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A pediatric oncologist reflects on how Western medicine handles death and dying, particularly when it comes to advance care planning. via Nautilus.

WIRED has shared five more of their favorite tech books of 2017, with historical focuses ranging from the early days of Silicon Valley to the social impact of the internet.

via WIRED

This 2017 CoinDesk article argues that Ethereum's flexible smart contracts make it more suitable for decentralized applications than Bitcoin.

This article discusses the many negative impacts sleep deprivation has on the brain and body, including memory impairment, Alzheimer's risk, and weakened immune response. via Business Insider.

A photographer braved a crocodile-infested river to capture the award-winning photo of a shy orangutan in Borneo.

via Digital Trends.

This humorous article shares a fictional Christmas letter from Elon Musk. via WIRED

Mashable published an article commemorating astronaut Bruce McCandless, known for an iconic photo of his untethered spacewalk.

via Mashable.

Barry Ritholtz shares his 10 weekend reads, including a range of topics from financial scams to the U.S. medical market to the longest war. via The Big Picture

This roundup of *Ribbonfarm* posts from 2017 calls it a "disorienting pivot year" due to a wider variety of topics explored.

The Cooper Hewitt Museum dives into the history and design of the Rolodex, a once-ubiquitous office tool.

The GBH collective shares weekly inspiration from things they read, watched, and drank, including a New Yorker article, a skateboarding documentary, and several craft beers.

via The source of this content is Good Beer Hunting.