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Driving the Alaska Highway

The New York Times 

On an epic road trip, a family plots a course from Alaska to the Lower 48, passing through some of Canada’s most spectacular scenery. The tally: 2,200 miles, five national parks, numerous hot springs and one excellent reindeer hot dog.

Isaac Asimov Predicts the Future of Online Education in 1988–and It’s Now Coming True

Open Culture 

“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” Though that line probably originated with  a Canadian novelist called Grant Allen, it’s long been popularly attributed to his more colorful nineteenth-century contemporary Mark Twain. It isn’t hard to understand why it now has so much traction as a social media-ready quote, though during much […]

Tiny Desk Premiere: Bob James

NPR (npr.org) 

The jazz pianist performs a decades-spanning set, including a new, improvised version of "Nautilus" with DJ Jazzy Jeff and Talib Kweli.

The Identical Puzzle

Vulture.com 

5-Down, Five Letters: Board game with a “Game of Thrones” edition

UN watchdog urges 'vigilance' against nuclear material theft

Voice of America 

Vienna — The UN nuclear watchdog on Monday called for "vigilance" against trafficking of nuclear and other radioactive material, saying it has recorded more than 4,200 thefts or other incidents over the past 30 years. Last year, 31 countries reported 168 incidents "in line with historical averages," the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said. Six of those were "likely related to trafficking or malicious use," it added. Since 1993, the IAEA has recorded 4,243 incidents, with 350 of them... Читать дальше...