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1. Five common English words we don't know the origins of–including 'boy' and 'dog' (phys.org)
57 points by bikenaga 9 months ago | 67 comments
2. Ask HN: Seeking ideas for preschool/school projects
120 points by ElCapitanMarkla 11 months ago | 86 comments
3. Jeff Lawson buys The Onion (nytimes.com)
392 points by coloneltcb on April 25, 2024 | 292 comments
4. Bayer is getting rid of bosses and asking staff to ‘self-organize’ (fortune.com)
486 points by cwwc on April 21, 2024 | 475 comments
5. The Screwed-O-Meter (2013) (rachelbythebay.com)
243 points by theycallhermax on July 31, 2023 | 124 comments
6. Ask HN: What do you put in a “in case of death” file?
234 points by cjohnson318 on June 16, 2023 | 139 comments
7. Ask HN: More magazines like Quanta and Noema?
257 points by Gooblebrai on March 12, 2023 | 100 comments
8. A 5.7 Terapixel Mosaic of the Surface of Mars (caltech.edu)
219 points by mpweiher on June 14, 2023 | 63 comments
9. The Tyranny of Structurelessness (1970) (jofreeman.com)
282 points by mooreds on June 11, 2023 | 73 comments
10. The Mysterious 50 Ohm Impedance: Where It Came from and Why We Use It (2021) (altium.com)
222 points by amelius on May 28, 2023 | 78 comments
11. The mysterious dodecahedrons of the Roman Empire (atlasobscura.com)
124 points by diodorus on May 14, 2023 | 99 comments
12. The Interstellar Style of Sun Ra (2016) (pitchfork.com)
138 points by hecubus on April 24, 2023 | 24 comments
13. I found the best anagram in English (2017) (plover.com)
342 points by Amorymeltzer on May 5, 2023 | 162 comments
14. Video gaming may be associated with better cognitive performance in children (nih.gov)
451 points by gmays on Oct 26, 2022 | 316 comments

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