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tech-science

Starlight Could Really Be a Vast Alien Quantum Internet, Physicist Proposes
What if the universe is a giant alien chatroom, and we just can't understand it?
Sarah Wells
8.5.21
Tech news

How Putting 'Jackets' On Buildings Can Help Fight Climate Change
Buildings are responsible for an estimated 39 percent of annual US greenhouse gas emissions; what if a "jacket" could change that?
Audrey Carleton
8.5.21
Internet

Biden Broadband Plan Weakened by Lobbying and ‘Bipartisan Compromise’
Experts say there’s some very good things in the broadband infrastructure proposal, but it won’t truly fix what ails the broken sector.
Karl Bode
8.5.21
infrastructure bill

Biden's Infrastructure Bill Will Try and Rebuild America's Forests
Biden administration makes room for regrowth after years of forest fires but some groups say this isn’t enough.
Audrey Carleton
8.5.21
Games Reviews

'Mini Motorways' Is a Beautiful Game About the Futility of Roadbuilding
Become an architect of an infrastructure, and your own hubris.
Paul Dean
8.5.21
LGBTQ

Footballer To Make History As First Ever Trans Athlete To Win Olympic Medal
Canada’s Quinn, who is non-binary, is guaranteed at least a silver medal after the team made it to the final.
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
8.5.21
qanon

QAnon Thinks Cop Suicides After the Capitol Riot Are a Cover-Up
QAnon believers are convinced the four officers who've died by suicide since the attack were “offed” by shadowy forces.
David Gilbert
8.5.21
VICE x Shelter

Society Is 'Pre-Loaded' to Stigmatise Homelessness
For centuries, politicians have put the blame on individuals experiencing homelessness – but really the issue is their responsibility.
Emily Goddard
8.5.21
Bad Goods

Inside the Wild $500 Billion World of Counterfeit Goods
“The items can be dangerous.”
Kat Williams
8.5.21
Tokyo 2020

Chinese Medalists Wear Mao Pins, Then Edit Them Out of Photo Following Controversy
Their Mao badges are mysteriously missing in a photo shared by one of the athletes.
Viola Zhou
8.5.21
Food

TikTokers Keep Eating Frozen Honey. Experts Say Please Don’t.
#FrozenHoney has thousands of videos that have gained over 600 million views.
Shamani Joshi
8.5.21
Animal

Japanese Monkey Shatters Glass Ceiling to Become First Female Boss in Zoo’s History
She’s not monkeying around.
Hanako Montgomery
8.5.21
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