Quantum Computing What You Need To Know First About The Inexplicable World Of Quantum ComputingForbes - Moor Insights and StrategyPaul Smith-Goodson in Moor Insights & Strategy's analyst in-residence for Quantum Computing. Qubit type by company. Google, IBM, Intel, Ion Q, Rigetti The primary quantum computer companies are Google,
Good Morning America Conservatives rail against New York Times project on America’s sordid slave pastThinkProgress - Stephanie Griffith An uproar over a New York Times project that explores the nation's sordid slave legacy, and the rich and varied contributions of black Americans. In a …
Brexit There’s an idea that could transform Britain – but Brexit won’t let it be heardThe Guardian - Jonathan FreedlandA British thinker’s remarkable new approach to public services is attracting global interest. But Whitehall isn’t listening Against some stiff competition, one of the worst things about Brexit is the it
World News Overtourism in the NetherlandsThe Atlantic - Rene ChunOutnumbered by drunk and disorderly visitors, the Netherlands fights back. The Dutch have suffered some brutal occupations, from the Roman empire and Viking raids to Spanish and Nazi rule. But now they
Buddhism Take it from me, a Buddhist monk: cleaning is good for youThe Guardian - Shoukei MatsumotoThe routines of sweeping, polishing and tidying have spiritual meaning, and you don’t have to be religious to benefit from them Mental health counsellors often recommend that clients clean their home every
Opinion (UK) ‘Do black people read?’ What my years in publishing have taught me about diversity in booksThe Guardian - Natalie JeromeIf we feel disconnected from each other, perhaps it starts in this skewed, unrepresentative vision of the world that begins in our books when we are at knee height My daughter, like me, is of mixed heritage.
Culture Bassey Ikpi On 'I'm Telling The Truth, But I'm Lying'NPRNPR's Scott Simon speaks with author and spoken-word artist Bassey Ikpi on her essays about growing up and dealing with mental illness. "I'm Telling The Truth, But I'm Lying." As phrases that can stop
Elizabeth Warren Did Elizabeth Warren Just Neutralize Trump’s Best Attack?Vanity Fair - Tina NguyenThe Massachusetts Senator rolled out a massive plan to help Native Americans. As Donald Trump himself foreshadowed at his New Hampshire rally Thursday night, promising to revive his “Pocahontas” attack—“don’t
Amazon All the chores your kids should be doing, based on their agereviewed.com - Kristina Wright As a parenting writer, I have had a lot of parent-friends ask me this one question more than any other: "When should my kids start doing chores?" My …
U.S. Senate Democrats got millions more votes – so how did Republicans win the Senate?Guardian US - Sabrina SiddiquiSenate electoral process means although Democrats received more overall votes for the Senate than Republicans, that does not translate to more seats The 2018 midterm elections brought significant gains
Politics New Trump Rule Would Let Many Companies Fire People for Being Pregnant, Gay, or TransVICE - Susan RinkunasEmployers with federal contracts may be allowed to effectively discriminate against workers based on the employer’s religious beliefs, thanks to a rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Labor. The policy,
Environment 'Bees, not refugees': the environmentalist roots of anti-immigrant bigotryThe Guardian - Susie CagleThe environmentalist, white nationalist, and influential anti-immigration activist John Tanton died less than three weeks before the El Paso shooting. Tanton lived to see his movement shape much of modern
Mississippi Trump’s 'Invasion' Was a Corporate Recruitment DriveThe Atlantic - Eric SchlosserWhat Trump has called an “invasion” was actually a corporate recruitment drive. The immigration raid last week at seven poultry plants in rural Mississippi was a perfect symbol of the Trump administration’s
Gun Control The Real Reason Obama Didn’t Pass Gun ControlPOLITICO - By BILL SCHERDemocrats had downplayed the issue for years. If they’re serious about changing things, that needs to stop now. Bill Scher is a contributing editor to Politico Magazine, and co-host of the Bloggingheads.tv
Women of Color What To Do When White Women Aren't Allies At WorkForbes - Maryann ReidA recent McKinsey study showed that black women experience more microaggressions at work compared to women of other races. However, this does not come as a surprise to many black female professionals,
Cannabis How to Navigate the Wild World of Weed PensRolling Stone - Mary Jane Gibson There are a ton of ways to consume weed in 2019. But if you’re looking for a covert way to get high on the go — at a friend’s wedding, on a road trip …
Facebook Messenger Facebook Just Gave 1.3 Billion Messenger Users A Reason To Delete Their AccountsForbes - Kate O'FlahertyFacebook has just become the latest big tech firm to confirm that external contractors are listening to audio of users’ private conversations. According to a Bloomberg report, Facebook has hired the contractors
Immigration Restriction of ImmigrationThe Atlantic - Francis A. Walker"The question to-day is ... of protecting the American rate of wages, the American standard of living, and the quality of American citizenship from degradation through the tumultuous access of vast throngs
Stonehenge 3D-printed Stonehenge model tests monument's acousticssciencefocus.com - Jason Goodyer Sound engineers at the University of Salford have created a tiny model of Stonehenge in order to investigate the ancient monument’s acoustic …
Music The Night Bruce Springsteen Became ‘Rock and Roll Future’Rolling Stone - Andy Greene The story of how Jon Landau saw Bruce Springsteen play at Cambridge, Massachusetts’ Harvard Square Theater on May 9th, 1974 and then declared him …
Missouri This state actually has the highest rate of black homicide victims in the entire countrydailykos.com - Marissa Higgins While Donald Trump likes to talk a lot about homicide rates in cities like Chicago and Baltimore, he’s really just using coded language to get his …
Play buttonBabies The Weird History of Baby Cage, The Oddest Parenting Trend of the ’20sFatherly - Matt Berical In the early 1920s, baby cages popped up in space-cramped apartments. The coop-like cages let parents "air" out their babies without leaving their …
U.S. Treasury A Kremlin-Linked Firm Invested Millions in Kentucky. Were They After More Than Money?TIME - Simon Shuster/LondonLast summer, it looked like things were finally about to change for Ashland, Ky. For two decades, the jobs that once supported this Appalachian outpost of 20,000 people on a bend in the Ohio River have
Sperm Scientists unlock secrets of biological sex within sperm for first time in major breakthroughThe Telegraph - By Sarah KnaptonSperm can be segregated easily into male and female, scientists have shown for the first time, in a breakthrough which experts said could have ‘disruptive social consequences’ if applied to humans. Japanese
Little Red Riding Hood 17 Childhood Stories And Rhymes Are That Are Surprisingly Really DarkBuzzFeed - Hanifah RahmanWhy are nursery rhymes so full of death? "Jack fell down and broke his crown, And Jill came tumbling after." At face value, this is about two kids who get into an accident while doing their chores, which
Ken Cuccinelli The History Of 'Public Charge' Requirements In U.S. Immigration LawNPRNPR's Mary Louise Kelly looks at the history of the "public charge" requirement in U.S. immigration law with Kunal Parker, historian at the University of Miami School of Law. A bronze plaque at the Statue
Personal Finance (UK) Danish bank launches world’s first negative interest rate mortgageThe Guardian - Patrick CollinsonA Danish bank has launched the world’s first negative interest rate mortgage – handing out loans to homeowners where the charge is minus 0.5% a year. Negative interest rates effectively mean that a bank
Koch Industries 'Kochland': How The Koch Brothers Changed U.S. Corporate And Political PowerNPR - Terry GrossIn a new book, Christopher Leonard chronicles how Koch Industries acquired huge businesses, limited its liability and created a political influence network to remake the GOP. This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry
Fatty Acids A New Clue to the Origins of LifeThe Atlantic - Ed YongA long-standing mystery about early cells has a solution—and it’s a rather magical one. When Caitlin Cornell looked down her microscope, she saw large bright spots against a black background. They resembled
