Researchers strapped video cameras on sixteen cats and let them do their thing. Here’s what they found. (Q&A with Maren Huck about her recent study in Applied Animal Behaviour Science) ~science Article 808 words, published May 30 2019 9 votes
Shadow banks are back with another big bad credit bubble ~finance banking Article 2555 words 11 votes
What it’s like to write a finale your fans hate. (Interview with Battlestar Galactica showrunner Ronald D. Moore in the context of the controversial Game of Thrones ending.) ~tv Article 2731 words, published May 22 2019 18 votes
Apple to reveal glimpses of its next era of apps and services at WWDC ~tech apple ios.13 Article 7 votes
How the elderly lose their rights: Guardians can sell the assets and control the lives of senior citizens without their consent—and reap a profit from it ~life Article 8360 words 9 votes
KKR hires former Australian Prime Minister Turnbull as global senior advisor ~finance business Article 344 words 5 votes
All-American despair: For the past two decades, a suicide epidemic fueled by guns, poverty and isolation has swept across the West, with middle-aged men dying in record numbers ~health.mental Article 12 votes
A transgender soldier who fought to wear the Army uniform wonders if it still fits ~lgbt transgender Article 2168 words, published May 28 2019 7 votes
How do meteorologists work out the weather forecast? And how far into the future can they go? ~science Article 1321 words 7 votes
Atomic veterans were silenced for fifty Years. Now, they’re talking. ~humanities.history Article 765 words, published May 27 2019 8 votes
How Dr. Seuss’s Oh, The Places You’ll Go! became a ubiquitous (and cliché) graduation gift ~books Article 1997 words 4 votes
Why astronomers are worried that SpaceX’s satellite network will pollute the night sky ~space satellites astronomy Article 1899 words 10 votes
The last season of Game of Thrones feels so wrong because its storytelling style changed from sociological to psychological ~tv Article 3114 words 23 votes
George Pell's appeal to be broadcast live on Supreme Court website ~humanities religion Article 3 votes
Apply directly to the forehead: Lamenting the death of the truly weird TV ad ~tv Article 1512 words 9 votes
Facebook’s dystopian definition of ‘fake’ - For the social-media platform, a doctored video of Nancy Pelosi is content, not a phony ~tech facebook social media Article 2646 words 9 votes
While Rui Pinto sits in jail, his "Football Leaks" revelations are bringing down European soccer's most famous teams and players ~sports.football Article 9078 words 6 votes
The Permian Basin is booming with oil. But at what cost to West Texans? ~life education housing Link 4 votes
Lawyers for Noah’s Ark theme park are suing its insurance company for rain damage ~life Article 824 words 6 votes
‘Wow, what is that?’ Navy pilots report unexplained flying objects ~space Article 1534 words 14 votes
At Facebook’s shareholder meeting, a challenge to Mark Zuckerberg’s power is already doomed ~tech social media facebook Article 5 votes
Murray Gell-Mann, who peered at particles and saw the universe, dies at 89 ~science physics Article 1980 words, published May 24 2019 8 votes
Op-eds from the future: It’s 2059, and the rich kids are still winning ~life Article 1278 words 9 votes
Everyone is framing 5G as a "race", but nobody seems to be able to explain why it matters who wins ~tech Article 1002 words, published May 23 2019 10 votes
Facebook acknowledges Pelosi video is faked but declines to delete it ~tech facebook social media Article 1164 words 22 votes
'Earthworm dilemma' has climate scientists racing to keep up ~enviro climate change Article 1530 words, published May 20 2019 7 votes
On Everest, traffic isn’t just inconvenient. It can be deadly. Multiple climber deaths due to overcrowding at the summit. ~hobbies Article 728 words 13 votes
I oversaw the US nuclear power industry. Now I think it should be banned. ~enviro energy Article 1838 words 12 votes
Coming of age in cohousing: Growing up communally brings exposure to the world of adults—and lessons in interdependence ~life parenting housing Article 2571 words, published Feb 13 2019 7 votes
What it felt like: If “living history” role-plays in the classroom can so easily go wrong, why do teachers keep assigning them? ~life education Article 2477 words, published May 20 2019 6 votes
Defeating the voters: Across the United States, state autocrats are spurning democratic majorities ~humanities Article 2142 words, published May 14 2019 15 votes
Bryce Harper’s brother makes $2,000 a month playing independent ball in Lancaster. He loves it. ~sports.baseball Article 2060 words 3 votes
By censoring Arthur’s same-sex wedding, Alabama Public Television betrayed Mr. Rogers’ legacy ~lgbt Article 1181 words 7 votes
Abolish the priesthood: To save the Church, Catholics must detach themselves from the clerical hierarchy—and take the faith back into their own hands ~humanities religion theology Article 8092 words 10 votes
How greed and corruption blew up South Korea’s nuclear industry ~enviro energy Article 3096 words, published Apr 22 2019 6 votes
Emilia Clarke on the final episode of “Game of Thrones,” meeting Beyoncé, and the fate of Daenerys Targaryen ~tv Article 3980 words 7 votes