The Bicycle Problem That Nearly Broke Mathematics
For much of their existence, bicycles have largely remained unchanged. One group of engineers is exploring how it might be possible to build a better bike.
Unattributed: A Reading List on Plagiarism
Here are six meaty reads on plagiarism: from deep dives into infamous recent cases to essays that question the very possibility of writing that isn’t, to some extent, an act of unattributed borrowing.
The Fake Factory That Pumped Out Real Money
One EPA engineer exposed a counterfeit biodiesel company in Texas, providing an interesting green-version of the classic swindle story, and evidence of how rich a field biofraud might be for con-artists.
When cuteness comes of age
What is “cute”? A writer flies to Japan to find a culture conflicted over cuteness.
The Man Who Created Bigfoot
When two Washington State cowboys went to Northern California in 1967 in search of the mythical Bigfoot, they shot some of the most scrutinized film in cryptozoology history, and created their own myth. This is the story of one of the gods in Bigfoot-hunting, “the original seer: the man who witnessed the unthinkable, who lived to tell the tale, and who has been harassed for what he swore was real.”
Little Government in the Big Woods
Melissa Gilbert’s lost bid for Congress and the forgotten political history of Little House on the Prairie.
What it’s like to be black in Naperville, America
Brian Crooks moved to Naperville, Illinois when he was in the 5th grade. His stories of mistreatment and insults, both blatant and unintentional, show the daily, unrelenting racism flung at a person of color in America.
The Truth About VR and Vomit
“After the high cost of a headset and a rig to support it, the biggest hurdle for a company trying to launch virtual reality into the public consciousness was—and maybe remains—the threat of vomit.”
Trump’s Ghostwriter Tells All
Tony Schwartz was a New York magazine writer recruited by Donald Trump to ghost write his 1987 bestseller, The Art of the Deal. He now regrets what he created and says Trump is unfit to be president.
A Fish So Coveted People Have Smuggled, Kidnapped, and Killed For It
The Asian arowana or “dragon fish” is protected by the Endangered Species Act and illegal to own in the U.S. But the tropical fish’s status symbol among wealthy buyers has made it the object of a thriving black market.
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