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
02/04/2022
What is a “philosophy of progress?”
In outline, here are some of the main questions that I see as making up the philosophy of progress, grouped into four top-level topic areas: definition, evaluation, causation, and prescription.
02/07/2022
MIT scientists create a super plastic that’s 2 times stronger than steel
The team developed an entirely new form of plastic dubbed 2DPA-1. It’s two times stronger than steel under load tests, with just one-sixth the material bulk.
02/10/2022
How Bitcoin Will Change Our Country FOREVER
It’s been a wild couple of years in the cryptocurrency market, and the promise of bitcoin seems poised to change our world as we know it in big, big ways. BlazeTV's Stu Burguiere sits down with Avik Roy from the The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity to discuss.
02/10/2022
How to Reclaim Normal Life Without Being ‘Done’
This next phase of the pandemic doesn’t have to be about what we can’t do.
02/11/2022
Why cage-free eggs becoming norm: It’s what people want
Without much fuss and even less public attention, the nation’s egg producers are in the midst of a multibillion-dollar shift to cage-free eggs that is dramatically changing the lives of millions of hens in response to new laws and demands from restaurant chains.
02/10/2022
The Role of Racial Resentment in Our Politics
The parties seem further apart on questions of race today than they have been for some time—but the truth is more complicated.
02/09/2022
Ecuador’s top court rules for stronger land rights for Indigenous communities
Ecuador’s Constitutional Court has ruled that an Indigenous community’s right to free, prior and informed consultation was violated by oil projects, and called for stronger protections to guarantee Indigenous communities’ rights to decide over extractive projects in their territories.
02/10/2022
States get go-ahead to build electric car charging stations
States are getting the go-ahead to build a nationwide network of electric vehicle charging stations that would place new or upgraded ones every 50 miles (80 kilometers) along interstate highways as part of the Biden administration’s plan to spur widespread adoption of the zero-emission cars.
02/01/2022
What Happened After LA Schools Cut Police Funds and Hired Mental Health Staff for Black Students
Now other students around the country want to follow their lead.
02/04/2022
How Pfizer made an effective anti-covid pill
A covid pill could cut serious illnesses and help prevent the next pandemic. But it's expensive and in short supply
02/03/2022
A Word the Press Should Remember, and it’s not “midterms.”
This post is about the usefulness of the word framing. Like some other words in the shaggy vocabulary of today’s English, framing is tricky because it can mean opposite things.
02/02/2022