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
01/07/2022
Burning sugar cane pollutes communities of color in Florida. Brazil shows there’s another way.
Florida’s largest sugar companies say cane burns are safe and can’t be stopped without economic harm. But Brazil has successfully transitioned away from the controversial practice, and experts there say the U.S. can follow their lead.
01/19/2022
New Map of Life
Over the last century, life expectancy in the US has increased by 25 years, but many of our rules around work, learning, and retirement remain unchanged over that time.
01/17/2022
Clay from kitty litter pulls methane emissions from air
MIT and Yale University researchers have developed a new technology for counteracting methane emissions — and it relies on a cheap, abundant clay found in cat litter.
01/18/2022
N.J. mandates teaching Asian American and Pacific Islander history in schools
New Jersey becomes the second state to sign teaching AAPI history into law, after Illinois last year.
01/17/2022
Nanotherapy offers new hope for the treatment of Type 1 diabetes
Researchers have opened new paths to islet transplantation by using nanoparticles to deliver immunosuppressive drug regimen.
01/13/2022
The data-driven future of storytelling: MIT’s Deb Roy on the message and the medium
The head of MIT’s Center for Constructive Communication talks about how data can help storytellers, what audiences of the future might look like, and why artificial intelligence cannot replace human creativity.
01/17/2022
Genetic risk factor found for Covid-19 smell and taste loss, researchers say
Six months after contracting Covid, as many as 1.6 million people in the U.S. are still unable to smell or have experienced changes in their ability to smell.
01/14/2022
In a First, Ohio Moves to Put Body Cameras on Guards in Every Prison
The state is distributing 5,100 new body-worn cameras, the most extensive commitment of any state as corrections facilities across the country push for better surveillance.
01/17/2022
Fund to preserve, assist Black churches gets $20M donation
A new effort to preserve historic Black churches in the United States has received a $20 million donation that will go to help congregations including one that was slammed during the tornado that killed more than 20 people in Mayfield, Kentucky, last month.
01/16/2022
Archaeology’s sexual revolution
Graves dating back thousands of years are giving up their secrets, as new ways to pin down the sex of old bones are overturning long-held, biased beliefs about gender and love
01/13/2022
Unlocks and 2022’s Top Geopolitical Risks — with Ian Bremmer
Ian Bremmer, a political scientist who is focused on the business of geopolitics, joins Scott for a discussion about what he and his firm Eurasia Group believe will be the top geopolitical risks to play out this year.
01/13/2022