Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Author: Molly Bergen
10/28/2021
How To Build A Life: The Disguises We Wear Every Day
Hiding your feelings can be freeing. But eventually you have to take off the mask.
10/27/2021
Narragansett Indian Tribe sees return of land marking the Great Swamp Massacre
A slice of land where the bloodiest chapter in Rhode Island history played out has been returned to the Narragansett Indian Tribe.
10/29/2021
Opinion: I’m With Condoleezza Rice About White Guilt
Condoleezza Rice, the first Black female secretary of state, who now heads Stanford University’s Hoover Institution — and who, by her account, attended segregated schools in the Deep South — was a guest last week on “The View.”
10/25/2021
Making Martian Rocket BioFuel on Mars
Researchers have developed a concept that would make Martian rocket fuel, on Mars, that could be used to launch future astronauts back to Earth.
10/27/2021
Google now lets people under 18 or their parents request to delete photos from search results
Google is rolling out the ability for kids, teens and their parents to request to have pictures deleted from the company’s image search results.
10/28/2021
Congo to ban log exports to reduce pressure on its forests
Democratic Republic of Congo's environment minister said on Thursday the country intends to ban all log exports and implement other measures to lessen threats to its carbon-absorbing tropical rainforest, a major bulwark against climate change.
10/28/2021
COVID cases fall by 20%
The number of new COVID-19 cases continues to plummet all across the U.S. By the numbers: The U.S. is now averaging roughly 70,000 new cases per day, a 20% drop over the past two weeks.
10/28/2021
This Episode Will Change Your Brain
People worry that technology changes our brains. It’s the reason why tech critics talk about dopamine, a chemical that they say turns us into social media addicts. But when I called actual brain scientists and asked them to fact-check the critics, I heard a very different story: Our brains are way more flexible than we think, they say.
10/27/2021
Opinion: Should Big Tech’s Plan for a Metaverse Scare Us?
Tech companies seek to create far more immersive digital environments, possibly mediated by brain implants.
10/26/2021
To See a True Energy Transition Look to Australian Rooftops
More than in probably any other nation, it’s the rooftops of Australian homes that are driving a transition away from coal.
10/27/2021
Merck Will Share Formula for Its Covid Pill With Poor Countries
Merck has granted a royalty-free license for its promising Covid-19 pill to a United Nations-backed nonprofit in a deal that would allow the drug to be manufactured and sold cheaply in the poorest nations, where vaccines for the coronavirus are in devastatingly short supply.
10/27/2021