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.
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09/01/2022
Future Schlock: Hollywood’s addiction to dystopia is really bad for us
5+ Quick Questions for ... innovation scholar Adam Thierer on why optimistic sci-fi matters.
09/01/2022
Bioengineered plants help produce moth pheromones for pest control
Pheromones are often used by farmers for controlling pest insects but the chemical process for producing them is expensive. A method for making them using bioengineered oil plants could be cheaper.
09/01/2022
Bobby Duffy on Generation Myths
In the West we routinely witness instances of intergenerational sniping – Boomers taking potshots at over-privileged and under-motivated Millennials, and Millennials responding with a curt, “OK, Boomer.” What do we make of this, and is it anything new?
08/28/2022
Andrew Yang Doesn’t Have Any Litmus Tests
The former Democratic candidate says his fledgling third party will attract voters who disagree with one another.
08/29/2022
Opinion: Stop Calling Everything You Disagree With ‘Anti-Democratic’
Democracy itself is not to blame for every wrongheaded or misguided decision made by a freely elected government.
08/27/2022
Opinion: Is Martin Luther King’s dream still alive?
Today, the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom is best remembered for a singular phrase in a soaring, panoramic keynote speech given by the 34-year-old Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. "I Have a Dream" became an instantly memorable line, so indelible that President John F. Kennedy, who met with King and other civil rights leaders that evening years ago, repeated the line back to the Atlanta-born preacher upon his arrival at the White House.
08/18/2022
World’s smallest and most endangered sea turtle found nesting on Louisiana islands for first time in 75 years
Kemp's ridley sea turtles used to thrive in the Gulf of Mexico, but since the mid-1900s, populations have dwindled so much that they are now the world's most endangered sea turtle species.
08/24/2022
Biomass: Giant ‘space brolly’ to weigh Earth’s forests
his immense reflector-antenna is heading into space, to "weigh" Earth's forests.
08/26/2022
What the ‘Bison Shock’ of the 1800s can teach us about economic growth today
Geographic mobility has always been an important way of dealing with economic disruption. Also: Why wolves are like startups.
08/24/2022
Sensor Detects Parkinson’s During Sleep
A new sensor that passively monitors breathing during sleep can not only detect Parkinson’s, but also track the progression of the disease over time, researchers report.
08/24/2022
WHO: COVID deaths down by 15%, cases fall nearly everywhere
The number of coronavirus deaths reported worldwide fell by 15% in the past week while new infections dropped by 9%, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
08/19/2022