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Science Are pesticides evil, or awesome? Maggie Koerth

Science Going Under: What we don't know about anesthetics Maggie Koerth
ireland Watch the trailer for the thrilling new IRA miniseries "Say Nothing" Thom Dunn
History New map of medieval London Rob Beschizza
groovy tunes Groove to more 1960s LA rock Bob Knetzger
umami Map of umami foods across the world Jennifer Sandlin
global warming New study suggests launching dust from Moon as climate solution. What could go wrong? Mark Frauenfelder
documentaries Documentary about the skateboarding scene in Pakistan Elías Villoro
donald trump Donald Trump "livid" over last night's "humiliating" results, says CNN's Jim Acosta Carla Sinclair
art Interactive art piece connects the world through sound Gareth Branwyn
politics The blowback of embargoes, cigars and capitalist wars A.E. Gómez
sci fi James Lipnickas' eerie graphite drawings of alien-human high-rises Clive Thompson
delete facebook Facebook says iPhone OS will results in a 50% drop in Audience Network publisher revenue Mark Frauenfelder
COVID-19 Obsessive-compulsive disorder as practice for COVID-19 David Pescovitz
earth abides Jonathan Lethem reviews the 1959 adaptation of Earth Abides, starring Burt Lancaster Mark Frauenfelder
politics 'Please quarantine politicizing COVID,' says Dr. Tedros on Trump, 'We will have many body bags' Xeni Jardin
Business Coronavirus: Wall Street ends worst week since 2008, Dow closes down 350+ points Xeni Jardin
health Second U.S. case of Wuhan coronavirus 2019-nCoV confirmed by CDC Xeni Jardin
web theory Massive, careful study finds that social media use is generally neutral for kids' happiness, and sometimes positive Cory Doctorow
reefer madness Malcolm Gladwell wrote a flawed weed moral panic piece for The New Yorker Mark Frauenfelder