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A grand plan to clean the Great Pacific Garbage Patch ~enviro plastics pollution Article 6696 words 10 votes
‘A nightmare’: Inside the Federal jail in Brooklyn with little heat or electricity ~news usa.ny.nyc Article 974 words 7 votes
A tiny screw shows why iPhones won’t be ‘assembled in USA’ ~tech apple smartphones Article 1510 words 15 votes
Glaciers are retreating. Millions rely on their water. ~enviro climate change Article 1091 words 9 votes
Some plants “hear” through flowers. A study found petals vibrated in response to recordings of a bee’s wingbeats, leading plants to sweeten their nectar. ~science Article 1565 words 10 votes
Must writers be moral? Their contracts may require it ~books Article 1935 words, published Jan 4 2019 8 votes
The stunning chart revealing Australia's record-breaking run of rising temperatures ~enviro climate change Article 564 words 10 votes
The relentlessness of modern parenting ~life parenting Article 2369 words, published Dec 25 2018 12 votes
Life lessons from a lifestyle business - An interview with Matt Haughey, founder of MetaFilter ~tech social media internet Article 2944 words, published May 3 2016 8 votes
In screening for suicide risk, Facebook takes on tricky public health role ~tech facebook social media Article 1598 words 9 votes
Let the fountain pens flow - In this coldly pixelated age, old-fashioned writing implements make a small but meaningful comeback ~hobbies Article 2179 words, published Dec 26 2018 8 votes
Inside Facebook’s secret rulebook for global political speech ~tech facebook social media Article 2772 words 10 votes
‘I feel invisible’: Native Americans languish in public schools ~life education Article 4250 words 9 votes
Remember Bitcoin? Some investors might want to forget ~finance cryptocurrency Article 1283 words 8 votes
Susan Moylan-Coombs to run as an independent against Tony Abbott in Warringah ~news australia politics Article 449 words 2 votes
What is glitter? A strange journey to the glitter factory ~finance business Article 3073 words 15 votes
We tried teaching an AI to write Christmas movie plots. Hilarity ensued. Eventually. ~tech Article 1250 words 7 votes
SIPC says it has serious concerns about Robinhood's new product ~finance banking business Article 14 votes
He helped build an artists’ utopia. Now he faces trial for thirty-six deaths there. ~arts Article 8586 words, published Dec 12 2018 10 votes
The real roots of American rage - How anger became the dominant emotion in our politics and personal lives—and what we can do about it ~life Article 8169 words 22 votes
Disappearing movies and games: How safe is your digital collection? ~tech Article 1470 words 33 votes
Your apps know where you were last night, and they’re not keeping it secret ~tech privacy Article 2735 words 23 votes
In China, a school trains boys to be ‘real men’ ~life education Article 1379 words, published Nov 23 2018 12 votes
Prime Minister Scott Morrison faces fresh fight on LGBTI discrimination from new campaign machine ~lgbt Article 476 words 4 votes
Black box data reveals pilots’ struggle to regain control of doomed jet ~transport Article 1540 words 13 votes
Tiny books fit in one hand. Will they change the way we read? ~books Article 1423 words, published Oct 29 2018 8 votes
Natalie Wynn: The stylish socialist who is trying to save YouTube from alt-right domination ~tech social media Article 32 votes
Predatory lending practices: Business borrowers hurt by "confession of judgment" filings ~finance banking business.small Article 9 votes
The future of aging just might be in Margaritaville ~life Article 4544 words, published Nov 14 2018 9 votes
Prime Minister Scott Morrison will cut the number of migrants coming to Australia, declaring the "roads are clogged" and buses, trains and schools in Sydney and Melbourne "are full". ~news australia politics Article 603 words 4 votes