“No Cost” License Plate Readers Are Turning Texas Police into Mobile Debt Collectors and Data Miners
Traffic cameras plus Big Data plus credit card machines = law enforcement ka-CHING! Dave Maass gives you the goods.
From the Shelf to the Bin
A third of all food that’s produced in the world is thrown away as ‘waste.’ What’s going on? Diana Moreno writes.
Russia Without Whom? An Interview with the publisher of Russia Without Us
When the Soviet Union collapsed, a generation had just been born. The online journal Russia Without Us catalogues their struggle to find a place in today’s Russia.
Weekly E-book: The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen
This week we celebrate the imagination of Baron Munchausen.
I Ramped Up My Internet Security, and You Should Too
Here’s how ProPublica reporter Julia Angwin upped her defenses against hackers and spies.
Sunday Comics
Do you want my styrofoam peanuts? You can have my styrofoam peanuts — they’re in Sunday Comics.
Welcome
Brittany Larson looks at the state of current affairs, and comes away disillusioned.
“I found out about the [methanol] plant on Facebook,” says resigning member of Sustainable Tacoma Commission
“In fact, methanol was never brought to STC’s attention: as a commissioner I and others found out about the plant on FACEBOOK, which is troubling given that we were created by the City of Tacoma to advise it on matters of sustainability.”
Full Brightness
Sleep tracking apps report passing dreams as waves. Jacqueline Feldman rides.
Using Math to Connect to Who We Really Are
Mikala Streeter tries to revive math with a practical basis: figuring out what to do about contemporary issues.
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