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Visualizing the Top Countries, by Mobile Data Usage
With a population of just 193,000, Curaçao surpasses all other nations likely due to a combination of factors. This includes an influx of over one million tourist arrivals in 2022, competitive mobile data plans, and a low penetration of fixed-line telecommunication systems and broadband internet.
For instance, in 2021, just 28 out of 100 people used fixed-line networks, while 88 out of 100 people used cellular-mobile services. Furthermore, the country boasts among the fastest and most reliable internet connections in the Caribbean thanks to its concentration of data centers and fiber optic cable infrastructure.
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Early Humans Didn't Follow A Diet, They Ate For Survival - Discover Magazine (No paywall)
Following a "paleo diet" doesn't' exactly mean you eat what our ancient ancestors did.
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America's tech battle with China is about to get ugly - Business Insider (No paywall)
America is beating Beijing in the global AI race — but Xi Jinping's attempts to develop the tech will still reshape the world as we know it.
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‘How Many Politicians Curl Up With Their Wife on the Floor?’ - Intelligencer (No paywall)
The making of the infamous Gavin Newsom rug photo.
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What ever happened to the war on terror?
The US is pivoting away from focusing on groups like al-Qaeda and ISIS — at least until the next attack.
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Fossils from an Ice Age ‘Tree Spa’ Discovered - Scientific American (No paywall)
Fossils from an ice age “spa” reveal a cluster of hot springs kept trees alive in the frozen Alps
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WATCH: Jerry Seinfeld on the Rules of Comedy—and Life
The first episode of Seinfeld aired in 1989. Thirty-five years later, the show remains at the apex of American culture. People speak in Seinfeld-isms. They flirt on dating apps over Seinfeld. They rewatch old episodes of Seinfeld when they’re feeling down. Or, in the case of the Weiss family, for no reason at all: my dad still watches reruns every night from 11 p.m. to 12 a.m. on the local Pittsburgh station before he goes to sleep.
It was supposedly a show about nothing, but that’s what made it so universal. Everyone can relate to trying to find your car in a parking garage. Everyone knows the feeling when your book is overdue at the library and you don’t want to pay the fee. Everyone understands the frustration of waiting for a table at a restaurant. Everyone—or at least half of the population—has dealt with the issue of shrinkage.
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This ‘Cowboy’ Wants to Teach Princeton Kids About Greatness
If the trend in academic life for the past few decades has been to skim hundreds of pages per day and then pick apart the past, Brooks wants to do something old-school that feels radical: he wants his students to absorb no more than fifty pages a week and see the big picture. And he’s doing it by bucking another trend: he’s embracing great men (and women).
And his message is resonating. When Brooks first debuted his elective course, “The Art of Statesmanship and the Political Life,” in the spring of 2023, just forty kids enrolled. This spring, more than 250 signed up, making it one of the most popular classes that semester, alongside major requirements like Introduction to Computer Science.
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Why New Yorkers want to leave
New Yorkers are keen to quit the Big Apple, according to new polling conducted for Newsweek, with many unhappy with the quality of life in the metropolis.
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As temperatures in India break records, ancient terracotta air coolers are helping fight extreme heat
In India's scorching summer heat, the ancient practice of chilling water in terracotta pots is inspiring new trends – from cooling towers to screens for buildings.
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