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Social Networking in the 1600s

1600s men at coffeehouse

By Tom Standage from the New York Times Sunday Review: Men enjoying a drink and a chat in a 17th-century coffeehouse. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images) LONDON — SOCIAL networks stand accused of being enemies of productivity. According to one popular (if questionable) infographic circulating online, the use of Facebook, Twitter and other such sites at work […]

Stitching the Solar System: Science as Needlepoint, 1811

Solar System crosstitch pattern

From The Vault, Slate.com’s history blog: In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, girls in the UK and the US used needle and thread to embroider images and text onto pieces of fabric that were called “samplers.” Samplers, which could be quite intricate, were meant to promote basic literacy and to teach patience and carefulness. […]

Scientists Report First Cure of HIV in a Child, Say It’s a Game-Changer

Microscope image of HIV virus attacking cell

From npr.org: Scientists believe a little girl born with HIV has been cured of the infection. She’s the first child and only the second person in the world known to have been cured since the virus touched off a global pandemic nearly 32 years ago. Doctors aren’t releasing the child’s name, but we know she […]

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