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Science Why some technologies fail, and others succeed Maggie Koerth

Science We are all part of the biggest psychological experiment in history David Pescovitz
workers rights It's International Worker's Day, so here's a look at a day in the life of a labor organizer Thom Dunn
interviews Talking adventure games with Olivia Wood Jeffery Klaehn
guns A fascinating computer analysis of the linguistic context around the 2nd Amendment Thom Dunn
Business Coronavirus Q: 'Will a face mask help protect me?' A: It's complicated. Xeni Jardin
songwriting Semisonic's "Closing Time" is not the bar room party song you think it is Thom Dunn
Business Why I won't buy an Ipad: ten years later Cory Doctorow
finance The cum-ex scam stole $60b from European tax authorities: it's monumentally boring, complicated, and very, very important Cory Doctorow
guns Gun Violence Isn't a Problem — it's actually 5 Problems, with Different Solutions Thom Dunn
books William Gibson talks about scrapping and rewriting a novel after the 2016 Trump election Cory Doctorow
corruption America's most popular governor: the lavishly corrupt Larry Hogan [R-MD] Cory Doctorow
police This popular police "mindreading" technique is bullshit — but the things that cops say about it are somehow even worse. Thom Dunn
Journalism VICTORY! New Free File rules ban tax-prep firms from hiding their offerings, allow IRS to compete with them (a love-letter to Propublica) Cory Doctorow
cancer Love, loss, and Carrie Fisher’s lamp Gina Loukareas
1201 Apple's extension of "Activation Locks" to laptops will turn refurbishable electronics into e-waste Cory Doctorow
Business A sweeping new tech bill from Silicon Valley Democrats promises privacy, interoperability, and protection from algorithmic discrimination and manipulation Cory Doctorow
climate change What happens when climate change ravages graveyards? Thom Dunn
happy mutants Lynda Barry's "Making Comics" is one of the best, most practical books ever written about creativity Cory Doctorow
class war The right is bankrolled by self-interested one-percenters making long-term investments; the left, by one-percenters with "moral whims" Cory Doctorow