Instead of building seawalls or raising the land to prepare for rising sea levels, California’s Imperial Beach is considering moving the town a few blocks back from the ocean.
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We All Work for Facebook
Digital labor is valuable even when we do it for free. Should we get paid?
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Forensic Science Put Jimmy Genrich in Prison for 24 Years. What if It Wasn’t Science?
Forensic science — the kind that traces the grooves in bullets, the mark of a shoe, or the scrape of a tool — emerged in the early 20th century as a way to professionalize police work. But once its findings made their way into the court system, it became almost impossible to divide the good […]
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
The Darwinian View of Our Storytelling Species
What the history of folktales reveals about the role storytelling played in human evolution.
Posted inHighlight, Quotes, Science & Nature
Take Two $275 Herbal Supplements and Don’t Call Me in the Morning
Looks like you’ve got late-stage Patriarchal Medicine Syndrome. I’m so sorry.
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Menace Too Society
Cancel culture suggests we can change the world from the outside in, but the misogyny and racism are coming from inside the house.
Posted inNonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature
When Your Child’s Life Depends on it
Amber Olsen needs to raise one million additional dollars to fund life-saving research for her daughter, Willow.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, History, Nonfiction, Science & Nature
The Possessed: Dispatches from the Third Trimester
On pregnancy, demons, and Stranger Things.
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The Case for Letting Malibu Burn
Many of California’s native ecosystems evolved to burn. Modern fire suppression creates fuels that lead to catastrophic fires. So why do people insist on rebuilding in the firebelt?
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Shannon Gormley, Jasmine Sanders, Esmé Weijun Wang, Kevin T. Baker, and Gabrielle Bellot.
