https://old.reddit.com/r/news/comments/dg8i61/california_set_to_end_private_prisons_and/f3axb1g/?context=2

Why do only a few languages, mostly in southern Africa, have clicking sounds? Why don't more languages have them?

https://old.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/dejrxq/why_do_only_a_few_languages_mostly_in_southern/f2wiax5/

Former CIA Chief of Disguise Breaks Down 30 Spy Scenes From Film & TV | WIRED

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUqeBMP8nEg

Epilepsy

https://old.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/d8d0gc/biting_your_tongue_while_eating_is_a_perfect/f19zb2z/?context=6

Electronic Voting in the US

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/all-the-presidents-votes-91192.html

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/my-family-s-slave?

[EU] Every villain from every universe recieves an envelope. Inside of it, it's an invitation to a villain conference, held in a small town. The invitation is signed by the villain number one, otherwise known as Robbie Rotten

https://old.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/d013km/eu_every_villain_from_every_universe_recieves_an/ez65ntz/

Education is difficult

https://old.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/csud8h/eli5_what_is_the_psychology_behind_not_wanting_to/exhyicz/

https://old.reddit.com/r/TwoXChromosomes/comments/cshbm6/i_told_my_boyfriend_i_didnt_want_to_have_sex_last/

https://www.reddit.com/r/TwoXChromosomes/comments/cru4vv/my_husband_died/

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/a-man-with-a-talent-for-creating-genius-william-hartston-meets-laszlo-polgar-the-father-of-three-1478062.html

How a revolutionary technique got people with spinal-cord injuries back on their feet

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02306-z

Border Patrol Detained a 9-Year-Old American Girl on Her Way to School for 32 Hours

https://www.gq.com/story/border-patrol-detained-9-year-old-american-girl

Deep learning is about to get easier — and more widespread

https://venturebeat.com/2019/07/28/deep-learning-is-about-to-get-easier-and-more-widespread/

You just don't know until it happens to you

https://old.reddit.com/r/TwoXChromosomes/comments/ccizyn/you_just_dont_know_until_it_happens_to_you/

[WP] A wealthy man kills his wife and frames it as an accident. When asked, he says “I would give anything to have her back” to gain sympathy. Little does he know, he’s talking to someone who can make that happen...Overnight he loses all of his wealth but regains the wife he murdered

https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/cbpiq2/wp_a_wealthy_man_kills_his_wife_and_frames_it_as/ethg9b8/

[WP] When the aliens arrived to conquer Earth, they announce that they rule via trial by combat. Whenever they invade a planet, their Emperor personally fights whoever rules that planet. They have never lost, but they didn't expect the Earth to have so many governments...

https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/c4eond/wp_when_the_aliens_arrived_to_conquer_earth_they/

MPs in a spin as games chief appears to deny Fortnite makes money

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2019/jun/19/mps-in-a-spin-as-games-chief-appears-to-deny-fortnite-makes-money

[WP] "Necromancy is just golemancy except you use bodies instead of rocks" he said. "Healing is just necromancy but before the person dies" she said. Now look where I am.

https://old.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/bysalo/wp_necromancy_is_just_golemancy_except_you_use/eqm7a57/

Give up your password or go to jail: Police push legal boundaries to get into cellphones

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/give-your-password-or-go-jail-police-push-legal-boundaries-n1014266

Why is Congress so dumb?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2019/01/11/feature/why-is-congress-so-dumb/?utm_term=.188798dc1463

Man born with a womb prepares for hysterectomy

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/11397560/Man-born-with-a-womb-prepares-for-hysterectomy.html

[WP] You have a strange power. Invincibility. But invincibility through happenstance. If you get stabbed you'll still die, but somehow any knife that gets near turns out to be blunt, or falls out of your attackers hands. After you survived a huge plane crash however, people are taking notice.

https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/bpbw6v/wp_you_have_a_strange_power_invincibility_but/ensfpin/

Boeing's mistakes on the 737 max

https://old.reddit.com/r/Documentaries/comments/bf68vk/the_real_reason_boeings_new_plane_crashed_twice/elc5wbr/

'Church' to offer 'miracle cure' despite FDA warnings against drinking bleach

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/19/church-group-to-hold-washington-event-despite-fda-warnings-against-miracle-cure

Why Louisiana Stays Poor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWTic9btP38

https://old.reddit.com/r/news/comments/b4hco6/royal_navy_officer_caught_on_tape_no_such_thing/ej73o8h/

About a man, a levee, and a flood.

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/b1fp3d/til_in_1993_a_man_damaged_a_levee_on_the/eim433w/?context=3

https://old.reddit.com/r/news/comments/axy8su/ga_girl_kept_in_cage_starved_and_beaten/ehxnie8/?context=1

New AI fake text generator may be too dangerous to release, say creators

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/feb/14/elon-musk-backed-ai-writes-convincing-news-fiction

India's Space Program

https://old.reddit.com/r/news/comments/aqwn67/moon_rush_nasa_wants_commercial_lunar_delivery/egjtv3m/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/24vo34/whats_the_happiest_5word_sentence_you_could_hear/chb38xf/

Accidentally ordered a fridge

https://old.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/aoyr67/a_lot_of_people_had_to_google_this/eg52ioo/

[WP] You've accidentally killed three super-villains. Now the FBI thinks you're the next big superhero, and all the superheroes, who know you aren't, think you're the next big super-villain vying for territory.

https://old.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/ao4jiw/wp_youve_accidentally_killed_three_supervillains/efycu6o/

[WP] You find the "lizard people rule the world" conspiracy to be absolutely inane. After all, you're one of them and you ain't running shit.

https://old.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/anqnm5/wp_you_find_the_lizard_people_rule_the_world/efvdyvf/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/am6gyq/ladies_of_reddit_how_did_a_guy_ruin_their_chances/

You've been granted one wish by the Douchebag Genie. He takes advantage of people's poor wording when making wishes to screw them over. What do you wish for?

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/9kfmtz/youve_been_granted_one_wish_by_the_douchebag/

Can't afford therapy without a job

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ajf7ds/whats_the_most_fucked_up_thing_youve_seen_someone/eew0ftu/

The American Dream

https://github.com/bibanon/bibanon/blob/master/Stories/American-Dream.md

World Bee Collapse May Boil Down to a Vicious Mite and an Overlooked Idea

https://www.inverse.com/article/52529-scientists-finally-understand-why-varroa-mites-kill-bees

Robotic dildo barred from top tech showcase, prompting sexism claims

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jan/08/ces-dildo-gender-sex-toy-ose-personal-massager

https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/adwq9v/da_girl_gets_video_of_dad_coaching_her_to_lie/edl7qld/

I'm a Brit and America, your health care system is torturing me

https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/04/opinions/american-health-care-system-torturing-me-crilly/index.html

[WP] Aliens have realized humans advance more quickly during times of conflict, and have tried to push humanity into wars to see what happens. However, that changes when they start WW2 and humans harness the power of the atom.

https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/a0vxyv/wp_aliens_have_realized_humans_advance_more/eal39zi/

Why government stuff often costs so much.

https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/a0iwoy/3700_generators_and_666_sinks_fema_contractors/eaixn0n/

Brain damage is scary

https://www.reddit.com/r/TwoXChromosomes/comments/9s563m/update_my_husband_is_not_bonding_with_our_5_week/

https://www.reddit.com/r/TwoXChromosomes/comments/9rd7p8/men_are_afraid_women_will_laugh_at_them_women_are/

Regarding the success of pay-to-win in China.

https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/9ug1q7/blizzard_changed_the_diablo_profile_picture_back/e94d4ar/

[WP] You're the clumsiest, ditziest and most unprepared villain that has ever existed. However, exactly these traits make you impossible to catch by the heroes.

https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/9of4nh/wp_youre_the_clumsiest_ditziest_and_most/e7twaz5/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/9stn76/schizophrenics_of_reddit_what_were_the_first/

Much has changed in 100 years.

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/9nfr3r/til_only_10_scouts_earned_the_invention_merit/e7m9waa/?context=1

[WP] Humans are one of the most feared species in the galaxy. Not due to superior strength,speed,skill or strategy. In fact, it's because in comparison to the other species, humans are just batshit crazy enough to try any half-assed plan they come up with.

https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/9n9xg9/wp_humans_are_one_of_the_most_feared_species_in/e7ktxqk/

John Mulaney - Birthday Sign Kinetic Typography

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umjFkY9uAdo

'Women have been saying it works for 10,000 years': 400 women will use marijuana-infused inserts in a groundbreaking study from a Harvard Medical School professor

https://www.businessinsider.com/foria-studying-marijuana-effects-womens-health-menstrual-cramps-2018-10

A Story of American Health Care

https://www.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/9iqll8/indias_prime_minister_on_sunday_launched_the/e6m28g9/?context=1

The dystopian lake filled by the world's tech lust

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150402-the-worst-place-on-earth

From Instagram to Balmain: The rise of CGI models

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-45474286

Desperate Venezuelans Turn to Video Games to Survive

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-05/desperate-venezuelans-turn-to-video-games-to-survive

The predictive processing model of the brain

http://slatestarcodex.com/2017/09/05/book-review-surfing-uncertainty/

https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/99fus5/heroin_user_going_through_withdrawals/e4nh54e/

My gynecologist doesn't believe that I'm in pain.

https://www.reddit.com/r/TwoXChromosomes/comments/98142l/my_gynecologist_doesnt_believe_that_im_in_pain/

The sexist story behind Evanescence’s “Bring Me To Life”

http://www.thefader.com/2017/11/08/amy-lee-evanscence-bring-me-to-lfe-synthesis

[WP] You're the bartender of that bar everyone is walking into at the start of a joke. It's a busy night.

https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/94t76k/wp_youre_the_bartender_of_that_bar_everyone_is/e3nq3ed/

About expert poker players...

https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/94m4oy/eli5_how_do_professional_poker_players_make_a/e3m9l9x/?context=1

How I discovered the therapeutic power of VR — by accident

https://venturebeat.com/2018/07/26/how-i-discovered-the-therapeutic-power-of-vr-by-accident/

US police shoot dogs so often that a Justice Department expert calls it an “epidemic”

https://qz.com/870601/police-killing-dogs-is-an-epidemic-according-to-the-justice-department/

Almost half of all money raised through crowdfunding is going toward medical expenses

https://www.businessinsider.com/crowdfunding-for-medical-expenses-2017-6

FOSTA-SESTA's real aim is to silence sex workers online

https://www.engadget.com/2018/04/11/fosta-sesta-silencing-sex-workers/

Why Adult Content Creators Are Mad at Patreon

https://gizmodo.com/why-adult-content-creators-are-mad-at-patreon-1827254676

Basic Income, Job Guarantees, and Invisible Labor

https://medium.com/@yonatanzunger/basic-income-job-guarantees-and-invisible-labor-c08134e7f310

[WP] You have the ability to save and load your "game" in real life though you haven't used it in years. Today, at 65 years old, you decide to load your last save. From 40 years ago.

https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/8wd5lo/wp_you_have_the_ability_to_save_and_load_your/e1uprkb/

How Using A Drone Changed The Way This Photographer Saw Inequality

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/drone-photographer-inequality_us_5b3ba00ee4b09e4a8b27e5dd

I Don’t Know How To Explain To You That You Should Care About Other People

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/i-dont-know-how-to-explain-to-you-that-you-should_us_59519811e4b0f078efd98440

https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/8qxzkt/we_laid_my_brother_to_rest_in_the_coffin_my_dad/e0nbiwm/?context=1

The creator of Godwin’s Law explains why some Nazi comparisons don’t break his famous Internet rule

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2017/08/14/the-creator-of-godwins-law-explains-why-some-nazi-comparisons-dont-break-his-famous-internet-rule/?

My sister is still dating the man who raped me

https://www.reddit.com/r/TwoXChromosomes/comments/8qndzo/my_sister_is_still_dating_the_man_who_raped_me/

My Uber driver reported me when I didn’t give him my phone number

https://www.reddit.com/r/TwoXChromosomes/comments/8puy8i/my_uber_driver_reported_me_when_i_didnt_give_him/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/8prss4/redditor_who_own_niche_hobby_shops_like_model/e0dzuny/

Last night I witnessed how difficult it is for a lone woman to leave a toxic conversation.

https://www.reddit.com/r/TwoXChromosomes/comments/8m2d5j/last_night_i_witnessed_how_difficult_it_is_for_a/

I am not, in fact, a cool girl always down for sex

https://www.reddit.com/r/TwoXChromosomes/comments/8kpmg7/i_am_not_in_fact_a_cool_girl_always_down_for_sex/

https://www.reddit.com/r/UpliftingNews/comments/8j6bef/michigan_woman_dedicates_life_to_helping_homeless/dyxul5a/

[WP] Everyone is given a personal "therapy droid", attuned to your needs, able to provide medical or emotional aid at exactly the right moment. Except you. You've had 10 droids and they've all self-destructed after the initial scan.

https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/8i6ji5/wp_everyone_is_given_a_personal_therapy_droid/dypa1t9/

Deep learning comes full circle

https://news.stanford.edu/2018/05/04/deep-learning-comes-full-circle/

The Conspiracy Behind Your Glasses

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7H-_8UkmFU

What is unethical as fuck but extremely common in the business world?

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/8hhvbe/what_is_unethical_as_fuck_but_extremely_common_in/

[Serious] Trans-people of reddit who successfully pass, what differences did you notice in the way people treated you compared to your birth gender?

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/8hiw62/serious_transpeople_of_reddit_who_successfully/

Spider Origins

https://australianmuseum.net.au/spider-origins

The Playstation's origin story

https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/8fzsuz/something_i_found_at_a_convention_held_at_my_city/dy7r3qn/

Electric Buses Are Hurting the Oil Industry

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-23/electric-buses-are-hurting-the-oil-industry

Hackers emptied Ethereum wallets by breaking the basic infrastructure of the internet

https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/24/17275982/myetherwallet-hack-bgp-dns-hijacking-stolen-ethereum

Things I Won’t Work With: Peroxide Peroxides

http://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2014/10/10/things_i_wont_work_with_peroxide_peroxides

https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/86sorm/father_gets_60_years_for_trying_to_sell_4yearold/dw84d2r/?context=4

Words matter

https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/85rc8o/yes_this_is_going_to_be_worse_than_watergate/dvzp313/

The Sick Paying for the Healthy: How Insurance Companies Drive Up Drug Prices

https://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/how-insurance-companies-drive-drug-prices

Robots are shifting income from workers to owners

https://www.axios.com/automation-is-shifting-income-to-owners1520934370-ea58ec3f-8e82-4bb1-9fc6-abe039a109f1.html?

https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/849ply/new_zealand_diplomat_tells_us_democrats_to/dvob2h2/

https://www.reddit.com/r/MaliciousCompliance/comments/82bvw1/ruin_a_department_i_helped_create_fine_whatever/

Child Marriage in the US

https://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/banning-child-marriage-united-states

Reduced Self-Control after 3 Months of Imprisonment; A Pilot Study

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00069/full

Materials and Methods: Participants were 37 male inmates in a remand prison in Amsterdam, Netherlands, who completed six tests of a computerized neuropsychological test battery (the Cambridge Automated Neuropsychological Test Battery) in the first week of arrival. Participants were retested after 3 months of imprisonment. Change in performance was tested using the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test.

Results: After 3 months of imprisonment, risk taking significantly increased (measured as an increase in the proportion of available points used for betting) and attention significantly deteriorated (measured as increased variability in reaction times on a sustained attention task), with large to medium effect sizes. In contrast, planning significantly improved (measured with a task analog to the Tower of London) with a medium effect size.

Discussion: Our study suggests that 3 months of imprisonment in an impoverished environment may lead to reduced self-control, measured as increased risk taking and reduced attentional performance. This is a significant and societally relevant finding, as released prisoners may be less capable of living a lawful life than they were prior to their imprisonment, and may be more prone to impulsive risk-taking behavior. In other words, the impoverished environment may contribute to an enhanced risk of reoffending.

Why are police still arresting children for ‘prostitution’?

https://splinternews.com/why-are-police-still-arresting-children-for-prostituti-1793857701