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Thu. 04/14 - Redefining Units of Time for the Techno-Era


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Should we be measuring time differently now that we spend more time with digital technology than nature? Paul Ford has some suggestions. Plus, how the heck is AriZona Iced Tea still just 99 cents and not playing any nefarious shrinkflation games like the other guys? And a new study analyzing the personality profile of absolute a-holes.

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Time Got So Much Weirder. The World Needs a New Lexicon (Wired)
  • How is AriZona Iced Tea still 99 cents as inflation soars? (LA Times)
  • From 5 fewer Doritos to shrunken Gatorade bottles, here are the insidious ways companies are charging the same amount for less stuff (Insider)
  • Scientists Ran an Experiment to Identify the Personality Profile of an A-Hole (ScienceAlert)
  • What makes an a--hole an a—hole? (EukekAlert)
  • How an early 2000s bop shaped the 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' multiverse (Mashable)
  • How Son Lux Crafted a Maximalist Soundtrack for 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' (Rolling Stone)
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