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The Ecology of Mass Extinctions
Mass extinctions are not all the same in their effects. Jon Tennant considers some evidence from the Ordovician.
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Sympathy for The Jungle
Seattle’s political establishment wants to eliminate Seattle’s underclass. Same as it ever was, indeed. Jeff Stevens opines.
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Turkish academics deserve solidarity: The fight for academic freedom is global
The Turkish Government’s heavy-handed reaction to petitions supporting arrested academics is the continuation of a wider trend of restricting civil liberties and freedom of speech. Julian de Medeiros breaks it down for you.
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“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.
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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.
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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.
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Weekly E-book: The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen
This week we celebrate the imagination of Baron Munchausen.
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I Ramped Up My Internet Security, and You Should Too
Here’s how ProPublica reporter Julia Angwin upped her defenses against hackers and spies.
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Sunday Comics
Do you want my styrofoam peanuts? You can have my styrofoam peanuts — they’re in Sunday Comics.
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