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It was a tough week — I had to whittle down about 50+ stories that I liked into a short list of seven top picks. I really wanted to feature more smaller publications, but didn’t see anything that emerged to the top. I hope next week is going to feature a diverse variety of publications. Here are seven picks, that I think you should read this weekend.

  • The Math Revolution: America and Mathematics haven’t been best for friends for a while, but things have changed recently. There is an uptick in the number of American teenagers who are excelling at advanced math. Why? [The Atlantic]
  • The Importance of Gravitational Waves: A lot has been written about this most important breakthrough in science. Nothing puts it in context better than MIT President Rafael Reif’s letter to the MIT community. [MIT News]
  • An interview with U.S. President Barack Obama about Science and Technology. [Popular Science.]
  • We are hopelessly hooked: Jacob Weisberg might have been writing a review of four recent books, but it really is an essay reflecting our addictions in the post-Internet age. [The New York Review of Books]
  • Killing Libby: Is it really possible to poison an entire town and get away with it? The story of a small Montana town that is shocking and horrifying, both at the same time. [Men’s Journal]
  • The Waltons to Walter White – The Rise of Immersive Content: Charlie Collier, president of AMC and Sundance TV gives a cultural and sociological reasons for the rise of immersive drama. Great read. [Redef Original]
  • How Smartphones are killing off the Fashion Show: The Times finally gets to it, but I am glad they did, because they wrote a wonderful piece about the impact of smartphones on the fashion business. [The New York Times]

Here are what I wrote this week, ICYMI:

  • Nothing is free, not even Facebook Free Basics
  • Last night at the Crunchies
  • Unsplash: Simple and Spectacular

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