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"Geriatric millennials" (born between 1980 and 1985) are best positioned to lead teams that will thrive in the hybrid workplace," writes @ericadhawan. read.medium.com/HbZzE3k
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"My body was doing things I never thought would be possible and were it not for the joy of the experience, I might have cried." —@rgay read.medium.com/OpZZOn7
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We are excited to announce a new partnership with @kaepernickpub and to welcome @kaepernick7 as the newest member on our Board of Directors. Read the full statement here: read.medium.com/EuUqunx
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“Who you are and who you want to be has nothing to do with gender, sexuality, body type, race, or age” @mileycyrus medium.com/@MileyCyrus/innov…
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We've made updates to our Partner Program to better balance incentives. Plus: preventing fraud, responding to AI-generated content, and expanding to more countries.
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We’re hosting a writing hour for the next hour or so, just a dedicated Zoom room for writing remotely but collectively, with gentle tunes. Join the room here: writinghour.space
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"Medium deserves tremendous respect for building an open platform that’s not polluted by anger and disinformation. I find myself blessed and grateful for that environment."
-- @gassee on how he approaches using Medium to share decades of business wisdom
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We're hosting a dedicated hour of writing over at writinghour.space in a few minutes (12–1pm EDT/9–10am PDT/6–7pm CEST), join us for a dedicated hour to write, with no distractions.
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It’s time to get some writing done. Join us for an hour of distraction-free writing for the next 60 minutes:
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How an ER doctor who was working in a hospital less than a mile from the World Trade Center on 9/11 used his experiences that day to develop training tools for healthcare workers around effective/empathetic communication with patients: medium.com/@JaySillings/how-…
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How one biology professor uses Medium to reach a broad audience with his research and ideas: An interview with @bstockwell
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We've changed our policy on AI training
@Medium. The default answer is now: No.
As @tonystubblebine writes: "AI companies have leached value from writers in order to spam Internet readers."
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A reading list on AI from @BarackObama: "I wanted to share some of the books, articles, and podcasts that have helped shape my perspective over the past year."
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Have some writing you've been meaning to get to? Join us at noon ET for Writing Hour, more info here: scottlamb.blog/introducing-w…
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Starting in a few minutes over at writinghour.space, join us for a dedicated hour to write, with no distractions
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In a small room at a private resort, a technology expert fielded questions from the ultra-wealthy—not about what to invest in next. But about how they could survive the end of the world. trib.al/o013bCT
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Unlike past pandemics, there are hundreds of thousands of people who've never fully recovered from COVID. @tarahaelle will be exploring the stories and struggles of those with long COVID in a new publication on Medium
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“We owe our children better than this. We owe ourselves better than this.” by Hillary Clinton medium.com/hillary-for-ameri…
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"People are hurting and have been hurting for far too long. Yet, no one’s been listening. We have been pretending that we have been making progress in our country while people have been dying in the dark." @AndrewYang read.medium.com/KS8FXEy
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No one at Twitter will tell Satan—or an account acting as him—why he has been "shadow banned." His story illustrates the increasing collateral damage from Twitter’s high-minded project to reinvent itself as a safer and healthier platform. read.medium.com/rRTEMwn
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#9: "What Donald Trump is attempting to do has a name: coup d’état. Poorly organized though it is, it is not bound to fail. It must be made to fail." —@TimothyDSnyder read.medium.com/w6BtqLY
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Meghan Markle has always been an outsider due to her race—she was never meant to exist in the Royal Family in the first place. (via @zoramag) read.medium.com/NFx6nBF
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#DearInternet, remember us? Well, we remember you...
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What we'll look like in 100 years, as imagined by a handful of illustrators trib.al/dH8La3j
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“Thank you” by Barack Obama medium.com/the-white-house/t…
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"Brian Kemp is showing the U.S., and anyone thinking about running in 2020, that as long as you’re ruthless enough you can still cheat your way to a win in America. Even if people watch you do it," writes @AlexWhitcomb. read.medium.com/uzqcpc2
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Kamala Harris just became the first woman, the first Black woman, and the first Indian-American woman to be elected vice president of the United States. read.medium.com/ldfYbrp
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We are mourning the loss of Tess Rothstein, a beloved Medium alum, who was killed in a bike accident yesterday in SF. Tess was courageously curious and open-hearted, and we feel lucky to have worked with her. Our deepest condolences to her family.
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We understand some are having *feelings* about this title.
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"What is the matter with us? Why do we need to personally be at risk to care about risk to others?" asks @ASlavitt. read.medium.com/H4toUNA
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Some jobs are bad. Some jobs are terrible. And then there are the jobs that are so unbelievably awful that it demands a noteworthy exit. These are the stories of those jobs, and those resignations. read.medium.com/1qUjYJa
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What we'll look like in 100 years, as imagined by a handful of illustrators trib.al/S67OveA
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Introducing Series, a new way to create and read stories on Medium. Exclusively on our app, starting today. blog.medium.com/welcome-to-s…
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"As a society, we really don’t mind if women suffer, physically or mentally, as long as it makes things easier for men," writes Gabrielle Blair read.medium.com/Vcdlnq3
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“The Event.” That’s what they call the environmental collapse, social unrest, nuclear explosion, unstoppable virus, or cyberattack that they believe is coming. trib.al/o013bCT
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Rockets to Mars, digitized consciousness, underground bunkers—these are all methods of separating themselves from the broader population. Of survival for them, and not for us. And it only gets weirder from there. trib.al/o013bCT
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A developmental psychologist built a database containing 600 variables on the behavioral and psychological development of every known serial killer since the 15th century. She says it can predict would-be serial killers. In fact, it may already have. read.medium.com/Htdg2Nz
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Building a machine with the cognitive abilities we typically ascribe to human beings is the holy grail of computer science. This small startup in New Zealand is confident they'll be the first ones to pull it off. read.medium.com/rcT6vq1
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“Let me respond to the State of the Union” by @SenSanders medium.com/senator-bernie-sa…
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The former magazine editor who spent weeks coordinating—then printing—an entire issue about quitting your job, just so she could look her boss in the eye and quit her job. read.medium.com/Bo3mtsE
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1/ This is the story of the monumental legal effort underway to hold pharmaceutical companies—and drug distributors—responsible for the opioid epidemic. read.medium.com/uAS823R
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Medium’s free virtual conference is happening now!
Explore 200+ live sessions on business, tech, culture, and creativity with leaders from Harvard, Columbia Business School, MIT, and more.
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Introducing #UnrulyBodies — a new pop-up magazine brought to life by @RGay on what it means to live in a human body today. We’ll be releasing new essays every Tuesday in April from this amazing set of writers. medium.com/s/unrulybodies
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"For as long as I can remember, my polling stations have been full of retired Black women working the polls, trying to help preserve what little democracy we have left." read.medium.com/wNj3fMe
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1/ Around the world, people are adjusting to their new "normal"—whatever that means. From an ER physician diagnosed with #Covid19, to an Italian monastery providing live updates from quarantine, these are the stories of life during a global pandemic.
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Today is an opportunity to reflect on what you stand for -- and against. #MakeTheInternetSmartAgain
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It's hard to overstate how important the movie 'Contact' was in inspiring a generation of women interested in STEM, writes Shannon Stirone. read.medium.com/FakeTzx
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Rubber bullets, whose velocities can match those of live ammunition, have an estimated fatality rate of 3%. This is higher than Covid-19. read.medium.com/u186sCL
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Happening now -- join the conversation now, for free, at MediumDay.com
I'll be in convo with @ekp about how to support, grow and embrace true inclusivity. Register (it's free!) And come join us. #mediumday
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“Reflections on Meeting with Senator Bernie Sanders and Secretary Hillary Clinton, and the…” by @deray medium.com/@deray/reflection…
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Robinhood saved the hedge funds and threw its users overboard — jeopardizing its entire business.
More from @stevelevine: read.medium.com/SY63Er4
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1/ We’re proud to launch Momentum, a new Medium blog that will amplify the voices dedicated to dismantling anti-Black racism. Read more from lead editors Tracey Ford, @AdrienneWrites, and @JadaGomez: read.medium.com/jHurr3V
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Its mission was planned to last only 90 days. 14 years later, it was still transmitting data from Mars. So long, Opportunity Rover. You truly were the little robot that could. read.medium.com/SYdVWaB
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The former EMT who quit by driving his boss to a restaurant in the desert, and leaving him there. read.medium.com/4NTRYUk
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If you couldn't make it to Medium Day, you can catch CEO @tonystubblebine's keynote here (with many more videos from the day coming soon): piped.video/plU3YpnDUD4
You can also see thoughts, reactions and recaps from the Medium community here: medium.com/tag/medium-day
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"Little Lili has been alive for less than a week and is already the subject of undue scrutiny, much like her mother, Meghan," writes @LTintheCity. read.medium.com/mnII0PL
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"People like McCain love guns more than they love other people. You know what? It’s even lamer than that. They care more about being SEEN with guns than they care about other people. They use the blood on their hands as cheek blush," @DrewMagary writes. read.medium.com/QhTJ3Iq
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Happening now: We’re hosting a writing hour. Join us in a dedicated space for writing, with lo-fi music and no distractions
writinghour.space
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"Do not let them take away your power. Don’t let them take away your democracy."
Read the full transcript of @BarackObama's #DemConvention remarks: read.medium.com/ogyxaEs
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💻 Curious about how you make the jump from writing programming posts to writing programming books? Join authors from @pragprog, including @mriley, @kenkousen, @ricardogerardi and others, as they share their experience at #mediumday
Tomorrow @ 11AM ET
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“How Russian & Alt-Right Twitter Accounts Worked Together to Skew the Narrative About Berkeley” by @RVAwonk arcdigital.media/how-russian…
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🎤 And we're live! Head over to MediumDay.com to join our free, day-long community event. Join our 350+ speakers and 25,000 attendees for a virtual conference at the cutting edge of tech, business, culture, and creativity.
The time for human stories is now.
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"The economy doesn’t come back until the death toll slows. It won’t matter how many cable TV pundits you throw at this," writes
@ASlavitt. read.medium.com/qAyJ2wW
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“The Blind Hatred Of Hillary Clinton” by @AhmedBaba_ rantt.com/the-blind-hatred-o…
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“How to encrypt your entire life in less than an hour” by @ossia medium.freecodecamp.com/tor-…
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"There’s no luxury or service Trump isn’t willing to sacrifice you for." - @ASlavitt read.medium.com/hFneXG4
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It was supposed to be just a small experiment; a chance to draw some attention to what seemed like a sketchy content farm. He didn’t anticipate how aggressively the internet would organize its outrage medium.com/s/story/i-infiltr…
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“Stop using that one study to pretend racism doesn’t exist in police shootings” by @samswey medium.com/@samswey/stop-usi…
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9/ And that leads us to today.
Sharing, as we once knew it, is dead. But tech companies have cleverly rebranded it to juice whatever profit the ever-changing concept has left. Read more about it in @susie_c’s eulogy for the sharing economy. read.medium.com/KNDOA9K
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The former education worker who couldn’t afford to quit dramatically, and instead plotted carefully and meticulously for her window to leave. read.medium.com/jfBUQ5q
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We believe good ideas should be rewarded. So today we're excited to share a major update for writers on Medium. blog.medium.com/expanding-th…
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"I suspect as 2020 approaches, we will watch as supposedly progressive male voters explain why whatever women are running for president are somehow lacking." @JessicaValenti on the sexism problem most male voters still have. read.medium.com/Cm1sfLB
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1/ In 2017, a teacher at a Merced, CA high school was sexually harassed by the school’s basketball coach.
What happened next highlights a key question of the #MeToo era: what does the movement look like in small-town USA—and can it succeed? read.medium.com/k1R3ziS
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This era is doing something to our mental health, and while sometimes friends will reach out for help, they may do so quietly enough that you can miss it. Listen closely. read.medium.com/4DFrbnQ
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“Donald Trump Is Accomplishing Russia’s Goals While Screaming ‘America First’” by @AhmedBaba_ rantt.com/donald-trump-is-ac…
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1/ Overpriced coffee, libraries, hugs... what small-but-important things are you missing lately? Here, Medium writers reminisce about the little things they want back.
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"Meetings have taught me one valuable lesson: watch the quiet people." read.medium.com/j8ZBXFj
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8/ Sharing didn’t deliver broad financial stability—it increased contract labor, pushing down already low wages for freelancers and employees alike.
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"Done right, vaccines end pandemics. Done wrong, pandemics end vaccines."
@aslavitt with a vaccine reality check: read.medium.com/aH9NmLx
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It's hard to overstate how important the movie 'Contact' was in inspiring a generation of women interested in STEM, writes @shannonmstirone read.medium.com/WUapoci
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America's libraries are shifting from information centers to community social hubs. There's a lot to be excited about. read.medium.com/kC2yAtM
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“I Lost My DACA Status Because I Was Arrested, Though Never Charged With a Crime.” by @ACLU buff.ly/2fPOEwT
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“Men’s opinions have never been considered biased, especially white men’s opinions, which are considered the standard neutral opinion in journalism, while those of women and people of color are considered biased, inaccurate or not newsworthy.” read.medium.com/mTC7WS4
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"140 characters or even 240 does not leave much room for humility or kindness. This callous, call-out culture has completely infected both sides of the political aisle, corrupting normal people and pundits with equal viciousness," @ryanholiday writes. read.medium.com/BalZ7Oj
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"As women, our load has become so great that we see taking any amount of time for ourselves as the equivalent of self-care. It’s not."
Refreshing reminder from @PerfectPending: read.medium.com/2azZEfx
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3/ Though China seems to be "flattening the curve," their new normal is anything but. Ting Zhang shares what it's like to live there right now: read.medium.com/Hdadwhx
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In her first piece as a Medium columnist, @JessicaValenti argues that motherhood isn't what holds women back from careers—it’s men who refuse to do their fair share.
Valenti's column will publish every Thursday, and covers feminism, politics and culture. read.medium.com/xR3d0sI
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👋 Calling all storytellers: We’re excited to announce the #MediumWritersChallenge.
Four writing prompts.
Four weeks.
$100K in rewards for your writing.
Read more: 👇read.medium.com/He590Rx
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“A Map of the Introvert’s Heart” by @gemmacorrell medium.com/i-love-charts/a-m…
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.@aslavitt is feeling hopeful about 2021.
"Extraordinary people are out there. In labs, holding hands with our loved ones, volunteering. And I choose to think of them and all of you when I think of this country." read.medium.com/aMdyuW6
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Their line of questioning marks a massive departure from the techno-optimism of the late ‘90s, and hews toward a certain fatalism: The future is doomed, and there's no stopping our march toward it. trib.al/o013bCT
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Diabetes has become the most expensive disease in the United States, costing patients $15 billion per year. Faced with an insulin pricing crisis, a group of biohackers were forced into finding a solution: create the medicine themselves. read.medium.com/C54e7cT
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"Every day that there isn’t social distancing, these cases grow exponentially." These graphs will help you understand what's happening as #COVID19 spreads.
✍️ On Medium: Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now, by Tomas Pueyo read.medium.com/Fq93aEd
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