Former President Donald Trump’s stockpile of allegedly classified documents puts a system for hiding information in the spotlight. Access to the most hidden corners of the nation’s security bureaucracy can be a golden ticket to some of the realm’s most precious jewels. The Defense Department calls …
Sunday Reads for August 14, 2022
Thanks to the FBI’s raid of Mar-a-Lago this week, POLITICO gives us civilians a primer on the protocols set up to protect classified information. After that, Axios has a breakdown of the most sweeping climate change legislation in U.S. history and when we’ll see its impact. Speaking of the planet, it’s spinning too fast — a trend called “terrestrial haste.” Imagine trying to describe the pictures from the Webb telescope in words! I loved learning about the art of writing NASA’s image captions.
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The most sweeping climate change legislation in U.S. history is on its way to President Biden's desk after clearing the House Friday in a 220-207 …
The answer could come from deep below. Our home planet is in a hurry. On June 29, 2022, Earth completed the shortest day since scientists started …
New photos from the James Webb Space Telescope let earthlings see farther into space than ever before. The kaleidoscopic images inspire awe and wonder and maybe even a bit of comforting perspective. But what if you’re blind? Some of the fixes for people who can’t see images are more helpful than …
Weston Brown had given up challenging his mother’s anti-LGBTQ beliefs. But that was before she started coming after library books. This article was published in partnership with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive their biggest stories as soon as …
Efforts to diversify the industry might be having the opposite effect. And although puzzles are an important part of The New York Times’ business …
There’s a game, and you’re always playing it–whether you realize it or not. This is a story about emotional intelligence, building resilience, and (oddly) high school humor. I think we should start with the high school humor, and then work our way toward the emotional intelligence. When I was a …
We spoke to two psychiatrists and a psychologist about some of the biggest myths about antidepressants spreading online. A little over a year ago, …
From what to use to how to use it, here's what to know. Look to any social feed, and you’ll probably run into someone preaching about the skincare wonder that is gua sha. The longtime form of Traditional Chinese medicine has made its way into the hands of, well, everyone—and for good reasons. With …
The early bird may be known for catching the worm, but it also catches the best flights. In fact, people who get the first flight in the morning can …