Want to read Reddit but don’t have the time? Our daily Reddit Digest highlights the most interesting or important discussions from around the social news site—every morning.
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Scientists at Stanford University have found a way to turn off a tumor’s “do not eat” signal (basically a way for a tumor to trick the immune system into ignoring it). That frees up a patient’s immune system to go into full-on cancer war. Have scientists found an “Achilles’ heel” for cancer? Never fear, r/science is here to crush your ignorant, hopeful soul: “Using the immune system to treat the cancer on its own is promising in many ways but are exactly the type of treatments that look promising in theory, and in the petri dish, and using mice models with transplanted tissue. Then they never pan out.” (/r/science)
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Have you ever seen a ring of smoke, floating lazily across the sky? Your first reaction might be “totally some UFO exhaust”—understandable, but completely wrong. Redditor K931SAR smartly took his smoke ring pic to r/askscience, where Reddit’s helpful scientists explained: It’s called a vortex ring, and was likely caused by lightning or a transformer explosion. (/r/askscience)
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Yet another politician is taking to r/IAmA. This time it’s Patrick Kelly, a 26-year-old software engineer running for Congress in Kentucky’s 6th district. He’s against the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Act, and he’s pro about everything your stereotypical redditor supports (pot legalization, etc.). Sounds like a match made in heaven. If only all of Reddit could take up residency in Lexington for a few months. (/r/IAmA)
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Want some ammunition to debate global warming? Here is everything you need to know about the current state of science on the subject, condensed into a few hundred words and some handy bullet points. (/r/askscience)
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Continuing on the theme of bullet points, redditor Electricrain has compiled a huge list of just about every major world mystery you can think of. This is stuff Robert Stack would be proud of. Prepare to open 30 tabs as you descend into the depths of Internet mystery and paranoia. (/r/bestof)
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Are voting brigades really so bad? (/r/TheoryOfReddit)
Did I miss something? Let me know in the comments.
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