June 2011
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The Lego Barad-dûr: 50,000 pieces, 2 months to... →
“I can’t exactly tell you how many parts are in the model, but I ordered about 25,000, and the same amount of parts came from my own stock,” Kevin Walter told Ars. “My final guess is more than 50,000.” I first saw the images of his Lego model of Barad-dûr when another member of the staff posted images while we talked about stories we were working on. It’s a huge...
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The backfire effect →
The Misconception: When your beliefs are challenged with facts, you alter your opinions and incorporate the new information into your thinking.
The Truth: When your beliefs are challenged by contradictory evidence, your beliefs get stronger.
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The Man Who Had HIV and Now Does Not →
Four years ago, Timothy Brown underwent an innovative procedure. Since then, test after test has found absolutely no trace of the virus in his body. The bigger miracle, though, is how his case has experts again believing they just might find a cure for AIDS.
The top 5 regrets →
When Ms. Bonnie Ware, a nurse who worked for years with the dying, posted her list of the top 5 regrets people say aloud on their deathbed, we teared up a little bit here at TNW.
According to the blog post, the following regrets were first posted in The Observer in 2010, and we’ve recopied them for you here below. But instead of just the grandmotherly bits of advice about dreams having gone...
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