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Written by: Rod Boyle

Category: Link of the day

Published: 18 May 2017

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• Corporations,

An intriguing article that explains the death of leaded gasoline and the dire effects of it's use:

Link: http://mentalfloss.com/article/94569/clair-patterson-scientist-who-determined-age-earth-and-then-saved-it

It's nice to know that we can still effect change for the better...

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Written by: Rod Boyle

Category: Link of the day

Published: 17 May 2017

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• Corporations,
• Thieves,

A good article on how the real thieves are corporations. Disregard the news, the bank robberies, petty thefts, the real villains are all in suits:

Link: https://www.fastcompany.com/40420451/companies-steal-15-billion-from-their-employees-every-year?utm_content=buffer2c2fd&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

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Written by: Rod Boyle

Category: Link of the day

Published: 14 May 2017

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• Prospecting,
• Fossils,

This looks to be an exceptional resource:

Link: https://paleobiodb.org/navigator/

A database of fossil localities around the world, zoomable, filterable with various criterion and details of finds. If only collection - in Alberta - was legal...

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Written by: Rod Boyle

Category: Link of the day

Published: 24 April 2017

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Unfortunately their specialty seems to be commercial innovation, otherwise I'd be having a show. A few shows...

But a brilliantly conceived museum highlighting the perils of invention, remarkable because everywhere we're only surrounded by success. We don't see the television shows that don't make it to air, we don't see the artists who don't have shows, and we don't generally consume those products that fail when they get to market. Remember New Coke, anyone? But failure is the certain road to greatness, if you keep on it long enough. Maybe this will inspire you: 

Link: http://museumoffailure.se/