contagion FDA warns Purell to back off hand sanitizer germ-killing claims Rob Beschizza

politics Trump was briefed on coronavirus 12+ times in Jan-Feb, kept downplaying it Xeni Jardin

privacy Spying on everyone to combat COVID-19 will further erode civil liberties just like 9/11, privacy advocates warn Xeni Jardin

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picks Keep coronavirus info classified, Trump White House told federal health agency Xeni Jardin

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security Each Wuhan coronavirus patient infects 2 or 3 new people, scientific analyses show Xeni Jardin

guns Gun Violence Isn't a Problem — it's actually 5 Problems, with Different Solutions Thom Dunn

trypophobia Is trypophobia a social contagion? Rob Beschizza

china Massive leak of Chinese government documents reveal the "no mercy" plan for Muslims in Xinjiang Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Republic of Lies: the rise of conspiratorial thinking and the actual conspiracies that fuel it Cory Doctorow

Business Gaming's #MeToo moment: male fragility versus women's fundamental rights Cory Doctorow

picks Can anti-transgender bias in media be measured? Andrea James

Kids Chicago is demanding that children on bail wear private-sector ankle-cuffs with mics that can record them without their consent Cory Doctorow

racism Facebook says white nationalist and white separatist content now officially banned from platform Xeni Jardin

Entertainment 'Mars' Season 2 is a perfect blend of fiction and science-based documentary Adam Gelbart

Science Academic publishing is a mess and it makes culture wars dumber Rob Beschizza

Science Academic freedom grifters rally around a new anti-transgender "disease" Andrea James

corruption Chicago police data reveals how dirty cops spread corruption like a disease Cory Doctorow