Public by Default – Venmo Stories of 2017.

In 2017, there were 207,984,218 public Venmo transactions and I looked at all of them! By visiting ​this public URL​, I was able to see every name, every date, and every message sent. I used this data to explore the lives of 5 unsuspecting humans who use the Venmo platform.

Is compassion fatigue inevitable in an age of 24-hour news?

We have never been more aware of the appalling events that occur around the world every day. But in the face of so much horror, is there a danger that we become numb to the headlines – and does it matter if we do?

The Cochlear Implant at the End of the World.

How do we even think about disability, a category defined by access to one’s environment, as we face radical ecological change that may render those environments unrecognizable?

Fun fact: One of the modern multichannel cochlear implant developers actually comes from the “end of the world”.

Maybe it’s time for a revival…

Darum sollten Sie RSS nutzen.

Relevant: Reclaiming RSS.

Quicksilver (via futurism.com).

AI Is Shining a Spotlight on Women Scientists That Were Previously Overlooked.

Ancient Greek music: now we finally know what it sounded like.

Fighting fake news is a losing battle, but there are other ways to win the war.

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I Say LOL, You Say Ek Number: How People Around The World Laugh Online.

‘People You May Know:’ A Controversial Facebook Feature's 10-Year History.

”Thank you, Facebook, for being the fucking Stasi!“

Karameltiermarkt, Vienna.

As Google Maps Renames Neighborhoods, Residents Fume.

Google’s digital maps have become the world’s default atlas and the arbiter of what neighborhoods are called, even when many residents disagree.