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Health / November/December 2020

How to Vaccinate a Planet

September 15, 2020March 9, 2021 - by Danielle Groen

What it will take to build the fastest inoculation program in history and defeat COVID-19

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Memoir / September/October 2020

How Algorithms Are Changing What We Read Online

September 8, 2020January 4, 2021 - by Russell Smith

The AI of the internet determines what’s relevant. One day, it decided my work wasn’t

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Science

The Wild, Wild West of Space Law

August 13, 2020April 4, 2023 - by Michael O'Shea

The world’s richest men are fielding their own cosmic missions. Who will make sure they behave?

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Business

The Struggles of Sustainable Farming

July 23, 2020July 24, 2020 - by Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer

If you’re paying $1 for lettuce, somebody’s being exploited. So is the environment

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Business

Shopping Malls Might Not Be Coming Back

June 22, 2020June 24, 2020 - by Paul Gallant

The pandemic has set off a chain reaction of lost revenue that will shape the economy for years

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Society / World

Travelling the World, One Webcam at a Time

June 17, 2020June 17, 2020 - by Sarah Musgrave

It’s been three months and counting without tourists. Could this be the best thing to happen to cities around the world?

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Arts & Culture / July/August 2020

How Not to Write a Book about a Minority Experience

June 4, 2020August 10, 2020 - by Tajja Isen

Publishers increasingly lean on outside experts to vet books for cultural insensitivity. Is it working?

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Health

Don’t Drink the Bleach

April 29, 2020April 13, 2022 - by Justin Ling

Medical scams are bad enough in ordinary situations. During a pandemic, they can be deadly

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Science

Are Plants Listening to Us? It Depends Who You Ask

April 9, 2020February 24, 2021 - by Michael Rancic

A controversial 1970s book claimed that plants can hear. It turns out its authors might not have been entirely wrong

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How to Vaccinate a Planet

How Algorithms Are Changing What We Read Online

The Wild, Wild West of Space Law

The Struggles of Sustainable Farming

Shopping Malls Might Not Be Coming Back

Travelling the World, One Webcam at a Time

How Not to Write a Book about a Minority Experience

Don’t Drink the Bleach

Are Plants Listening to Us? It Depends Who You Ask

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