| THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT IS ENDING. WHY ARE WE STILL AT WORK? It's been nearly two years since the beginning of the pandemic — a time that has also encompassed an attempted coup, innumerable extreme weather events likely tied to climate change, and ongoing police violence against Black Americans — and we've been expected to show up to work through all of it. "I don't think people are well," says Riana Elyse Anderson, a clinical and community psychologist and professor at the University of Michigan's School of Public Health. "We are moving along but we are certainly not well." Vox | | HORRIBLE AT ORGANIZATION, I FINALLY GOT A HANDLE ON MY BUSINESS WITH THIS SCANNING APP I'm confident in my ability to sell delicious snacks. Before the pandemic, I was an unhappy line cook working at a chain restaurant in a big city. When things closed down, I was honestly relieved to take a break from the sweaty kitchen and monotony. And, after taking some time to reflect, I started to get my energy back and decided to revisit my passion. As it turns out, exploring your passion comes with some chaos. But as they say, there's an app for that — and the one that made a world of difference for me, believe it or not, is a $40 scanning app for iPhone and iPad. Cult of Mac | | THE BEST SCI-FI MOVIES OF 2021 You can't talk about science-fiction cinema in 2021 without beginning and ending with Dune. Directed by Denis Villeneuve, it's a great many things: sprawling, Shakespearean, very sandy. The worms are awesome. Timothée Chalamet, as Paul Atreides, falls in love with a girl, played by Zendaya, who's on-screen for all of seven minutes. They barely speak; most of their courtship proceeds in visions and hazy dreams — the safest of social distances. So Dune is, in its way, the perfect sci-fi movie for 2021: a chaste, adolescent Zoom romance. Wired | | HERE'S THE QUICK AND DIRTY WAY TO STAY BUSINESS-SAVVY (AND IT'S FREE) If you're someone who wants to keep up with the latest business trends and breaking news but can't stand dry, boring articles (hello, why else would you be here?), Morning Brew is the business-centric newsletter for you. Get updates six days a week delivered straight to your inbox that only take five minutes to read and won't put you to sleep. [Partner] | | NASA'S PROBE TOOK A VIDEO AS IT "TOUCHED THE SUN" AND WOW A NASA probe has done the seemingly impossible and "touched" the Sun. The Parker Solar Probe made history earlier this year, the agency has now confirmed. The tiny probe made its way through the star's upper atmosphere, taking important readings of its surroundings. It even took the time to capture tons of images during its amazing stunt, which scientists stitched together for an incredible video with the Milky Way peeking out behind a stream of highly energized particles — an unprecedentedly close and fascinating look at our star. The Byte | | NO NEED TO PANIC — REEBOK'S GOT LAST-MINUTE GIFTS THAT WILL ARRIVE ON TIME Well, you did it. You ignored all the supply chain warnings and here you are, giftless. Good thing some people came better prepared and can help you save face. Take the team at Reebok for instance. They've got plenty of gear, from footwear to activewear, stocked up and ready to ship ASAP; it'll get there on time if you order by 12/19 at 12 PM ET and select expedited delivery. What's even better? You can save 50% on their last-minute gifts collection with code GIFT — and it's valid through the 23rd, so if you're cool with giving a printout of what's on the way (a trick some Futurist editors employ often), you can procrastinate even more. Reebok | | SCIENTISTS HAVE IDENTIFIED THE FIRST "TRUE" MILLIPEDE Millipedes have been deceiving you. Though milli means thousand, and pede means foot, no millipede had ever actually been seen with 1,000 legs. The name was used figuratively, not literally. In practice, it meant, "Whoa, that's a lot of legs." The most legs any known millipede possessed was 750 — until now. A new millipede species has been discovered, called Eumillipes persephone, with a record-shattering 1,306 legs. Vice | - The world's smallest molecular purifier uses titanium oxide photocatalysis to filter dust, pollen, mold, and pathogens down to the molecule. Oh, and it's eco-friendly, too
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