I Took Two Tinder Dates to a Montreal Swingers' Club

I can't think of a scene where I would feel more out of place than a swingers' club. I've always imagined these dark orifices with potbellied 40-year-olds doing coke and lots of people wearing annoying hats. But I've also felt equally intrigued by it. I wanted to know what happens inside those dingy walls, where failing marriages gasp for air and people try to reclaim their sense of sexual adventure.

I decided to go this Valentine's Day, and went on Tinder to try to find some company to help curb the weirdness. In the spirit of polyamory, I set out to find two dates who would be down with the whole situation and go with me.

- Vice

POLYAMOUR : AIMER AU PLURIEL

Le polyamour est une façon différente, mais sérieuse de vivre les relations amoureuses. C’est aimer plusieurs personnes simultanément. Rencontre avec des polyamoureux qui démystifient leur mode de vie.

Samuel, Anne-Marie et Élodie s’aiment depuis un an. Ils forment un « trouple », qu’on appelle aussi une triade. Il s’agit d’une relation amoureuse consensuelle à trois. Ils sont polyamoureux et polyfidèles. Leur cercle est fermé.

- ici Radio-Canada

Stephen Hawking's warnings: What he predicted for the future

Stephen Hawking's fame was founded on the research he did on general relativity and black holes. But he often stepped outside his own field of research, using his recognition to highlight what he saw as the great challenges and existential threats for humanity in coming decades. His pronouncements drove headlines in the media, which sometimes proved controversial.

- BBC

This Tiny Chapel is Home to Some of the Greatest Marble Sculptures in History

Located in the heart of Naples’ historic district is Cappella Sansevero, a small chapel/museum that is home to some of the greatest marble sculptures ever carved.

Cappella Sansevero houses 28 works of art by many of the leading Italian artists of the 18th century. The chapel’s patron, Raimondo di Sangro, Prince of Sansevero, played a prominent role in shaping the design, direction and themes of the works and chapel.

- Twisted Sifter

Paul Ehrlich: 'Collapse of civilisation is a near certainty within decades'

Fifty years after the publication of his controversial book The Population Bomb, biologist Paul Ehrlich warns overpopulation and overconsumption are driving us over the edge.

A shattering collapse of civilisation is a “near certainty” in the next few decades due to humanity’s continuing destruction of the natural world that sustains all life on Earth, according to biologist Prof Paul Ehrlich. In May, it will be 50 years since the eminent biologist published his most famous and controversial book, The Population Bomb. But Ehrlich remains as outspoken as ever.

- The Guardian

Cette journaliste veut que vous n'ayez plus peur de la solitude

Et si la solitude était bonne pour la santé ? Maggie Puniewska est journaliste, spécialiste de la santé mentale. Pour commencer 2018, elle a décidé de prendre soin de la vôtre en s’attaquant, sur le site américain The Cut, à quelque chose qui fait flipper nombre d’entre vous : la solitude.

Gros sujet. Selon une étude sortie en 2014 dans Science, il existe même des gens (particulièrement des hommes) qui préféreraient s’auto-administrer de courts chocs électriques plutôt que d’être contraints à affronter leurs seules pensées pendant plus de 15 minutes.

- Rue89

Manger seul au resto : honteux et tabou. Pourtant on peut adorer ça

En général, par précaution, j'appelle la veille pour réserver. Je dis : "Une table pour deux, s'il vous plaît !" La vérité, c'est que je vais venir seule. Mais je mens. Par peur de me  retrouver coincée sur une table branlante, dans un recoin paumé du restaurant gastronomique (paraît que c'est un truc de certains inspecteurs du guide Michelin).

- Rue89

What smartphone photography is doing to our memories

Sharing photos may subtly change what — and how — we remember. 

Though they may appear crystal clear in our minds, our memories are not a carbon copy of the events we witnessed. Every time we recall a memory, we may accidentally alter it or diminish its accuracy. Even trivial memories are easily corrupted with mere suggestions. The psychologist Elizabeth Loftus once found that when people are told cars “collided” instead of “hit,” they recalled a car accident as being more severe than it was.

- Vox

The Sensual And Ultra-Colorful NSFW Paintings Of Teresa Duck

With a world mixing sensual bodies, pop culture and Japanese inspirations, the British artist Teresa Duck unveils striking paintings, combining her ultra-realistic female models with everyday objects, cartoon characters or elements from the kawaii culture.

- Design you Trust

The Internet Is In Shock After This Guy’s Post Reveals How Much Facebook And Google Knows About You

Most of us likely have that nagging feeling that all the entertainment and convenience that we get online and take for granted must be paid for somehow. We know that companies like Facebook and Google collect our data, and it gets used to target us better for advertising. So what? I can just ignore the ads anyway, can’t I? I have nothing to hide!

- Bored Panda

Pieter Hugo – ‘The Hyena and Other Men’ (2008)

Ahmadu was 15 years old when he joined his father’s business in the small town of Malumfashi in Katsina State, Nigeria. This meant that he had to acquire his own hyena, as his family made their living as entertainers accompanied by hyenas, snakes and monkeys, in addition to selling the fetishes and herbal medicines that are popular in Nigeria. Abdullahi’s grandfather, Nalado Ahmadu, taught him how to catch and control the animals, and introduced him to the charms that help subdue the creatures and protect their captors from harm.

- ASX

Nikola Tesla: The extraordinary life of a modern Prometheus

Match the following figures – Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, Guglielmo Marconi, Alfred Nobel and Nikola Tesla – with these biographical facts:

- Spoke eight languages
- Produced the first motor that ran on AC current
- Developed the underlying technology for wireless communication over long distances
- Held approximately 300 patents
- Claimed to have developed a “superweapon” that would end all war

The match for each, of course, is Tesla. Surprised? Most people have heard his name, but few know much about his place in modern science and technology.

- The Conversation

Creating Hallucinations Without Drugs Is Surprisingly Easy

The human brain is a remarkable thing. It can do things our primate relatives are thousands - maybe even millions - of years of evolution away from, and our most complex machines are not even close to competing with our powers of higher consciousness and ingenuity. And yet, those 100 billion or so neurons are also incredibly fragile.

- Science Alert