March 8, 2022

Underpaid and misled: how staffing agencies manipulate temps

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/03/temp-workers-underpaid-manipulated-report?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

March 4, 2021

How the ‘Ecstatic Joy of Nature’ Unites Vincent van Gogh and David Hockney

Houston exhibition marks the first time the famed artists have been shown side by side in an American museum

Source: How the ‘Ecstatic Joy of Nature’ Unites Vincent van Gogh and David Hockney

February 21, 2021

Ask Ethan: Is Spacetime Real?

Are space and time real like atoms are, or is spacetime just a calculational tool?

Source: Ask Ethan: Is Spacetime Real?

February 9, 2021

Ecofeminist Art is More Relevant than Ever – One Green Planet

Ecofeminism flourished in the 1960s and ‘70s. It was born of Second Wave feminism and the burgeoning environmental movement.

Source: Ecofeminist Art is More Relevant than Ever – One Green Planet

February 7, 2021

The Dawn of CRISPR Mutants

An anthropologist dives into the world of genetic engineering to explore whether gene-editing tools such as CRISPR fulfill the hope of redesigning our species for the better.

Source: The Dawn of CRISPR Mutants

February 5, 2021

Astronomer Avi Loeb Says Aliens Have Visited, and He’s Not Kidding

In conversation, the Harvard University professor explains his shocking hypothesis—and calls out what he sees as a crisis in science

Source: Astronomer Avi Loeb Says Aliens Have Visited, and He’s Not Kidding

February 5, 2021

Could consciousness all come down to the way things vibrate?

A resonance theory of consciousness suggests that the way all matter vibrates, and the tendency for those vibrations to sync up, might be a way to answer the so-called ‘hard problem’ of consciousness.

Source: Could consciousness all come down to the way things vibrate?

February 3, 2021

Lionel ‘Hamp’ Hampton spiced up jazz with good vibes

Source: Lionel ‘Hamp’ Hampton spiced up jazz with good vibes

February 2, 2021

Twitter’s Big Oil ad loophole

Climate groups can’t pay Twitter to spread political content. But the oil industry can, and it’s ramping up its efforts alongside Biden’s climate push.

Source: Twitter’s Big Oil ad loophole

January 31, 2021

Litter Creates Habitat for Animals in Rivers

Researchers conclude we need to be improving habitat conditions in urban rivers.

Source: Litter Creates Habitat for Animals in Rivers