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Science Are pesticides evil, or awesome? Maggie Koerth

Science Going Under: What we don't know about anesthetics Maggie Koerth
COVID-19 Obsessive-compulsive disorder as practice for COVID-19 David Pescovitz
earth abides Jonathan Lethem reviews the 1959 adaptation of Earth Abides, starring Burt Lancaster Mark Frauenfelder
politics 'Please quarantine politicizing COVID,' says Dr. Tedros on Trump, ‘We will have many body bags’ Xeni Jardin
Business Coronavirus: Wall Street ends worst week since 2008, Dow closes down 350+ points Xeni Jardin
health Second U.S. case of Wuhan coronavirus 2019-nCoV confirmed by CDC Xeni Jardin
web theory Massive, careful study finds that social media use is generally neutral for kids' happiness, and sometimes positive Cory Doctorow
reefer madness Malcolm Gladwell wrote a flawed weed moral panic piece for The New Yorker Mark Frauenfelder
Copyfight To fix Canadian copyright, let creators claim their rights back after 25 years Cory Doctorow
News Facebook users demand their Cambridge Analytica data, as 'dirty data' firm dies in bankruptcy Xeni Jardin
Science Soonish: exciting technologies on the horizon, with excitement-preserving nuance Cory Doctorow
privacy What not to do when you're anonymous, if you want to stay that way Cory Doctorow
law Court of Appeal reverses Labour disenfranchisement ruling, but Corbyn still likely to win Cory Doctorow
The Ramones LISTEN: The Ramones’ demo recordings for their debut album (1975) Mark Frauenfelder
Science The science of faceplanting Maggie Koerth
novels Trailer for new novel by Gabriel Roth: The Unknowns Mark Frauenfelder
Harvey Kurtzman The Art of Harvey Kurtzman – a short film Mark Frauenfelder
surrealism Nerval's Lobster: Is walking a crustacean any more ridiculous than a dog? Mark Dery
books Tales from Development Hell: The Greatest Movies Never Made? essay and exclusive excerpt David Hughes