Environment "The current [insect] extinction crisis is deeply worrisome," say experts Mark Frauenfelder
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health E.P.A. won't ban chlorpyrifos pesticide that scientists say damages children's brains Xeni Jardin
surveillance How deceptive browser extensions snaffled up 4m users' browsing history, including Nest videos, medical history and tax returns Cory Doctorow
scholarship Subway tunnel heat-exchangers could heat and cool thousands of nearby apartments Cory Doctorow
health Open Insulin: biohackers trying to create a "microbrewery" for insulin as an answer to price-gouging Cory Doctorow
privacy "Smart" doorlocks have policies that let landlords and third parties spy on you Cory Doctorow