8 articles, podcasts, or videos to boost your knowledge!

Hey folks! For those of you who didn't see my earlier posts (eg, https://imgur.com/gallery/bttsbyb), I'm the creator of PinchOfWisdom - a weekly newsletter for the curious mind. In short, each week I send out a personalized email with one bit of content for each topic you're interested in (might be a podcast, an article, a video, etc).

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I've had some awesome reception from the Imgur community and I promised to try and post the Pinch each week to Imgur too. Unfortunately I haven't had time to post for the last two weeks (although everyone who signed up will have received them) so I wanted to post this week's Pinch on here again so we can all discover something new about the world.

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But without further ado, let's check out the content from this week!

When people talk about autonomous vehicles, we hear everything from "we’re much closer than you think" to "we’re much further than you think". So where are we, really, in the widespread reality of autonomous vehicles today?

https://a16z.com/2019/02/23/autonomous-vehicles-state-of-autonomy-2019-mobile-commodity-capitalism/

We sit down with Dr. Bill Farrand to discuss the Opportunity mission, accomplishments of the team, what the public loved the most, and all the rover discovered during it's 15 year history.

https://www.thespaceshow.com/show/27-feb-2019/broadcast-3276-hotel-mars-dr.-william-farrand

Breaking down some of the "invasive species" that impact ecological systems around the globe, we examine the Yellow Crazy Ants, and the damage they cause to environments.

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

Social norms determine much of your behavior - how you dress, talk, eat and even what you feel. Examining two experiments that attempt to shift these norms, we discover a great deal about the conventions of society.

https://www.npr.org/programs/invisibilia/481887848/the-new-norm

Scientists agree that coal is choking the planet—so why is it so hard for governments to ditch? In the first in a three-part series, we investigate the impact on the coal industry in Australia.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-05-07/in-australia-coal-remains-king-despite-climate-fears

In times of trouble, ancient Egypt often looked to its female rulers to restore and maintain power. From Hatshepsut to Cleopatra, women ruled, and ruled well, along the Nile. These strong leaders came to power, helped drive out the invaders, and gave birth to a new, stronger dynasty.

https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history/2019/03/how-three-rebel-queens-egypt-overthrew-empire-and-gave-birth-new-kingdom

War is hell, but war is also a brutal teacher. War teaches you about brotherhood, honor, humility, and leadership. In this riveting talk, Jocko Willink explains from personal experience how war teaches you the most when things go wrong.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljqra3BcqWM

When Anthony Ray Hinton was sentenced to death for two murders he didn’t commit, he used his time to create a book club for death row inmates.

https://longreads.com/2018/03/27/the-death-row-book-club/

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That's all, folks! I really hope you enjoy the content. It really means the world hearing the great feedback from everyone so thank you again for everyone's kind words, tips, advice, etc. As I said at the start, I'll try and post these to Imgur when I can but won't be able to make every week. If you want to stay up to date, you can join the newsletter over at https://pinchofwisdom.com. If that isn't for you, I totally understand, and I'll try and share the content here as often as I can too! :)

Curating this content takes a decent amount of time so if anyone has any recommendations for podcasts, videos, or articles then PLEASE post them below or PM me. My only requirement is that they are free and legal - I don't want anyone to be excluded from the search for knowledge!