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COVID-19

The CDC Wants These Groups to Get the COVID Vaccine Next
The CDC’s recommendations cover the next stage of the vaccine rollout, to the general public.
Paul Blest
12.21.20
Astro Guide

Weekly Horoscope: December 21 - 27
Welcome to Capricorn season!
Randon Rosenbohm
12.21.20
voter suppression

Republicans Are Weaponizing Trump's Election-Fraud Lies for Voter Suppression
The Georgia runoff is just the beginning: "They’re already talking about eliminating absentee voting, outlawing dropboxes, to get rid of problems that don’t exist."
Cameron Joseph
12.21.20
tech-science

Why We Need Quantum Tech In Space to Fight Climate Change
Classical Earth observations are reaching their limit, so scientists are probing fundamental physics in space to understand our planet's complexity.
Maddie Bender
12.21.20
Hacking

The Cybersecurity Stories We Were Jealous of in 2020
These are the best stories on hacking, information security, privacy, and surveillance from this year that we wish we had reported and written ourselves.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Joseph Cox
12.21.20
Germany

German Far-Right Gunman Sentenced to Life for Synagogue Attack
The shooting is widely considered to be one of the worst anti-semitic attacks in Germany since WWII.
Tim Hume
12.21.20
SURVEILLANCE

2,000 Parents Demand Major Academic Publisher Drop Proctorio Surveillance Tech
“We demand that McGraw Hill Publishing cease its performative allyship and end its peddling of racially-biased, invasive surveillance technology immediately”
Edward Ongweso Jr
12.21.20
Games News

'Nox Archaist' Is the Newest RPG for the Apple II
More than just a retro homage, the game nevertheless features Steve Wozniak and Richard Garriot.
Paul Dean
12.21.20
tech-science

The Cosmologist Working to Preserve the Night Sky for the Future
Dr. Aparna Venkatesan studies the distant reaches of space and time, while advocating for a night sky undamaged by orbital clutter.
Becky Ferreira
12.21.20
tech-science

The Fire Team Fighting to Build a Better Life After Prison
Otila Rogers and Brandon Smith are leading by example to inspire incarcerated individuals through fighting wildfires.
Samir Ferdowsi
12.21.20
qanon

Trump Is Going Full QAnon for His Final Month in Office
Because of course he is.
David Gilbert
12.21.20
TV

The Enduring Appeal of Effy Stonem, the 'Skins' Character Who Keeps On Giving
Why is a character from 'Skins', a show specifically targeted at British millennials of the late-2000s, resonating with millions of teens today?
Emma Garland
12.21.20
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