Politics

I’m a gay ex-NFL player. I can’t wait until players like Carl Nassib don’t need to “come out.”

Carl Nassib leaves the field after a football game on November 29, 2020. | John Bazemore/APThe emotional labor of creating…

3 years ago

Why some biologists and ecologists think social media is a risk to humanity

A group of 17 researchers across disciplines from biology to philosophy published a paper arguing that the impacts of social…

3 years ago

6 crucial climate actions the Senate left out of its infrastructure deal

President Biden announced the broad outlines of an infrastructure deal reached with a bipartisan group of senators outside the White…

3 years ago

Chauvin’s prison sentence is still not justice

People gather at an Atlanta rally after Derek Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree murder on April 20, 2021. |…

3 years ago

The rise and rise and rise of the Fast & Furious franchise

Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and Letty Ortiz (Michelle Rodriguez) return for another fast and furious adventure. | UniversalAt 20 years…

3 years ago

Pride merch won’t save trans youth

Target is one of the many, many companies to sell branded rainbow gear for Pride Month. | Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via…

3 years ago

Ethiopia is facing a human-made famine

The Relief Society of Tigray distributing sacks of wheat and boxes of vegetable oil on May 8. The region is…

3 years ago

A European butterfly bonanza starts with caterpillars 4,000 miles away

Painted lady butterflies have the longest known migration circuit of any insect | Courtesy of Oriol Massana ValerianoThey say a…

3 years ago

Hotels will never be the same

The Mandarin Oriental’s MOBase rooms emphasize their office utility. | Mandarin OrientalContactless check-in and room service robots are the future…

3 years ago

Google is starting to warn users when it doesn’t have a reliable answer

Google started testing a feature that notifies users when they’re searching for something that’s a rapidly evolving topic. | Toby…

3 years ago