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Peer Review: CBC Casper (https://medium.com/@muneeb/peer-review-cbc-casper-30840a98c89a?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader------0-59------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078-1§ionName=top)

A review of CBC Casper (Ethereum Research). It omits the hard problems and uses an unconventional…
Muneeb Ali (https://medium.com/@muneeb?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader-------------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078)
12 min read


Decentralized Disruption - Who Dares Wins? - Bittorrent Lessons for Crypto (4… (https://medium.com/@simonhmorris/decentralized-disruption-who-dares-wins-bittorrent-lessons-for-crypto-4-of-4-f022e8641c1a?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader------1-59------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078-1§ionName=top)

The last of a series of four posts - the conclusion concerns who will be the winners of decentralization
Simon Morris (https://medium.com/@simonhmorris?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader-------------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078)
8 min read


Grin Governance: A Novel Approach (https://medium.com/@dhsue/grin-governance-a-novel-approach-154aca07291b?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader------2-59------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078-1§ionName=top)

Grin has generated a fair amount of hype and interest - in large part due the founding story, fair launch…
Derek Hsue (https://medium.com/@dhsue?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader-------------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078)
in Blockchain Capital Blog (https://medium.com/blockchain-capital-blog?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader-------------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078)
14 min read


ZkDai - Private DAI transactions on Ethereum using Zk-SNARKs (https://medium.com/@atvanguard/zkdai-private-dai-transactions-on-ethereum-using-zk-snarks-9e3ef4676e22?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader------3-59------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078-1§ionName=top)

In this post, I aim to familiarise the reader with some tools to implement Zk-SNARKs on ethereum. For the…
Arpit Agarwal (https://medium.com/@atvanguard?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader-------------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078)
8 min read

Best in Art

Applause from Medium Staff
The Nature of the Human Body (https://medium.com/@walterisaacson/the-nature-of-the-human-body-e7b27b494051?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader------0-49------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078-11§ionName=topic)

Before dressing them, we first draw them nude
Walter Isaacson (https://medium.com/@walterisaacson?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader-------------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078)
9 min read


On #MeToo's Anniversary, 'Mattress Girl' Doesn't Need You to Believe Her (https://medium.com/@luxnightmare/on-the-anniversary-of-metoo-the-mattress-girl-doesn-t-need-your-belief-41c3e524d744?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader------1-49------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078-11§ionName=topic)

Emma Sulkowicz wants to see #MeToo move beyond testimonies, and towards making amends
Lux Alptraum (https://medium.com/@luxnightmare?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader-------------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078)
11 min read


To Reach an Audience of Millions, Create for an Audience of One (https://medium.com/@skooloflife/to-reach-an-audience-of-million-create-for-an-audience-of-one-4e873b4ac998?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader------2-49------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078-11§ionName=topic)

Starting with the intention of fame drowns our creativity
Srinivas Rao (https://medium.com/@skooloflife?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader-------------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078)
7 min read

Best in Addiction

Experts Still Disagree Over the Value of Vaping (https://medium.com/@DalmeetS/experts-still-disagree-over-the-value-of-vaping-4d8d2dfeed2d?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader------0-49------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078-11§ionName=topic)

E-cigarettes are a powerful smoking cessation tool, a new study shows. But not all experts want to embrace…
Dalmeet Singh Chawla (https://medium.com/@DalmeetS?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader-------------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078)
4 min read


My Mother the Drunk (https://medium.com/@laura_june/my-mother-the-drunk-9b73c84212d0?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader------1-49------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078-11§ionName=topic)

I knew she was an alcoholic before I even knew the word
Laura June (https://medium.com/@laura_june?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader-------------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078)
8 min read


The Real Cost of Phone Addiction (https://medium.com/@catherine_price/the-real-cost-of-phone-addiction-5a57a9b1be86?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader------2-49------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078-11§ionName=topic)

You use your phone too much. Here's how to stop the cycle.
Catherine Price (https://medium.com/@catherine_price?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader-------------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078)
6 min read

Best in Music

Music Created by Artificial Intelligence Is Better Than You Think (https://medium.com/@stuartdredge/music-created-by-artificial-intelligence-is-better-than-you-think-ce73631e2ec5?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader------0-49------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078-11§ionName=topic)

A.I. doesn't have to be a threat to human musicians. It might actually improve their melodies.
Stuart Dredge (https://medium.com/@stuartdredge?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader-------------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078)
7 min read


A Brief, Maddening Descent into Collecting Vinyl (https://medium.com/@brockwilbur/a-brief-maddening-descent-into-collecting-vinyl-8625116bd946?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader------1-49------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078-11§ionName=topic)

It begins innocently enough…until you buy MIDI files pressed onto vinyl. Are they worth it?
Brock Wilbur (https://medium.com/@brockwilbur?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader-------------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078)
6 min read


The Hot List: The Rise and Fall of the Singles Chart (https://medium.com/@matlock/the-hot-list-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-singles-chart-7d6bd8bdf00c?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader------2-49------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078-11§ionName=topic)

How a simple list defined popular music, from Vera Lynn to Ed Sheeran
Matt Locke (https://medium.com/@matlock?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader-------------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078)
12 min read

Best in History

How a Bear Triggered an Epic Fight Over the Inner Lives of Animals (https://medium.com/@cbsweeney/how-a-bear-in-a-backyard-in-maryland-triggered-a-national-brawl-over-the-inner-lives-of-animals-bb55ecb69d3d?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader------0-49------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078-11§ionName=topic)

A private zoo owner thought he was taking perfectly good care of his bear. Activists say he was torturing…
chris sweeney (https://medium.com/@cbsweeney?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader-------------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078)
20 min read


The Strangely Human Messages We Send To Aliens (https://medium.com/@jaimealyse/the-strangely-human-messages-we-send-to-aliens-eff64a1b26af?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader------1-49------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078-11§ionName=topic)

Our interstellar communication is as much for us as it is for them
Jaime Green (https://medium.com/@jaimealyse?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader-------------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078)
8 min read


Mary Todd Lincoln, Spiritualist (https://medium.com/@mitch.horowitz.nyc/mary-todd-lincoln-spiritualist-914078802371?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader------2-49------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078-11§ionName=topic)

Did the first lady's supernatural interests convince Abraham Lincoln to sign the Emancipation Proclamation?
Mitch Horowitz (https://medium.com/@mitch.horowitz.nyc?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader-------------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078)
7 min read

Most read

We're in a Crisis of the Heart (https://medium.com/@jkspiritrock/were-in-a-crisis-of-the-heart-70852fa48b49?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader------0-62------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078-21§ionName=evergreen)

Lessons from the Buddhist scholar who brought meditation to the West
Jack Kornfield (https://medium.com/@jkspiritrock?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader-------------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078)
9 min read


One Year Sober (https://medium.com/@samgrittner/one-year-sober-697c81689444?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader------1-62------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078-21§ionName=evergreen)

Today, I have been completely sober for 365 days. IN A ROW. It is nothing short of a miracle.
Sam Grittner (https://medium.com/@samgrittner?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader-------------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078)
7 min read


Black Twitter Is Laughing Racism to Death (https://medium.com/@ajuanmance/black-twitter-is-laughing-racism-to-death-7e1f214c0c07?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader------2-62------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078-21§ionName=evergreen)

The only adequate response is ridicule
Ajuan Mance (https://medium.com/@ajuanmance?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader-------------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078)
7 min read

Editors' picks

We're Optimizing Ourselves to Death (https://medium.com/@zandercutt/were-optimizing-ourselves-to-death-d41a3e7cc25a?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader------0-13------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078-6§ionName=suggested)

What happens when tech gives us more leisure time? We work.
Zander Nethercutt (https://medium.com/@zandercutt?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader-------------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078)
11 min read


A.I. Judges: The Future of Justice Hangs in the Balance (https://medium.com/@thomas_mac/a-i-judges-the-future-of-justice-hangs-in-the-balance-6dea1540daaa?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader------1-13------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078-6§ionName=suggested)

Automation is creeping into the courtroom, and it's going to change the way we think about the law
Thomas McMullan (https://medium.com/@thomas_mac?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader-------------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078)
6 min read


What I Gave My Kid Instead of a Smartphone (https://medium.com/@anastasiabasilcunningham/what-i-gave-my-kid-instead-of-a-smartphone-27c0f028ea78?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader------2-13------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078-6§ionName=suggested)

After seeing things on social media no parent could unsee, I decided to do something about it
Anastasia Basil (https://medium.com/@anastasiabasilcunningham?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader-------------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078)
in Human Parts (https://medium.com/human-parts?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550840553019-digest.reader-------------------------5fbd343c_c9fc_49f4_af30_9433ebf25078)
8 min read

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