Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Will He Be the First to Run a Marathon in Under Two Hours?

Your tasting menu of 8 forward-looking stories to set you up for tomorrow's conversation.

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#1 The Huddle

Will This Man Be the First to Run a Marathon in Under Two Hours?

Yannis Pitsiladis believes he can use gear, diet and psychology to reach record-time marathons.

#2 Flashback

How 'Picnic at Hanging Rock' Became Australia's Greatest Mystery

This book and subsequent movie is great Australian fiction - so why do so many people think it's…

#3 Politics & Power

Is the South Finally Fed Up With the Nuclear Option?

Taxpayers across the South are souring on nuclear amid delays and bankruptcy…

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#4 Acumen

Is the Paris Climate Agreement Built on Dodgy Math?

Shifting environmental metrics from production to consumption totally changes how we apportion responsibility.

#5 Flashback

Banned Books and (Nearly) Murdered Authors

What do Harry Potter and the works of Sigmund Freud have in common? They both got burned for their ideas.

#6 Immodest proposal

The Real Estate Scheme That Bets on Death

In France, you can buy "en viager" - and hope your seller dies soon.

#7 Good Sh*t

Why You Should Visit L.A.'s Quirkiest Museum

The Center for Land Use Interpretation might sound like a snoozefest, but it has the most bizarre and compelling exhibits.

#8 Provocateurs

The Stealth Entrepreneur Behind One of the Biggest Innovations in Finance

The brain behind mobile money might outdo himself.

Video series Dance

A Choreographer With a Touch of Theater

Hip-hop, modern, jazz, African - you name it, it's in Camille A. Brown's dance. Don't forget politics.

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