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Margarita Noriega

Margarita Noriega

Former Shortform Editor

    Latest articles by Margarita Noriega

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    “That was no flare”: 90,000 UFO sightings combined into one awesome map“That was no flare”: 90,000 UFO sightings combined into one awesome map
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    This map of UFO sightings is one of the best data visualizations I have seen in my entire life.

    By Margarita Noriega
    Poverty
    Why we should all care about America’s dying, terrible strip mallsWhy we should all care about America’s dying, terrible strip malls
    Poverty

    Gap plans to close 175 of its 675 stores over the next few years, including 140 in 2015, according to Reuters.

    By Margarita Noriega
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    Jeb Bush reminds us who Americans like to root for: AmericansJeb Bush reminds us who Americans like to root for: Americans
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    The U-S-A! U-S-A! chant is about Americans fighting other countries

    By Margarita Noriega
    Movies
    5 moments when Jurassic Park was more realistic than Jurassic World5 moments when Jurassic Park was more realistic than Jurassic World
    Movies

    Jurassic World’s “feathers” are total chump change in the context of what we know about dinosaur feathers today.

    By Margarita Noriega
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    What US states look like based on their economic size, mappedWhat US states look like based on their economic size, mapped
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    What if we measured state boundaries based on economic and population growth, and not borders?

    By Margarita Noriega
    Congress
    Can Helen Mirren get you to read the Senate torture report?Can Helen Mirren get you to read the Senate torture report?
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    Actress Helen Mirren joined John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight to read selections of the US torture report.

    By Margarita Noriega
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    Jack Dorsey’s mom doesn’t like his beard, so she tweeted about itJack Dorsey’s mom doesn’t like his beard, so she tweeted about it
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    Marcia Dorsey, mother of Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey, is not afraid to speak truth to power.

    By Margarita Noriega
    Social Media
    Dick Costolo’s tenure as Twitter CEO, in 2 tweetsDick Costolo’s tenure as Twitter CEO, in 2 tweets
    Social Media

    These two tweets perfectly sum up Dick Costolo’s tenure as CEO of Twitter.

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    The simple problem holding back scientific progress — and your dinner partiesThe simple problem holding back scientific progress — and your dinner parties
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    Scientists are doing the best they can, genetic sequencing-wise.

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    Rupert Murdoch once predicted he would pass away in 2021Rupert Murdoch once predicted he would pass away in 2021
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    Rupert Murdoch is leaving his job in 2015 and Earth in 2021.

    By Margarita Noriega