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Metagenomic sequencing can quickly identify pathogens in body fluids, new study finds ~science medicine Link 3 votes
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Robin Kemp lost her news job in Clayton County, Ga. — but she kept reporting the news. It paid off on election week. ~news journalism usa.ga Article 1708 words 16 votes
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A look at the future of abortion from Colorado ~health Article 557 words, published Nov 5 2020 9 votes
The world's largest camera and most exciting telescope are nearly here ~space astronomy Article 540 words, published Oct 31 2020 6 votes
The uneasy afterlife of our dazzling trash: Where do CDs go to die? ~enviro recycling plastics Article 1381 words 5 votes
Amazon wants to win over Sweden – the Swedes have other ideas ~tech amazon Article 1558 words 7 votes
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As Joe Biden wins the US election and transitions to president-elect, US allies and other nations react to the shift ~society politics Article 1057 words 17 votes
Scientists know masks limit the coronavirus’s spread, but it’s impossible for randomized trials to prove that ~health Article 1397 words 5 votes
Oregon legalizes psilocybin mushrooms (for therapeutic purposes) and decriminalizes all drugs ~health.mental Article 672 words 32 votes
Amazon releases "Halo" wearable which analyzes emotions in the user's voice ~tech privacy amazon.halo amazon.tone Article 1121 words 14 votes
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AI has cracked a key mathematical puzzle for understanding our world ~science Article 675 words 6 votes
Coding human data into microbes that will survive for millions of years ~science biology.micro Link 4 votes
How eugenics shaped statistics ~science mathematics statistics Article 6998 words, published Oct 28 2020 9 votes
New Zealand voters approve euthanasia but reject recreational marijuana ~news new zealand law Article 785 words 17 votes
Denmark has lashed out against the EU's plan to establish a minimum wage, arguing it would undermine a national labor-market model that's popular with unions and employers ~finance Article 7 votes
SpaceX reveals monthly cost of Starlink internet in its "Better Than Nothing Beta" ~space spaceflight.commercial Article 816 words 14 votes
Harvard’s Chetty finds economic carnage for the poorest in the wealthiest ZIP codes ~finance Article 8 votes
Pope Francis appoints first African-American cardinal ~humanities religion Article 747 words 12 votes
How US President Donald Trump ruined political comedy ~society politics Article 3184 words, published Oct 7 2020 10 votes
Sanna Marin, Finland's fearless prime minister, is challenging sexism in politics ~life.women Article 819 words, published Oct 21 2020 10 votes
Black players continued a mentoring tradition amid a pandemic ~sports.baseball Article 1622 words 6 votes
Arlo Guthrie retires from touring: ‘It’s time to hang up the gone fishing sign’ ~music folk Article 369 words 6 votes
As local news dies, a pay-for-play network rises in its place ~news usa journalism Article 3254 words, published Oct 20 2020 7 votes
Movie night at the White House: A century of screenings, decoded ~movies Article 1909 words, published Oct 20 2020 7 votes
Activists build facial recognition to ID cops who hide their badges ~tech Article 1542 words 15 votes
Jazz legend Keith Jarrett may never perform again after suffering two strokes ~music jazz Article 1882 words 8 votes
Twitter won’t let The New York Post tweet until it agrees to behave itself ~tech social media Article 342 words 13 votes
The real divide in America is between political junkies and everyone else ~society politics Article 450 words 17 votes
Restoring farmland could drastically slow extinctions, fight climate change ~enviro climate change Article 914 words, published Oct 14 2020 6 votes
What Prop. 22’s defeat would mean for Uber and Lyft — and drivers ~transport Article 1816 words 9 votes
Migrant workers restricted to farms under one grower’s virus lockdown ~life work Article 1910 words 8 votes
Going Sohla: After leaving Bon Appétit, the chef now has her own show — where she’s paid fairly for her fantastic creations ~food cooking Article 2786 words 27 votes
America will sacrifice anything for the college experience ~life education.higher Article 2767 words 8 votes
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Taking back our privacy - Profile of Moxie Marlinspike, founder of Signal ~tech privacy Article 8807 words 9 votes