‘Sagan Day’ essay contest appeals to love of discovery
Primarily through Facebook and Twitter, contest organizers asked space enthusiasts to submit essays inspired by Sagan’s ocean-as-space allegory in ‘The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean.’
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Googler Accuses Twitter Engineer of Sexual Assault on Her Blog [Scandal]
# scandal Google technical writer Noirin Shirley wrote a post on her personal blog yesterday describing a debauched night at a tech conference. But she claims the fun ended when she was sexually assaulted by Twitter engineer Florian Leibert . More »
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