Gabriel Thompson takes us into San Francisco Immigration Court and the labyrinthine system that asylum seekers—and attorneys and judges—are up against.
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Homeward Bound: Allegedly a Sea of Sexual Harassment in the Field of Science
A program to encourage women to take leadership positions in the field of science has sailed into the rough seas of the #metoo movement.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Story, Technology
We’re Not Ready for Mars
Elon Musk can’t wait to send humans to the Moon and Mars. But before we land ourselves on other worlds, we need to remember how we’ve treated our own.
Posted inHighlight, Quotes, Science & Nature
Sh*t or Get Off the Composter
Maybe pooping into porcelain bowls of potable water wasn’t the best idea we ever had.
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature
The Scientist at the Center of a Heated Scientific Feud
When one female scientist’s thirty years of research contradicted the established theory of dinosaur extinction, people started calling her a bitch that should be burned at the stake.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes, Science & Nature
Lettuce Try to Grow Dwarf Tomatoes Next
When we all eventually move to Mars, we’re going to need to know how to grow our own veggies. NASA’s working on the science of farming in space.
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What Happened at the Lake
Wendell Lindsey is serving life prison for murdering his daughter. Maybe he did, or maybe he’s also a victim — of junk science, personal vendettas, weak investigation, and bad attorneys.
Posted inNonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature
Building a Life in Someone Else’s Ghost Town
Cisco, Utah can’t be a ghost town, because Eileen Muza lives there, but people sure treat it that way.
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‘I’d Rather Import Water Than Export Children’
Growth advocates in St. George, Utah want a billion-dollar pipeline to support a rising population. Conservationists don’t.
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Looking for a Greener Death
Aquamation is more environmentally-friendly than cremation and has a growing number of supporters. So why is it mostly illegal?
