Weekly Random Reading - October 15th 2018 (edition six)

weekly random reading! - edition six

If anyone reading here is new and wondering what the weekly random reading is about please feel free to see edition one for details: Weekly Random Reading - April 16th 2018 (edition one). The photos were taken in Lyon, Mississippi. Lyon is a town, although seems more like a small neighborhood, located on the northeast edge of Clarksdale in the Mississippi delta.

1. Colorectal cancer is killing more 20- to 30-year-olds. We now have one clue about why. (The burden of the disease is shifting to younger generations — and puzzling researchers.)
Vox.com
by Julia Belluz
published October 11, 2018

2. This year’s Nobel Prize in economics was awarded to a Python convert
qz.com (Quartz)
by Dan Kopf
published October 8, 2018

3. The Lie Generator: Inside the Black Mirror World of Polygraph Job Screenings
Wired.com
by Mark Harris
published October 1, 2018

4. A Nobel Prize-winning physicist sold his medal for $765,000 to pay medical bills
Vox.com
by Sarah Kliff
published October 4, 2018

5. Why Amazon Really Raised Its Minimum Wage to $15
Wired.com
by Louise Matsakis
published October 2, 2018

6. Some Amazon Workers Fear They’ll Earn Less Even With a $15 Minimum Wage
Wired.com
by Louise Matsakis
published October 6, 2018

It's about a quarter to 1 in the morning here so I'm about to get some sleep. Please feel free to check out the articles above (please do yourselves a favor and at very least check out the first regarding Colorectal cancer, could save your life). Other than that please feel free to create your own list for the week. Hope everyone has a remarkably productive week filled with lots happiness! See you soon!

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