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conspiracy theories How come so many Christians fall for conspiracy theories? Thom Dunn

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oceans Diver swims with 20-foot great white shark David Pescovitz

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art New issue of Faesthetic, the lavish and mindbending art 'zine David Pescovitz

happy mutants 2017 Hugo nominees announced Cory Doctorow

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