AvatarPavel KomarovMay 11The Strange Afterlife of George Carlinverified_publisherThe New York Times - Dave ItzkoffIn the closing monologue from a recent episode of his HBO talk show, Bill Maher cataloged a series of social conditions that he suggested were hampering stand-up comedy and imperiling free speech: cancel culture, a perceived increase of sensitivity on college campuses, and Will Smith slapping Chris …
AvatarPavel KomarovA Free Diver’s Training Partners: Sharksverified_publisherThe New York Times - Adam SkolnickIt was another perfect February morning off the coral atoll of Tikehau, French Polynesia, when Denis Grosmaire, 44, anchored around 8 in the morning. Grosmaire, French Polynesia’s deepest free diver, peered over the edge into the crystal-clear South Pacific Ocean. On one side of his speedboat was a …
AvatarPavel KomarovHe Spurred a Revolution in Psychiatry. Then He ‘Disappeared.’verified_publisherThe New York Times - Ellen BarryTo hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android. On the second day of the annual convention of the American Psychiatric Association in 1972, something extraordinary happened. While the assembled psychiatrists, mostly white men in dark suits, …
AvatarPavel KomarovPsychologists found a “striking” difference in intelligence after examining twins raised apart in South Korea and the United Statespsypost.org - Eric W. DolanA new study of monozygotic twins raised apart in South Korea and the United States provides unique insight into how genetic, cultural, and …
AvatarPavel KomarovOverturning Roe Is a Radical, Not Conservative, Choiceverified_publisherThe New York Times - Bret StephensDear Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Barrett, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh and Thomas: As you’ll no doubt agree, Roe v. Wade was an ill-judged decision when it was handed down on Jan. 22, 1973. It stood on the legal principle of a right to privacy found, at the time, mainly in the penumbras of the …
AvatarPavel KomarovTo Save Water Amid a Megadrought, Las Vegas Outlaws Grassverified_publisherThe New York Times - Henry Fountain and Joe BuglewiczLAS VEGAS — It was a perfectly decent patch of lawn, several hundred square feet of grass in a condominium community on this city’s western edge. But Jaime Gonzalez, a worker with a local landscaping firm, had a job to do. Wrangling a heavy gas-powered sod cutter, Mr. Gonzalez sliced the turf away …
