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  • The hidden lives behind China’s great Internet firewall

    The hidden lives behind China’s great Internet firewall

    The Wall Dancers: Searching for Freedom and Connection on the Chinese Internet Yi-Ling Liu Alfred A. Knopf (2026)

    China’s rise as a technological power has both admirers and critics. Over the past decade, the nation has built a vast digital…

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  • The squeal of peeling tape, explained

    The squeal of peeling tape, explained

    Nature, Published online: 02 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00516-w

    Weak shock waves triggered by micro-cracks in the adhesive layer of tape cause it to screech when being unspooled from its roll.

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  • Audio long read: Many people have no mental imagery. What’s going on in their brains?

    Audio long read: Many people have no mental imagery. What’s going on in their brains?

    Nature, Published online: 02 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00626-5

    People with aphantasia are offering brain scientists a window into consciousness.

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  • SpaceX rocket launching from Florida will be visible in CT on Sunday night – CT Insider

    1. SpaceX rocket launching from Florida will be visible in CT on Sunday night  CT Insider
    2. Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral  Spaceflight Now
    3. SpaceX Falcon 9 launch tonight from Cape…

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  • Donating clothes to charity has an unfortunate dark side

    Donating clothes to charity has an unfortunate dark side

    That pile of shirts you just dropped off at the charity shop? There’s something you should know about where those donated clothes are really going.

    Most of us grew up believing a simple story. You clean out your closet, drop off the clothes you…

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  • World’s Smallest QR Code Is So Tiny It’s Invisible to The Human Eye : ScienceAlert

    World’s Smallest QR Code Is So Tiny It’s Invisible to The Human Eye : ScienceAlert

    The smallest QR code in the world is so very tiny that your phone would need an electron microscope to scan it.

    The matrix barcode covers just 1.977 square micrometers. That’s smaller than some bacterial cells or air pollutants.

    The seven…

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