Year: 2019
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Taxing Dissent: Uganda’s Social Media Dilemma
The effect of the Ugandan social media tax has been more than to “curb gossip”; it’s driving the poor and marginalized offline — and the political.
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Sunday Comics
They are digging through all of your files, stealing back your Sunday Comics. You cover your windows with lead, even keeping the pets outside. Then you hear, a moment too late…
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Nicolas Bourbaki: The Greatest Mathematician Who Never Was
The completely nonfictional story of the famous mathematician who never existed. David Gunderman on the beat.
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Even in Sporty Seattle, Most Kids Aren’t Getting Enough Exercise
Youth in Seattle and King County get less exercise than most of the country. Why? Julie McCleery considers.
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Free Thing of the Week: Wind
We dig through the vaults and bring you Robert Loebel’s wonderful short animation, Wind
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A 6,000-year-old Fruit Fly Gave the World Cheese and Yogurt
How a chance encounter between a fruit fly and a pail of milk led to the creation of cheese and yogurt. John Morrissey writes.
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Sunday Comics
Though you may not drive a great big Cadillac, gangster whitewalls, TV antenna in the back…You may not have the Sunday Comics at all. Just remember brothers and sisters, you can still stand tall.
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How We’ll Buy Things in 2030: Smart Stores and Personalized Experiences
As brick-and-mortar sales continue to fall, it’s time to reimagine shopping. Peter H. Diamandis writes.
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Hong Kong Protest Artwork: Yellow Objects
“Yellow Object is…” Artists on the dehumanizing of human protesters in Hong Kong. Oiwan Lam writes.
