The 1619 Project by the New York Times ~humanities.history Article 137 words, published Aug 14 2019 4 votes
In Norilsk, Russia's most isolated major city, the arrival of high-speed internet gave residents a new window onto the world ~life Article 1759 words 9 votes
The complicated ethics of Tesla's Autopilot - It could save the lives of millions, but it will kill some people first ~transport Article 8 votes
A photographer at the ends of the Earth - Thomas Joshua Cooper risks his life to document the world’s remotest places ~arts photography.landscape Article 6656 words 7 votes
Twelve hours. Four Syrian hospitals bombed. One culprit: Russia. ~news syria russia Article 1491 words 12 votes
Jeff Bezos’s master plan - What the Amazon founder and CEO wants for his empire and himself, and what that means for the rest of us ~finance business Article 11 112 words, published Oct 8 2019 16 votes
Donald Trump administration will deny visas to US immigrants who cannot prove they will have health insurance or the ability to pay for medical costs ~news usa politics.usa Article 430 words 6 votes
The internet is overrun with images of child sexual abuse. What went wrong? ~tech internet Article 4815 words 18 votes
US President Donald Trump pressed Australian leader to help William Barr investigate Robert Mueller inquiry’s origins ~news usa australia politics.usa Article 536 words 11 votes
Where theory meets chalk, dust flies - A photo survey of the blackboards of mathematicians ~science mathematics Article 6 votes
Unprofitable companies are raising the most IPO cash since the dot-com era ~finance business Article 12 votes
Nancy Pelosi plans formal impeachment inquiry of US President Donald Trump ~news usa politics.usa Article 456 words 49 votes
Four years in startups - Life in Silicon Valley during the dawn of the unicorns ~tech Article 7520 words 6 votes
Blame economists for the mess we’re in: Why did America listen to the people who thought we needed “more millionaires and more bankrupts?” ~finance economics Article 1520 words 19 votes
Our food is killing too many of us: Improving American nutrition would make the biggest impact on our health care ~health diet Article 908 words, published Aug 26 2019 11 votes
Facebook’s suspension of ‘tens of thousands’ of apps reveals wider privacy issues ~tech social media facebook privacy Article 483 words 5 votes
Scientists taught rats to play hide-and-seek with them ~science Article 535 words, published Sep 12 2019 9 votes
Russian propaganda stoking 5G health fears in Australia ~tech social media Article 702 words 16 votes
The US health-care system found a way to make peanuts cost $4,200 ~health healthcare Article 2181 words 8 votes
What college admissions offices really want - Elite schools say they’re looking for academic excellence and diversity. But their thirst for tuition revenue means that wealth trumps all ~life education.higher Article 8803 words 10 votes
Sacklers would give up ownership of Purdue Pharma under US settlement proposal ~health medicine Article 1022 words 11 votes
It’s time for Black athletes to leave White colleges ~sports Article 2674 words, published Sep 5 2019 7 votes
Baby Trump balloon flies over Copenhagen despite canceled visit ~news denmark.copenhagen usa politics.usa Article 4 votes
Steve and The Don: Smith entering the rarest of air as records mount ~sports cricket Article 578 words 3 votes
How Matthew Lopez transformed “Howards End” into an epic play about gay life ~arts theatre Article 7437 words 6 votes
John W. Campbell Award is renamed after winner criticizes him ~books science fiction Article 722 words 12 votes
The message of measles - As public-health officials confront the largest outbreak in the US in decades, they’ve been fighting as much against dangerous ideas as they have against the disease ~health medicine Article 8361 words 9 votes
'Walk away': ACCC finds franchisors failing to outline rent, wages ~finance business Article 533 words 2 votes
Inside America’s dysfunctional trillion-dollar fighter-jet program ~transport Article 4600 words, published Aug 21 2019 8 votes
Did Venus Williams ever get her due? How the first Williams sister changed the course of women’s tennis ~sports tennis Article 6172 words 12 votes
Qantas 'research flights' to test nineteen hour non-stop London, New York to Sydney routes ~transport Article 594 words 8 votes
An ingenious microscope could change how quickly disease is detected ~science medicine Article 479 words 6 votes
Free speech tropes - Common misstatements, misconceptions, and bad arguments about the First Amendment in American media ~misc Article 2325 words 9 votes
Meritocracy prizes achievement above all else, turning life into an endless competition and making everyone—even the rich—miserable ~life work education Article 2629 words 11 votes