Helen Branswell: Here's how the Covid pandemic in the United States reaches its end. / STAT Stores in the US start to give away their abundance of hand sanitizer. "It's worth more to us gone." / The Wall Street Journal Kaitlyn Tiffany: We've just
In 2020, more than twice as many folks were displaced within their own country by climate disaster as were forced out as refugees. / The Guardian "We think we're taught history. But we're really taught propaganda." Geography is the chessboard of history. / Uncharted Territories Israeli
Federal prosecutors say there was a "leadership meeting" among right-wing extremists in the days leading up to Jan. 6. / BuzzFeed News See also: "All your 1/6 Commission questions, answered." / Wake Up to Politics If you don't think Republicans can minimize the Jan.
Inside a store that's been closed since 1963 that's still filled with unsold—and perfectly preserved—merchandise.
As fighting winds down in a ruined Syria, Iran and Russia compete for influence and the spoils of war. / The Washington Post A senior official with Hamas says he expects a ceasefire with Israel "within a day or two." / BBC News Analysis of the Israeli leadership's
A hotel with an infinite number of rooms... eventually fills up (when an "infinite party bus" shows up). Via kottke. If this sort of puzzling goes well with your coffee break, the Monty Hall problem is fun to think about. This problem is one of those situations—albeit
Quantum computing is something we struggle to even begin to understand. This video helped. What makes quantum computing special is also what makes it challenging. To use quantum computers, you have to maintain the entanglement between the qubits long enough to actually do the calculation. And quantum effects are really,
As US Covid cases reach their lowest levels in a year, India just set the new global record for daily coronavirus deaths. / CNN, Associated Press The five profiles that capture Americans' attitudes toward the Covid vaccine: the enthusiast, the watchful, the cost-anxious, the system distruster, and the Covid
The US will release an additional 20 million doses of Covid vaccines, bringing the total being shipped out to 80 million. / Yahoo! News Generation Z showed improved mental health during the start of the pandemic. Why? Better sleep and more time with family. Meanwhile, veterinarians report feeling toasted. / The Wall
A luminous, non-narrative reel from Barry Jenkins, filmed while adapting The Underground Railroad. Jenkins writes: Early in production, there was a moment where I looked across the set and what I saw settled me: our background actors, in working with folks like Ms. Wendy and Mr. and Mrs. King
