReHacked #115: CNIL fines GOOGLE a total of 150MM euros and FACEBOOK 60MM euros, Facebook collecting people's data even when accounts are deactivated, Unix in the browser tab and more

90-9-1 rule: 90% of participants only consume content, 9% edit or modify content and 1% of participants add content.
5 min read
Jan
06

ReHacked #114: How Dreams Change Under Authoritarianism, World's 1st wooden satellite planned for 2023 launch, Emile Leray Survived The Desert By Building A Motorcycle From His Broken Car and more

Cognitive performance is slightly reduced among those with higher levels of celebrity worship, according to a new study published in BMC Psychology.
6 min read
Jan
03

ReHacked #113: Rattlesnakes trick humans into thinking they’re closer than they are, Experimental depression treatment is nearly 80% effective and ... Happy New Year!

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6 min read
Dec
30

ReHacked #112: "Autism is a Spectrum" Doesn't Mean What You Think, Ontario bans non competes, Ubisoft Deleted Account With Hundreds Of Dollars’ Worth Of Games For Inactivity and more

Multitasking, in short, is not only not thinking, it impairs your ability to think. --William Deresiewicz
7 min read
Dec
27

ReHacked #111: James Webb’s Space Telescope, PortableApps.com Hits 1 Billion Apps Downloaded, Steam Has Been Banned In China and more

The Four Desires Driving All Human Behavior: acquisitiveness, rivalry, vanity, and love of power. Bertrand Russell
8 min read
Dec
23

ReHacked #110: Stealth bomber in flight on Google maps, European alternatives for digital products, How are Rome's monuments still standing and more

The name Pantheon, which combines the Greek words for "all" and "gods", suggests a religious function, but some historians think the monument was mainly constructed to pay tribute to Roman emperors.
6 min read
Dec
20

ReHacked #109: Reddit jumps on IPO bandwagon, Toronto considers banning sidewalk robots, The 5 Most Common Jobs in a Medieval City and more

Shadows aren’t black. --Ian Storm Taylor
6 min read