Solarpunk, a new genre of science fiction, demands radical optimism of its writers and readers. It takes the apocalypse as given, but doesn’t assume the worst of people living through it.
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Tommy Tomlinson: The Weight I Carry
“On top of all that, some of us fight holes in our souls that a boxcar of donuts couldn’t fill.” Tommy Tomlinson shares the physical and emotional costs of weighing 460 pounds.
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The Minnesota Murderess
“Just as much as the state needed to punish murder, so too did it have to enforce proper womanhood in a rapidly changing social order. Science, journalism, and law, still the dominions of men, were tools for catching bad women and holding them accountable. “
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Why the Moon Is Suddenly a Hot Commodity
The next space race is on.
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The Bat-Borne Virus That Threatens to Become the Next Pandemic
Steven Bedard, a former field biologist, travels around Bangladesh with a team of public health investigators studying Nipah, a bat-borne virus with the potential to become the next pandemic.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, education, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Technology
‘Stanford Is the Valley’: On Grooming Tech’s Next Generation
Amid controversies and unethical practices, tech giants like Facebook and Google are no longer dream companies to work for.
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You’re Fine, and So Is Your Baby
If new parents say they don’t have intrusive thoughts about harm befalling their babies, “they’re lying.”
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Story
Duet for a Small Porpoise’s Extinction
Kimi Eisele contemplates coherence, the near extinction of the vaquita, and the expensive bycatch of being human.
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This Heist’s for the Birds
“I always say, If there is a $50,000 bill flying around, someone is going to try to catch it.”
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Preserving Human Life Requires Preserving Insect Life
While science labors to comprehend the variety and volume of insects on earth, both are declining with disturbing speed, and the ecological consequences are troubling.
