Meet the carousing, harmonica-playing Texan who just won a Nobel for his cancer breakthrough ~science medicine Article 7039 words 4 votes
Saudis’ image makers: A troll army and a Twitter insider ~tech social media Article 1928 words 7 votes
Jony Ive on the Apple Watch and Big Tech’s responsibilities ~tech apple.watch Article 2567 words 5 votes
How an unlikely family history website transformed cold case investigations ~science Article 2684 words, published Oct 15 2018 6 votes
Sydney Anglicans set to ban gay weddings and pro-LGBTI advocacy on church property ~lgbt Article 508 words 2 votes
Code hidden in Stone Age art may be the root of human writing ~humanities.languages Article 2205 words 5 votes
New research shows a pattern of exoplanet sizes and spacing around other stars unlike what we see in our own system ~space astronomy Article 1039 words 10 votes
How the West was digitized - The making of Rockstar Games’ Red Dead Redemption 2 ~games Article 3991 words 4 votes
Heritage tick for Federation Square jeopardises Apple store plans ~news australia.vic.melbourne Link 5 votes
'Dirty tricks': Fake email sent to Wentworth voters claims Kerryn Phelps has HIV ~news australia.nsw politics Article 511 words 3 votes
A personal library too big to get through in a lifetime “isn’t a sign of failure or ignorance,” but rather “a badge of honor.” ~books libraries Article 1043 words, published Oct 8 2018 11 votes
The internet apologizes …Even those who designed our digital world are aghast at what they created. A breakdown of what went wrong — from the architects who built it. ~tech internet Article 2606 words, published Apr 13 2018 32 votes
The new American dream home is one you never have to leave ~life housing Article 2222 words, published Oct 13 2018 9 votes
'For the Pacific it's always about cash': Australian Environment Minister in diplomatic incident over climate change ~enviro climate change Article 587 words 3 votes
A genocide incited on Facebook, with posts from Myanmar’s military ~tech facebook social media Article 1706 words 8 votes
Study of Puerto Rico rainforest shows massive, climate-driven decline in population of insects and insect-eating animals ~enviro climate change Article 1521 words 9 votes
China breaks silence on Muslim detention camps, calling them ‘humane’ ~news china.xinjiang politics Article 1227 words 9 votes
The PlayStation 4 fails at handling text strings; can be bricked by receiving messages. ~games Article 467 words 19 votes
Palestinians warn Jerusalem shift would turn Australia into 'international pariah' and risk trade ~news australia israel jerusalem palestine Article 767 words 6 votes
'We need to know the sex. If it’s a girl we are going to terminate it.' ~life parenting Article 776 words, published Aug 18 2018 25 votes
Separated refugee families launch legal action against Australian government at UN ~news australia Article 854 words 7 votes
When a DNA test reveals your daughter is not your biological child ~life relationships family parenting Article 1572 words 11 votes
Huge majority of Australians oppose laws banning gay students and teachers ~lgbt Article 913 words 7 votes
Stop reading what makes Elon Musk and Bill Gates successful ~life Article 1465 words, published Sep 19 2018 19 votes
Scott Morrison will change the law to ban religious schools from expelling gay students ~lgbt Article 819 words 10 votes
United Nations urges Australia to evacuate offshore refugees over health crisis ~news australia Article 329 words 3 votes
One year of #metoo: A modest proposal to help combat sexual harassment in the restaurant industry ~food restaurants Article 1440 words 5 votes
Most White Americans’ DNA can be identified through genealogy databases ~science biology Article 313 words 7 votes
Internet hacking is about to get much worse - We can no longer leave online security to the market ~tech security internet Article 1590 words 22 votes
Cleveland Indians play final game with grinning Native American caricature “Chief Wahoo” logo ~sports.baseball Article 548 words 6 votes
One of the world's largest banks has issued an alarming warning about antibiotic resistance — with big consequences for humanity ~food meat Article 439 words 11 votes
New technology favors tyranny. Yuval Noah Harrari on artificial intelligence, democracy, and the bigger picture ~tech Article 4581 words 6 votes
Banksy painting self-destructs after fetching $1.4 Million at Sotheby’s ~arts painting art Article 1016 words 47 votes
Protestors turn out in droves to boo horse race advertising on Opera House ~sports Article 188 words 3 votes
How much would you pay to get an extra hour in your day? (aka "Time pressure is stressing us out") ~life work Article 708 words 12 votes