Mark Zuckerberg’s Goal for 2019 Shows He Is Still Living in the Past
Our Sci-Fi Is Broken, and Hopepunk—Whatever That Is—Can’t Fix It
Can You Eat a Flamingo? And Why Do So Many People Apparently Want to Know?
Germany Has Ruled Amazon’s Dash Buttons Illegal, and So Should You
Don’t Abandon Sunscreen Just Yet
Sunshine does have health benefits, but sunscreen won’t keep you from enjoying them.
Famed Physicist Richard Feynman Was Known as an Odd Genius. Was He Also an Abuser?
What the Miracle on the Hudson Teaches Us About Responding to Emergencies
Everything We Know About the 2019 iPhone
The high-end model with reportedly have three rear-facing cameras.
Doctors’ Filthy Cellphones Could Make Patients Sick
slate.com - Melissa Jayne Kinsey
Ninety percent of health care personnel never clean their devices.
The FDA Has Stopped All Routine Food Inspections Because of the Government Shutdown. How Bad Is That?
Goop Is Praising CVS for Removing Toxins. They Were Never There to Start.
U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
The Shutdown Could Do Long-Term Damage to U.S. Cybersecurity
Which Smart Speaker Should You Trust Most—and Least?
If I bring Alexa, Google, or Siri into my home, which one will turn out to be the snitch?
IPhones May Be Fading While Serious Privacy Concerns Emerge From Phone Carriers
The Absurd, Unsubtle Joy of the “Subtle Asian Dating” Facebook Group
It’s about “ravebaes” and ABGs, but also the anxieties of dating as an Asian in a Western society.
Paul Manafort Does Indeed Have Gout. It’s Probably Genetic.
The disease is associated with excess, but it’s not a moral failing.
Quillette Isn’t a Platform for Debate. It’s a Soapbox for Self-Pity.
If this is “free thought,” then someone please constrain me.
Appeals Court Rules Lawmakers Cannot Block Their Critics on Social Media
There’s No Such Thing as Expunging a Criminal Record Anymore
Nobody Really Knows Why Apple Is Struggling in China
Cheaper competitors? Long-term economic slowdown? Possible trade war?
Listen to a New Space Jam From Queen Guitarist/Astrophysics Ph.D. Brian May
The iPhone’s Reign Is Coming to an End. What’s Next?
The Man Who Actually Got the Internet Going Has Died
Another Way Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is an Instagram Pioneer
The Future of Exploration Is Female
slate.com - Lindy Elkins-Tanton
How women are starting to take the lead in the traditionally macho field.
We Look Back on Some of Our Favorite Interviews From 2018
slate.com - April Glaser and Will Oremus
From teen YouTube stars to a senator’s take on tech regulation.
Climate Change Should Kill the Act of God
Don’t Miss These Short Sci-Fi Stories We Published This Year
Looking for sci-fi that isn’t *quite* as bleak as Black Mirror? Try these 12 stories.