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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03/11/2023
Frans de Waal on Chimpanzee—and Human—Politics
Yascha Mounk and Frans de Waal discuss how studying the (other) great apes can help us better understand human behavior and society.
03/08/2023
Michigan passes bill giving civil rights protections to LGBTQ people
Lawmakers in Michigan have passed a bill to expand civil rights protections to the LGBTQ community, with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) expected to sign the measure into law when it reaches her desk.
02/09/2023
Mobilising Assam’s ‘hargila army’: how 10,000 women saved India’s rarest stork
Greater adjutants, reviled as bad omens, were endangered until Indian conservationist Purnima Devi Barman transformed attitudes to the bird – and gave thousands of women a new identity.
02/06/2023
New French law will blanket parking lots with solar panels
The measure could add 10 nuclear power plants’ worth of solar panels atop parking lots.
02/08/2023
Lessons from “balloon-gate”
By now you’ve heard and read plenty about the Chinese spy balloon that floated across the continental United States last week before it was shot down off the coast of South Carolina on Feb. 4, so I’ll spare you the details.
02/08/2023
Seizure drug offers hope of expanding the pool of donor hearts
The moment a donor heart is cut off from its blood supply, transplant teams are on a race against the clock to remove it, transport it, and sew it into the recipient, all within four hours.
02/06/2023
Fighting the Forced Hijab
Iranian-American journalist and activist Masih Alinejad started an online campaign against the compulsory hijab in 2014.
02/09/2023
New ‘invisible’ solar panels in Ancient Pompeii imitate Roman terracotta tiles
Ancient Roman ruins at Pompeii have been fitted with invisible solar panels, in a move that will contribute to the archaeological site's sustainability efforts and cut costs.
02/09/2023
Stepping out of “the zombie dance” we’re in, and into “good conflict” that is, in fact, life-giving
Amanda Ripley began her life as a journalist covering crime, disaster, and terrorism. Then in 2018, she published a brilliant essay called “Complicating the Narratives,” which she opened by confessing a professional existential crisis.
02/09/2023
Opinion: How Do You Serve a Friend in Despair?
My friendship with Peter Marks was created around play. Starting at age 11, we played basketball, softball, capture the flag, rugby.
02/08/2023
Tech Volunteers Rush to Save Turkey’s Earthquake Survivors
Within hours of the disaster, software engineers were rolling out applications to help locate people in need and distribute aid.
02/09/2023