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November 1, 2020
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It may be time to reset expectations on when we’ll get a Covid-19 vaccine
“T he ambitious drive to produce Covid-19 vaccine at warp speed seems to be running up against reality. We all probably need to reset our expectations about how…”
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Why Hatred and ‘Othering’ of Political Foes Has Spiked to Extreme Levels
“Donald Trump supporter argues with a Joe Biden supporter on the street outside Sacramento McClellan Airport as President Trump was being briefed on wildfires in…”
October 30, 2020
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Opinion | Is President Donald Trump a Flight Risk?
“Magazine Is President Donald Trump a Flight Risk? Yes, this sounds like a B-grade spy novel. But consider the evidence. President Donald Trump and First Lady…”
October 27, 2020
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Opinion | How to Talk to Friends and Family Who Share Conspiracy Theories
“How to Talk to Friends and Family Who Share Conspiracy Theories Fringe movements will persist long after Election Day. Here’s how to help. Opinion writer at…”
October 22, 2020
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“The Atlantic I n 1973 , a United States Air Force officer, Major Harold Hering, asked a question that the Air Force did not want asked. Hering, a decorated…”
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I Found Truth Inside Dunkin’s New Spicy Ghost Pepper Donut
“Alycea Tinoyan We should have known this was coming. It was portended by a series of inauspicious omens throughout the year. The wildfires in Australia. The…”
October 21, 2020
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The Mystery of the Immaculate Concussion
“Marc Polymeropoulos awoke with a start. The feeling of nausea was overwhelming. Food poisoning, he thought, and decided to head for the bathroom. But when he…”
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The Right’s Disinformation Machine Is Getting Ready for Trump to Lose
“Shutterstock / The Atlantic Whether President Donald Trump wins or loses, some version of QAnon is going to survive the election. On the day of the…”
October 18, 2020
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This Overlooked Variable Is the Key to the Pandemic
“Sakis Mitrolidis / AFP / Getty There’s something strange about this coronavirus pandemic. Even after months of extensive research by the global scientific…”
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The Most Likely Way You’ll Get Infected With Covid-19
“Six Months In You don’t have to sanitize your apples anymore, but you do have to wear a mask Dana G Smith 2 days ago · 12 min read This story is part of “ Six…”
October 17, 2020
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“Tim Requarth | Longreads | October 2019 | 27 minutes (6,723 words) * Some names have been changed to protect the privacy of individuals. When the motorcycle…”
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The home office reveal – Life & Muse / Verne Ho’s journal for design and photography
“Change text alignment 1 Columns 2 Columns Dropcaps Info Box Call Out Style Group Title (Optional) Conventional wisdom says we spend a third of our lives in bed,…”
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“CONTENT WARNING: This page contains: Disregard for personal autonomy Death/dying Suicide Violence/combat The shock of impact would have killed a human. Hundreds…”
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Bears Discover Fire – Lightspeed Magazine
“I was driving with my brother, the preacher, and my nephew, the preacher’s son, on I-65 just north of Bowling Green when we got a flat. It was Sunday night and…”
October 12, 2020
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First, a Vaccine Approval. Then ‘Chaos and Confusion.’
“Credit… Emiliano Ponzi Come spring, Americans may have their choice of several so-so coronavirus vaccines — with no way of knowing which one is best.…”
October 10, 2020
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Years You Have Left to Live, Probably
“The life expectancy for the average woman in the United States is 81 years and 2 months. For men, it’s 76 years and 5 months.”
October 9, 2020
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YouTubers are upscaling the past to 4K. Historians want them to stop
“nueral.love The first time you see Denis Shiryaev’s videos, they feel pretty miraculous. You can walk through New York as it was in 1911 , or ride on…”
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What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in The Good Lord Bird
“Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Library of Congress/Wikipedia and William Gray/Showtime. The Good Lord Bird , the Showtime series adapted from the 2013…”
October 3, 2020
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Why Goodreads is bad for books
“On a typical day, a long-time user of Goodreads, the world’s largest community for reviewing and recommending books, will feel like they’re losing their mind.…”
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The Future of Film Talk Is on Letterboxd
“O ne One of the most popular reviews ever written on Letterboxd, a social media site for cinephiles, was posted about David Fincher’s Fight Club in early 2018.…”
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“There’s a dark side to feeling the emotions of other people. In some cases, it can even lead to cruelty, aggression, and distress. Article continues below O On…”
October 2, 2020
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Why do some COVID-19 patients infect many others, whereas most don’t spread the virus at all?
“Large numbers of people working close together in a cold environment may make meatpacking plants fertile ground for the novel coronavirus. Kiyoshi…”
October 1, 2020
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Baby boomers show concerning decline in cognitive functioning
“In a reversal of trends, American baby boomers scored lower on a test of cognitive functioning than did members of previous generations, according to a new…”
September 29, 2020
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Peak Newsletter? That Was 80 Years Ago
“In the 1940s, journalists fled traditional news outlets to write directly for subscribers. What happened next may be a warning. By the time Claud Cockburn…”
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Are You Liberal? Are You Sure?
“T he experiment’s participants were politically minded, sure of their ideologies. Which is why, upon learning that they had just expressed support for an issue…”
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“Getty / The Atlantic Editor’s Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. Find the collection here . On the day…”
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Compact Nuclear Fusion Reactor Is ‘Very Likely to Work,’ Studies Suggest
“Climate and Environment California and Climate Trump’s Changes Climate 101 Environmental Racism A series of research papers renews hope that the long-elusive…”
September 27, 2020
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18 Revelations From a Trove of Trump Tax Records
“Times reporters have obtained decades of tax information the president has hidden from public view. Here are some of the key findings. Many of President Trump’s…”
September 25, 2020
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We Need to Talk About Talking About QAnon
“Describing and debunking the phenomenon is not enough. We need to explain why and how it came to be. We need to talk about talking about QAnon. So far, news…”
September 24, 2020
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Why do we think cats are unfriendly?
“Cats are the only asocial animal we have successfully domesticated. We’re disappointed that we don’t bond with them as easily as dogs. But are we just missing…”