December 2010
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2010: A Good Year For Neanderthals (And DNA) →
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308,745,538.
– The US population on April 1, 2010, according to new numbers announced by the US Census, up 9.7% from 281,421,906 in the year 2000.
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When your uncle starts to explain his long-held conspiracy theory about how the...
– 2010’s Best Nonfiction For Winning Family Arguments : NPR (via tballardbrown)
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Trying this as an experiment - embedding a storify about Belarus post-election violence into a Tumblr post. My apologies if it blows up your Tumblr stream.
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Soyuz Crew Arrives At Space Station →
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VP Biden To GOP Senators: 'Don't Tell Me About... →
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Video of the annual NPR Holiday Road Race, in which NPR staff are subjected to various obstacles and absurdities while running around the building. It’s part Mummers Parade, part Running Of The Bulls, part Romper Room, except that it’s 25 degrees out and snowing. And all the toys used in the race course will be donated to charity after we’ve thoroughly embarrassed ourselves using...
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No.
– Yes, Geoff Nunberg could’ve picked “vuvuzela” or “refudiate” as his word of the year, but instead he’s going with the timeless classic, “no.” Geoff gives an explanation of his logic regarding all the no’s that’ve happened this year and...
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How Do You Think NPR Is Doing So Far On Tumblr?
So NPR has been on Tumblr for a couple of months now. How do you think we’re doing? We’d love to get some feedback on what you think is working and what isn’t.