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Mysteries of Life: emojis, Girl Scouts and Galileo

From 538 Significant Digits: 70 new emojis Yesterday, God help us, was World Emoji Day. In honor of this “occasion,” Apple unveiled 70 new emojis, including a kangaroo, parrot, peacock, mango, lettuce and cupcake. Hip techie-foodie zookeepers are presumably thrilled. … Continue reading

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The god problem: “Girls, Don’t Become Boy Scouts”

Source: Girls, Don’t Become Boy Scouts – The New York Times When I saw this opinion piece by Kate Tuttle, I asked myself why I should bother reading it. My relationship with the Girl Scouts is fraught: I was eight … Continue reading

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