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
10/20/2021
Take This Job and Love It
Worker cooperatives offer an alternative to keeping power and profits in the hands of a few rich people.
10/21/2021
The world’s largest movie theater chain is adding open captions at 240 U.S. locations
The world's largest movie theater chain is adding onscreen captions at hundreds of U.S. locations in an effort to make moviegoing more accessible.
10/21/2021
Opinion: The Paradox of Colin Powell
Ten years ago, in a townhouse near the White House, I was a somewhat star-struck young naval officer listening to Colin Powell talk about, of all things, squirrels.
10/19/2021
Maya Angelou Will Be the First Woman To Appear on the U.S. Quarter in 2022
When was the last time you actually had a look at the change in your wallet? Unless you’re an avid coin collector, it was probably too long ago to even remember.
10/20/2021
Sometimes Altruism Needs to Be Enforced
Controlling COVID-19 requires a selflessness that comes naturally. Ironically, we still have to coerce it.
10/19/2021
Smokey The AI
Smart image analysis algorithms, fed by cameras carried by drones and ground vehicles, can help power companies prevent forest fires.
10/15/2021
#MeToo, 4 years in: ‘I’d like to think now, we are believed’
To Charlotte Bennett, the new book that arrived at her Manhattan apartment this week — Anita Hill’s “Believing” — was more than just a look at gender violence. It was a dispatch from a fellow member of a very specific sisterhood — women who have come forward to describe misconduct they suffered at the hands of powerful men.
10/19/2021
In a First, Surgeons Attached a Pig Kidney to a Human, and It Worked
A kidney grown in a genetically altered pig functions normally, scientists reported. The procedure may open the door to a renewable source of desperately needed organs.
10/19/2021
‘Mobility Justice’: How cities are rethinking public transportation after COVID
During the pandemic, commuter trains ran nearly empty while buses shuttled essential workers. Now, cities are reevaluating where they spent their transit dollars.
10/16/2021
How the Search for Extraterrestrial Life Helped Make Your Smartphone’s Screen Possible
To peer deeper than ever into space, NASA needed optics of unprecedented size; the technology to make them was later repurposed to manufacture the display you might be looking at this very moment.
10/19/2021
Puerto Rico leads nation in Covid-19 vaccinations, White House says
At least 72 percent of Puerto Rico residents are fully vaccinated, surpassing Vermont and Guam, which also have high Covid-19 vaccination rates, according to NBC News’ tally.
10/18/2021