US Food and Drug Administration bowed to industry for decades as alarms were sounded over talc ~health Article 3536 words 7 votes
In terms of reading test score points per hour of learning, Finnish students came out on top, followed by kids in Germany and Sweden ~life education Article 230 words 5 votes
Riot Games will pay at least $10 million to settle gender discrimination suit, split between all female employees who worked there in the last five years ~games Article 728 words 17 votes
The Vietnam draft lotteries functioned as a randomized experiment—which has allowed social scientists to study its life-changing effects ~science psychology Article 2281 words 7 votes
Faith and Reasons: Two authors explore the persistence of religious feeling ~books reviews Article 1546 words, published Nov 11 2019 3 votes
E-books at libraries are a huge hit, leading to long waits, reader hacks and worried publishers ~books libraries Article 1806 words 25 votes
I was a drug rep. I know how pharma companies pushed opioids. ~health medicine Article 1671 words 12 votes
Only two road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhabitants were reported in Norway in 2019, making it the best-performing country for road safety ~transport Article 466 words 10 votes
In a major ethical leap for the tech world, Chinese start-ups have built algorithms that the government uses to track [Uighurs] members of a largely Muslim minority group ~tech Article 5665 words, published Apr 14 2019 13 votes
Mikhail Gorbachev's Pizza Hut ad is his most bizarre legacy, and tells the story of his attempt to find—and to fund—a place in a country that wanted nothing more to do with him ~humanities.history Article 3434 words 10 votes
A falling rocket booster just completely flattened a building in China ~space spaceflight rocketry Article 622 words 14 votes
UPS employees allegedly ran massive drug shipment operation, evading authorities for a decade ~news usa.az.tucson mexico crime.organized Article 1048 words 12 votes
Pour one out for the Steam Controller, now on closeout sale for just $5 plus shipping ~games Article 747 words 27 votes
Like This Or Die - The fate of the book review in the age of the algorithm ~books reviews Article 6908 words, published Apr 1 2019 4 votes
What once seemed impossible is now undeniable: The Redskins have lost Washington ~sports.american_football Article 1221 words 6 votes
Peckish pedestrians in Copenhagen will soon be able to pluck healthy snacks directly from greenery around the city ~food Article 299 words 13 votes
China tried to plant its candidate in Australian Federal Parliament, authorities believe ~news china australia politics Article 1626 words 17 votes
Iraq's defence minister Najah al-Shammari accused of benefit fraud in Sweden ~news sweden crime iraq Article 223 words 3 votes
Ta-Nehisi Coates: "Cancel culture" has always existed - for the powerful, at least - now social media has democratized it ~tech social media Article 1262 words 18 votes
The shoals of Ukraine - Where American illusions and great-power politics collide ~humanities.history Article 4324 words 5 votes
Google is going to deploy Loon balloons in rural Peru ~tech internet google Article 357 words 9 votes
Inside Apple’s iPhone software shakeup after buggy iOS 13 debut ~tech apple ios.13 ios.14 Article 13 votes
From January, jet fuel suppliers in Norway must blend 0.5% of biofuel in all their aviation fuel – a policy Oslo hopes will lead to lower CO2 emissions ~enviro Article 557 words 7 votes
Sweden will become the first market where all Coca-Cola products are sold in fully recycled plastic bottles ~enviro recycling plastics pollution Article 11 votes
How bison create the spring : Indigenous groups are leading efforts to reintroduce free-roaming buffalo throughout their lands ~enviro conservation Article 531 words 11 votes
The homeownership obsession - How buying homes became a part of the American dream—and also a nightmare ~life housing Article 4561 words, published Nov 13 2019 35 votes
From an Oslo forest comes the Christmas gift Norway gives Britain every year – a towering tree for London's Trafalgar Square ~life Article 207 words 7 votes
Sweden's central bank sells off bonds from Canadian province of Alberta and parts of Australia over climate concerns ~finance economics Article 482 words 7 votes
Stammer time - Stutterers reach beyond the medical model of disability ~health Article 3900 words, published Nov 4 2019 4 votes
Google is an emerging health-care juggernaut, and privacy laws weren’t written to keep up ~health healthcare Article 461 words 14 votes
The strange life and mysterious death of Jerrold Haas, co-founder of the educational-blockchain startup Tessr ~tech Article 7850 words 7 votes
They turn ’49 Mercurys and Shelby Cobras into EVs, one Tesla carcass at a time ~transport Article 1578 words 6 votes