Hundreds of banned crypto miners were siphoning power at China’s state firms ~finance cryptocurrency Article 3 votes
An empire of dying wells - Old oil and gas sites are a climate menace. Meet the company that owns more of America’s decaying wells than any other. ~enviro climate change Article 10 votes
Jon Gruden, Raiders coach, resigns after homophobic and misogynistic emails ~sports.american_football Article 1656 words 11 votes
I left poverty after writing 'Maid.' But poverty never left me ~life Article 1546 words, published Sep 30 2021 6 votes
David Shor is telling US Democrats what they don’t want to hear ~society politics Article 5801 words 8 votes
Facebook is nearing a reputational point of no return ~tech facebook social media Article 669 words 13 votes
Facebook banned someone for developing a Chrome extension designed to reduce its addictiveness ~tech facebook social media browsers Article 1203 words 27 votes
Stranded in Yemen’s war zone, a decaying supertanker has more than a million barrels of oil aboard. If—or when—it explodes or sinks, thousands may die. ~transport Article 8472 words, published Oct 2 2021 2 votes
First malaria vaccine approved by World Health Organization ~health medicine Article 1046 words 16 votes
US civil engineers bent the rules to give New Orleans extra protection from hurricanes ~engineering Article published Sep 2 2021 9 votes
Don’t be surprised about Facebook and teen girls. That’s what Facebook is. ~life.women Article 1237 words 12 votes
Many economics experts are rethinking longstanding core ideas, including the importance of inflation expectations ~finance economics Article 1312 words 12 votes
DeepMind worked with UK weather forecasters to create a model that was better at making short term predictions than existing systems ~tech Article 843 words 9 votes
The unbelievable grimness of /r/HermanCainAward, the subreddit that catalogs anti-vaxxer COVID deaths ~tech social media Article 1957 words, published Sep 21 2021 30 votes
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Housing in Alaska can’t survive climate change. This group is trying a new model. ~design architecture Article 2363 words, published Sep 24 2021 3 votes
What happens when the experience of celebrity becomes universal? ~humanities Article 4084 words 5 votes
Climate change in Brazil: Fire, frost, and drought shake global markets ~enviro climate change Article 2 votes
Wuhan scientists planned to release coronaviruses into cave bats eighteen months before outbreak ~health Article 319 words 7 votes
Europe’s energy crisis is coming for the rest of the world, too ~enviro climate change energy Article 5 votes
Microsoft, Google, Facebook and other tech firms are pressing lawmakers to stop prosecutors from secretly snooping on private accounts ~tech microsoft google facebook privacy Article 2167 words 3 votes
As women become 60% of all US college students and continue to outpace & outperform men, the WSJ takes a look at how colleges and students feel about it ~humanities education.higher Article 80 words, published Sep 6 2021 16 votes
‘Can’t compete’: Why hiring for child care is a huge struggle ~life parenting work Article 1475 words 13 votes
Behind shipping delays and soaring prices are workers still at mortal risk of COVID-19 ~life work Article 1884 words 8 votes
Biz Markie had exactly what hip-hop needed - Rap’s pioneering ‘Clown Prince,’ as remembered by his friends, family, collaborators, and admirers ~music hip hop Article 4359 words 7 votes
The dark side of chess: Payoffs, points and twelve-year-old Grandmasters ~games.tabletop Article 2700 words, published Jul 13 2021 5 votes
TV stations are launching multicast networks as an opportunity to reach cord cutters ~tv Article 1518 words 6 votes
Gavin Newsom signs bills aimed at creating more affordable housing in California ~life housing.affordable Article 868 words 12 votes
Facebook knows Instagram is toxic for teen girls, company documents show ~life.women Article 62 words 16 votes
Can progressives be convinced that genetics matters? ~science Article 9648 words, published Sep 3 2021 15 votes