noise pollution Car alarms are "idiotic, selfish forms of noise pollution that do nothing to deter crime" Mark Frauenfelder
free speech Scot sentenced to community service for tweeting "the only good Brit soldier is a deed one, burn auld fella buuuuurn" after famed soldier's death Rob Beschizza
politics Facebook whistleblower says it fed Capitol riot and deliberately magnifies hate and misinformation for profit Rob Beschizza
social media One way to fix social media? Look at how the US, UK, and USSR dealt with radio in the early 20th-century Thom Dunn
News Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Elliot Broidy, Lil Wayne, others — 73 pardons, 70 commutations Xeni Jardin
filter bubbles Envision the future of digital public spaces at the inaugural New Public Festival, January 12-14 Thom Dunn
COVID-19 Politico asked 34 big thinkers to predict how the coronapocalypse will permanently change our world Gareth Branwyn