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Ed Yong: How Covid-19 has changed science this past year—and offered the industry an opportunity for self-correction. / The Atlantic
Scientists have been overwhelmed by media attention lately. Some advice (for anybody, really) on how to engage. / Science
Helen Branswell: Don't believe everything you hear about the AstraZeneca vaccine reducing viral transmission. / STAT
It’s becoming clear that much vaccine coverage "is stuck in conventional journalistic rhythms that don’t serve the story well." / The Columbia Journalism Review
A South Carolina woman explains how she left QAnon. "She recalls once asking herself, 'Am I putting even Trump above God?'" / CNN
Michael Harriot, a descendent of enslaved people, dips into Charleston’s plantation tourism—a key part of the city’s economy. / American Way
Sarah Hepola on the ups and downs of driving a truck in urban Texas: "City living and rural roots make for an uneasy mix." / Texas Highways
Counterintuitively, last year's decline in emissions warmed the planet. / SciTechDaily
Scientists have managed to engineer spinach plants capable of sending emails. / Euronews
The only (coal-fired) carbon capture plant in the US just closed. That's not a bad thing. / Gizmodo
Related: Bring in the climate clowns. / Heated
President Biden plans to sign an executive order to rebuild the US’s refugee resettlement program. / Vox
After a year of lockdown, photographers vie for "Travel Photographer of the Year 2020." / The Guardian
A map tracks Scotland's snowplows live, with names like "Sir Andy Flurry" and "Spready Mercury." / Trunk Road Gritter Tracker
One of Reddit's internal dashboards tracks "active shitheads" as a measure of site moderation. / CNBC
Why is the bare-nosed wombat the rare animal to poop cubes? Scientists have figured out the how and the why. / Science
Parenting TikTok is shocked by the revelation that some people find a popular children's couch perfectly shaped for sex. / Yahoo
Kira Garcia: “How My Queer Marriage Got Less Straight.” / The Cut
A short comic about Audrey Hepburn's favorite song, written in her tribute by a (slightly stalky) fan, Paul Desmond. / The New Yorker
We weren’t aware that actors Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody have been producing great lockdown content from their country house, but we are now. / The Morning News
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