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The Future of Fertility

Emily Witt on the biotech startups seeking to change human reproduction.

2023-04-17T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Emily Witt 6,000 words

Rated 2023-05-02T21:39:10-0700 - alexandradancing Rated 2023-05-02T10:22:02-0700 - sethherr

When They Warn of Rare Disorders, These Prenatal Tests Are Usually Wrong (Published 2022)

The false positives aren’t mentioned in the brochures for these blood screenings, which are sold by some of the biggest labs in the country.

2022-01-01T10:14:05-0800 The New York Times Sarah Kliff, Aatish Bhatia ($) 4,000 words

Rated 2023-05-02T21:38:38-0700 - alexandradancing Rated 2023-05-04T05:52:56-0700 - cindy

The Town That Hershey Built - Emerging Horizons

Located just east of Pennsylvania’s capital city, the purpose-built town of Hershey was created by namesake chocolatier Milton S. Hershey. His premise was simple — he wanted a pleasant place for his factory workers to live, because happy employees were productive employees. That was back in 1905 and since then the Hershey empire, and the ...

2019-09-10T06:30:33-0700 emerginghorizons.com Candy B. Harrington 2,000 words

Rated 2023-05-02T20:12:42-0700 - cindy

A new energy source for downtown Boston: the Charles River

The owner of a Kendall Square plant is launching a project to generate steam for Boston and Cambridge by drawing water from the river that runs between them.

2023-05-01T13:10:43-0700 The Boston Globe Jon Chesto ($) 2,000 words

Rated 2023-05-02T16:57:23-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-05-02T12:31:48-0700 - jmjmh

Would you live next to co-workers for the right price? This company is betting yes

Businesses like Cook Medical in Indiana say the housing shortage makes it harder to recruit and keep middle-income workers. Now, more companies are building places for employees to rent or even buy.

2023-05-02T02:20:10-0700 NPR Jennifer Ludden, Marisa Peñaloza 2,000 words

Rated 2023-05-02T16:13:05-0700 - sethherr

States’ Push to Protect Kids Online Could Remake the Internet

New age restrictions for minors on sites like TikTok and Pornhub could also hinder adults’ access to online services.

2023-04-30T02:00:21-0700 The New York Times Natasha Singer ($) 7,000 words

Rated 2023-05-02T08:45:31-0700 - sethherr

Big Tech Sees Like a State

Plus! Pirate’s Treasure, Redux; Takedowns; Antitrust and Laggy Beliefs; Money, The High-Order Bit; More...

2020-11-06T08:32:26-0800 The Diff Byrne Hobart 4,000 words

Rated 2023-05-01T22:45:09-0700 - sethherr

How the Private Sector Is Shaping the Future of Nuclear Energy

Last week’s groundbreaking approval of the first-ever commercial small modular reactor in the United States fits a wider trend of private-sector leadership on nuclear innovation. We should strive to harness this further, and to remain optimistic about the future of nuclear energy in America.

2020-09-16T03:30:59-0700 National Review Christopher Barnard ($) 10,000 words

Rated 2023-05-01T11:46:20-0700 - elll

The Risky Gamble of Kevin McCarthy’s Debt-Ceiling Strategy

Jonathan Blitzer writes about the House Republican’s budget proposal that was bundled with its vote to raise the debt ceiling, and about Kevin McCarthy’s weakened position as Speaker.

2023-04-28T13:22:28-0700 The New Yorker Jonathan Blitzer 2,000 words

Rated 2023-05-01T07:49:08-0700 - sethherr

How Much Can Duolingo Teach Us?

Carina Chocano on the company’s founder, Luis von Ahn, who believes that artificial intelligence is going to make computers better teachers than humans.

2023-04-17T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Carina Chocano 6,000 words

Rated 2023-04-30T22:45:37-0700 - sethherr

Meditations On Moloch

I. Allen Ginsberg’s famous poem on Moloch:What sphinx of cement and aluminum bashed open their skulls and ate up their brains and imagination? Moloch! Solitude! Filth! Ugliness! Ashcans and u…

2014-07-29T21:00:06-0700 Slate Star Codex 90,000 words

Rated 2023-04-30T12:53:41-0700 - pypurvis

Small modular reactors produce high levels of nuclear waste

Small modular reactors, long touted as the future of nuclear energy, will actually generate more radioactive waste than conventional nuclear power plants, according to research from Stanford and the University of British Columbia. #Climate Change #Infrastructure

2022-05-30T12:00:11-0700 Stanford News Stanford University 1,000 words

Rated 2023-04-30T08:05:21-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-04-27T10:28:12-0700 - cindy

Americans Are Having Fewer Babies. They Told Us Why. (Published 2018)

Women have more options, for one. But a new poll also shows that financial insecurity is altering a generation’s choices.

2018-07-05T02:00:08-0700 The New York Times Claire Cain Miller ($) 8,000 words

Rated 2023-04-29T17:26:20-0700 - elll

Nuclear Power Today | Nuclear Energy - World Nuclear Association

Nuclear energy provides about 30% of the world's low carbon electricity. There are about 450 commercial nuclear power reactors operable in 30 countries. #Nuclear power

world nuclear 3,000 words

Rated 2023-04-29T08:48:08-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-04-28T23:06:20-0700 - sam

Tim Federle - Wikipedia

2009-05-19T01:04:49-0700 Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 3,000 words

Rated 2023-04-28T18:35:17-0700 - testerios

The Real Difference Between European and American Butter

epicurious

Rated 2023-04-28T14:38:16-0700 - sethherr

Wrong door, wrong driveway: How US got to shoot first, ask later

The Christian Science Monitor

Rated 2023-04-28T07:44:35-0700 - sethherr

Opinion | I Didn’t Want It to Be True, but the Medium Really Is the Message

The New York Times

Rated 2023-04-28T05:35:52-0700 - cindy

Advanced Small Modular Reactors

Advanced small modular reactors (SMRs) offer advantages such as relatively small size, reduced capital investment, ability to be sited in locations not possible for larger nuclear plants, and provisions for incremental power additions.

2019-05-14T08:27:40-0700 INL 2,000 words

Rated 2023-04-27T05:57:46-0700 - cindy

Advanced Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)

Department of energy

Rated 2023-04-27T05:55:41-0700 - cindy

The Battle for the Soul of Buy Nothing

WIRED

Rated 2023-04-27T05:48:45-0700 - cindy Rated 2023-04-26T00:03:53-0700 - sethherr

The Endless Battle to Remove Girls Do Porn Videos From Pornhub

vice.com

Rated 2023-04-26T23:07:40-0700 - sethherr

We Need To Decommodify Mental Health Care

noemamag.com

Rated 2023-04-26T22:22:32-0700 - sethherr

The Unbelievable Zombie Comeback of Analog Computing

WIRED

Rated 2023-04-26T07:28:14-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-04-26T05:53:14-0700 - Jaog

Alcohol healthy: the flip-flop on whether it's good for you is to understand—if you know who's behind it.

Slate

Rated 2023-04-25T23:05:45-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-04-25T05:05:47-0700 - cindy

How Would You Run a 10,000-Year Endowment?

The Diff

Rated 2023-04-24T23:18:09-0700 - sethherr

Kesha: Animal Album Review

Pitchfork

Rated 2023-04-24T22:44:45-0700 - sethherr

Fox News Is Bigger Than Any Host

The Atlantic

Rated 2023-04-24T22:16:52-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-04-24T11:30:24-0700 - Jaog

Dril Is Everyone. More Specifically, He’s a Guy Named Paul.

The Ringer

Rated 2023-04-24T09:49:19-0700 - sethherr

Foundation for Government Accountability behind child labor law rollbacks, emails show

The Washington Post

Rated 2023-04-23T16:41:03-0700 - Jaog

The big business campaign that has shaped 40 years of Republican rhetoric

The Washington Post

Rated 2023-04-23T10:01:44-0700 - cindy

$uper$tar Ke$ha Top$ Chart$

NPR

Rated 2023-04-23T09:06:20-0700 - &e

Escorts are the ER Doctors of Relationships

aella.substack.com

Rated 2023-04-23T08:32:51-0700 - &e

#ReceptioGate and the (absolute) state of academia | Charlotte Gauthier | The Critic Magazine

thecritic.co.uk

Rated 2023-04-23T07:27:58-0700 - sethherr

Sacklers Gave Millions to Institution That Advises on Opioid Policy

The New York Times

Rated 2023-04-23T05:52:47-0700 - cindy

Why it's so hard to mass produce houses in factories : Planet Money

NPR

Rated 2023-04-22T17:05:10-0700 - Jaog

My Breakfast With a Cranky Chris Christie

The Atlantic

Rated 2023-04-22T07:15:37-0700 - Jaog

The Commission for Stopping Further Improvements

The Roots of Progress

Rated 2023-04-21T16:42:40-0700 - sethherr

Republicans don’t complain much about polling places at senior centers

The Washington Post

Rated 2023-04-20T18:49:10-0700 - Jaog

The internet wants to be fragmented - by Noah Smith

noahpinion.substack.com

Rated 2023-04-20T18:16:38-0700 - sethherr

Mifepristone and the rule of law - by Adam Unikowsky

Adam's Legal Newsletter

Rated 2023-04-20T15:58:23-0700 - &e

The Future of Search Is Boutique

Future

Rated 2023-04-20T15:28:40-0700 - sethherr