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How the UK planned for the wrong pandemic
Getty ImagesEven as Covid hit, the government and its health officials were bullish in their confidence about their ability to cope. More »
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Founder Files: Handmade Baskets, Gold-Dipped Bowls & a Blueberry Grunt
Welcome to the latest edition of Food52 Founder Amanda Hesser’s weekly newsletter, Hey there, it’s Amanda, packed with food, travel, and shopping tips, Food52 doings, and other matters that catch her eye. Get inspired—sign up here for her emails.... More »
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Robot Dog Cleans Up Beaches With Foot-Mounted Vacuums
Cigarette butts are the second most common undisposed-of litter on Earth—of the six trillion-ish cigarettes inhaled every year, it’s estimated that at over four trillion of the butts are just tossed onto the ground, each one leeching over 700 different toxic c... More »
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Oprah’s Book Club: Author David Wroblewski reads “Familiaris” excerpt
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What does hot weather do to the body?
Published18 JulyShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesBy James GallagherHealth and science correspondentHot weather during the summer can affect anyone, but some people run a greater risk of serious harm.Experts recommend ch... More »
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The Covid inquiry report makes it clear: Britain was completely and fatally unprepared | Devi Sridhar
In 2002, Sars, a dangerous coronavirus, spread across the world with a fatality rate of around 10%. Although it was contained relatively quickly, east Asian countries learned from this experience and updated their pandemic preparedness plans. Their governments... More »
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When Will Democrats Stand Up to Biden?
Before I get to President Biden, let me tell you about my love for a different presidential candidate.In 1972, when I was 13 years old, I knocked on doors to canvass for George McGovern, the Democratic senator who wanted to end the Vietnam War. McGovern was an... More »
New Online Platform for Environmental Digital Art Strives to Drive Climate Action and Reduce CO2 Emissions
All works on the platform launched by WAC Lab founder Diane can be collected as NFTs. More »
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Republicans’ Depressingly Effective Minority Outreach Strategy
The 2020 Republican National Convention featured a procession of minority speakers that was, as reported at the time, almost certainly unprecedented.The 2024 R.N.C. lineup may rival or exceed it.It would be easy to mock this week’s lineup of speakers of color ... More »
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Mike Leavitt Talks Trash with New Exhibition of Mutated Fake Out Branded Sculptures
Your piece “Little Carbon Footprints’ is a Little Tykes Cozy Coup ride on toy, constructed fro m four upcycled wood pallets. It’s pretty faithful to the original. Did you have a Coup laying round to reference?Doesn’t every parent? Ours fills with rainwater ou... More »
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What’s old, long, and green? Meet Gnatalie, Los Angeles’ new dinosaur.
The latest dinosaur being mounted at the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles is not only a member of a new species – it’s also the only one found on the planet whose bones are green, according to museum officials.Named “Gnatalie” (pronounced Natalie) for the... More »
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Artist Spotlight: Jakob Scheidt
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