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The city of Flint, Michigan switched its water source in 2014, which resulted in serious lead contamination and a public health emergency. via FiveThirtyEight

Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight discusses the book "The Party Decides" and its potential relevance to Donald Trump's success in the 2016 Republican primary. via FiveThirtyEight

Astronomers believe they've found evidence of a ninth planet in our solar system, ten times the mass of Earth!

FiveThirtyEight's political team discusses whether Bernie Sanders' rise in the polls, particularly in Iowa, indicates a real chance of winning the Democratic nomination or is just media hype. via FiveThirtyEight.

David Bowie accurately predicted the internet's revolutionary societal impact in a resurfaced 1999 interview. via The Business of Fashion.

Recommended reads curated by Emily Perper to inspire reading, writing, and travel. via Longreads.

Bon Appétit suggests using a fine-mesh sieve or creating a slurry to achieve smooth miso soup. via Bon Appétit

An 82-year-old man drove 460 miles to be the first to cut into a 1,000-pound wheel of provolone cheese recently delivered to a Canadian Italian food store. via The source of this content is Eater.

FiveThirtyEight explores the idea that Trump supporters might be misinformed rather than uninformed. via FiveThirtyEight

This article argues that nutrition studies are often unreliable because they rely on inaccurate self-reported data and can be easily manipulated. via FiveThirtyEight

The spread of ignorance is deliberately engineered, a concept explored through the lens of agnotology, a term coined by Robert Proctor during his research on the tobacco industry. via BBC Future

Scientists say saying "um" and "uh" can actually help listeners focus and better understand speech. via Nautilus.