May 13, 2021
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Claims of Microwave Attacks Are Scientifically Implausible
““It’s an act of war,” said Christopher Miller, former President Donald Trump’s last acting secretary of defense. He was talking about alleged attacks on…”
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Mysterious Ailments Are Said to Be More Widespread Among U.S. Personnel
“The Biden administration has begun more aggressively investigating episodes that left spies, diplomats, soldiers and others with brain injuries. The U.S.…”
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When Covid hit, I started walking 20,000 steps a day. It’s changed my life
“It started with an alert on my iPhone. In late June, a notification from the Health App popped up intrusively on my lockscreen. This year, you’re walking less…”
May 12, 2021
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Who Should John Mulaney Be Now?
“John Mulaney hosting SNL in 2020, just before he returned to rehab. Photo: Kyle Dubiel/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images John Mulaney walked onto the stage…”
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The real reason behind the misinformation epidemic in online moms’ groups
“Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters. The rollout of…”
May 11, 2021
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No Memory Is Ever Alone: A Photographer Reimagines Family Moments Using Her Dad’s Old Slides
“ History Photography #memory No Memory Is Ever Alone: A Photographer Reimagines Family Moments Using Her Dad’s Old Slides October 21, 2020 Grace Ebert All…”
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New Drugs Could Help Treat Obesity. Could They End the Stigma, Too?
“Marleen Greenleaf, of Fort Washington, Md., a participant in a 68-week study of the drug semaglutide. Credit… Ting Shen for The New York Times The hope is…”
May 9, 2021
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The ‘Capitalism is Broken’ Economy
“This is the midweek edition of Culture Study — the newsletter from Anne Helen Petersen. If you like it and want more like it in your inbox, consider subscribing…”
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I Want My Mutually Assured Destruction
“AFP / Lorne Resnick / Paul Natkin / Lester Cohen / Suzie Gibbons / Getty The Atlantic For decades, I have taught courses on nuclear weapons and the Cold War.…”
May 8, 2021
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There’s Room For Everyone In The Church Of Brandi Carlile
“Six albums into her career and with a new book out, Carlile knows exactly who she is and whom she writes for. On the steps leading up to the front door of…”
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Coping Strategies of Ocean Castaways Hold Lessons for the COVID Pandemic
“Salvadoran castaway José Salvador Alvarenga walks out of a hospital on the Marshall Islands with the help of a nurse after floating on the ocean for 438 days on…”
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“To solve my typos, I had to become a typo. I. It’s 1995, and I’m in seventh-grade keyboarding class. The school computer lab has clunky greige Apple computers…”
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“In my first class in computer science, I was taught that an algorithm is simply a way of expressing formal rules given to a computer. Computers like rules. They…”
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Why Don’t Some TV Shows Sound the Way They Used To?
“Licensing issues have gutted the soundtracks of many beloved series on streaming services, resulting in bewildering music cues and missing theme songs.…”
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“Some experts insist it’s more important to track the time we’ve lost to the pandemic rather than the lives. Credit… Hokyoung Kim By April 21, 2021 Updated…”
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The Limits of Colorization of Historical Images by AI
“For most of the history of photography, if you had a black and white photograph and wanted to see it in color, you had to add the pigment with a paintbrush.…”
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What’s the future of vaccines linked to rare clotting disorders? Science breaks down the latest
“A man receives the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Pará state in Brazil on 17 April. The vaccine is the cornerstone of a global plan to end the pandemic. JOAO…”
May 6, 2021
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David Brin on the Moon, Mars & Technological Evolution in the 21st Century
“Tim Ventura Feb 17, 2020 · 12 min read America is going back to the Moon, but we should be pushing further out into the solar system — and we have the…”
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Opinion | The Wind and Solar Boom Is Here
“Farhad Manjoo The Wind and Solar Boom Is Here April 29, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET Credit… Werner Bachmeier/Visum, via Redux By Opinion Columnist Just one word,…”
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How Parasocial Relationships Have Defined The Tech Industry
“In my mind, the parasocial relationship – where someone develops a totally one-sided relationship with someone who has little or no idea they exist – may be the…”
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“My grandfather had a painting, never prominently displayed, of a decrepit graveyard in the dead of night. Its tombstones were musty and unreadable. A crypt…”
May 5, 2021
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“100 ‘Schitt’s Creek’ (Pop TV, 2015-2020) Photo : POP TV Having lost his fortune after being bled dry by a business manager, video-store mogul John Rose and his…”
May 4, 2021
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Inside the all-hands meeting that led to a third of Basecamp employees quitting
“I. At 8AM PT on Friday, a bleary-eyed Basecamp CEO Jason Fried gathered his remote workforce together on Zoom to apologize. Four days earlier, he had thrown the…”
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Inside the ‘Tartarian Empire,’ the QAnon of Architecture
“In 1908, architect Ernest Flagg completed the Singer Building in Lower Manhattan, a Beaux-Arts showstopper made for the Singer sewing machine company. From a…”
May 3, 2021
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There’s a Name for the Blah You’re Feeling: It’s Called Languishing
“It’s the neglected middle child of mental health, and can dull your motivation and focus. It may be the dominant emotion of 2021. Credit… Manshen Lo By April…”
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Reaching ‘Herd Immunity’ Is Unlikely in the U.S., Experts Now Believe
“Widely circulating coronavirus variants and persistent hesitancy about vaccines will keep the goal out of reach. The virus is here to stay, but vaccinating the…”
May 2, 2021
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Post-vaccination Inertia Is Real
“Health Readjusting our ideas about what’s safe is going to take time. Katherine J. Wu 12:44 PM ET Shutterstock / The Atlantic On my kitchen wall hangs a very…”
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How Canada can prevent a fourth COVID-19 wave?
“People get the COVID-19 vaccine at a mobile clinic for members of First Nations and their partners in Montreal on April 30, 2021. Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian…”
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How the pandemic led to a rental car crisis just as Americans are ready to bust loose
“Avis Budget Group’s stock price closed at an all-time high on Friday, a sign that rental car companies’ fleet-shrinking strategies are paying off financially —…”
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Opinion | How the N-Word Became Unsayable
“Guest Essay How the N-Word Became Unsayable April 30, 2021, 7:57 a.m. ET By Dr. McWhorter is a linguist who has written extensively about both race and…”