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This is a pretty good optical illusion . If you’re not on your phone, it also works if you shake your head a little. (thx, caroline) Tags: optical illusions 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →

DC police chief stepping down amid Trump National Guard push

Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Pamela Smith announced Monday she is stepping down at the end of this year, a little more than two years after starting the D.C. role. “I am deeply humbled, grateful, and deeply appreciative of my time with the District of Columbia,”

DC pipe bomb mystery begins to unfurl

The most elusive mystery of the days surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack has for years been the two pipe bombs planted outside the Democratic and Republican National Committee offices on the eve of the riot. Clues emerged, like the suspect’s height and the distinctive

Can entrepreneurship be taught? Here's the neuroscience

Despite countless programs and initiatives, rates of entrepreneurial intention—a marker of how willing people are to start new ventures—remains stagnant. But what if the secrets to entrepreneurial success lie not in textbooks but within the brain itself?