Surprising Science — November 30, 2010

A Timeline of the AIDS Epidemic

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

Next year marks the 30th anniversary of the epidemic. Here is a look back at the successes and disappointments of the past couple decades.

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A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

A hand holds a tablet displaying a fluctuating green stock market graph, capturing the attention of day traders with its dynamic curves and axis lines in the background.

Business

How to “day trade” attention: 5 key digital branding strategies

Gary Vaynerchuk, CEO of VaynerMedia, explains how to find branding success by making “boulders” out of “pebbles.”

A wide shot of a man walking down an aisle between tall stacks of server racks in a data center filled with computer hardware.

The Future

The future of data centers — on land, at sea, and in space

We need more data centers for AI. Developers are getting creative about where to build them.

The Future

How Arc Institute is bringing science into the century of biology

There is one obstacle that reliably blocks innovative ideas: how we fund science.

This graph shows the highest recorded temperatures in five Middle Eastern cities from 2010 to 2020. The temperatures range from 49.9°C to 53°C. An inset map highlights the locations of the cities.

Strange Maps

Earth’s hottest cities are all in this little corner of the planet

You could call this rectangle covering parts of Iran, Iraq, and the Arabian Peninsula the “Oven Window.”

Business

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