Beflow Startup is Making Super Bees to Save Crops
The bee population is plummeting and the ecosystems and food systems that depend on their pollination are declining. One startup’s solution to the incoming beepocalypse is to make better bees.
The lines of code that changed everything.
Apollo 11, the JPEG, and yes, even the Roomba.
Maybe I Am Dreaming | By Jürgen Klopp
I think 98% of football is about dealing with failure and still being able to smile and find joy in the game the next day.
Universal Income vs the Robots: Meet the Presidential Candidate Fighting Automation
"It’s much more feasible to modify our capital flows than it is to overhaul over dysfunctional educational system or train millions of Americans for jobs that they may or may not be well suited for."
To rescue democracy, we must revive the reforms of the Progressive Era | Opinion | The Guardian
The playbook for taming industrial capitalism already exists. It’s the essential starting point for reform today
Opinion | What if There’s a Better Way to Handle Our Democratic Debate? - The New York Times
Americans can have serious and respectful conversations across our deep divides.
Iowa's farmers – and American eaters – need a national discussion on transforming US agriculture
Investing in farming methods that improve lands and water, and in rural infrastructure and markets, could bring new prosperity to agricultural communities.
China grows cotton plant on the far side of the moon - Big Think
It marks the first time a plant has been grown on the moon.
How the US could afford 'Medicare for all'
There’s a very simple way to give Medicare to all: delete six words from the legislation that created the program in 1965.
Why we need to hear the phrase “I don’t know” much more in a world of instant online opinions
I am disheartened by how certain everyone seems, all the time.
Twitter
Ocean cleanup system working.
We're the Patriotic Millionaires and we want America's wealthy to pay more taxes | Jonathan Ruga and Scott Young | Opinion | The Guardian
A group of wealthy Americans from all walks of life across red, blue and purple states are united under the idea that our system is fundamentally broken
There Is No ‘War Against Men’ - Humungus - Medium
"I mean, maybe men aren’t winning? Maybe we’re at war with ourselves and losing?"
I'm Not The Radical Left, I'm The Humane Middle
Apparently, I’ve been radicalized and I wasn’t aware. Certain people call me the “radical Left” all the time. I never considered myself radical before. I just thought I was normal, ordinary, usual. I thought equity was important to everyone. I imagined America was filled with people who took that Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness […]
Why Laughter Is the Ultimate Weapon Against Meaninglessness
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Wikipedia Shows How to Handle Political Polarization
Even when editors disagree sharply, the site’s firm rules enable them to produce accurate entries
How To Fix Politics: These 5 Places Tried Bold Political Experiments.
Ranked voting -- also note many other ideas
How to Find Your Artistic Voice: Ben Folds on Empathy, Creativity, and the Courage to Know Yourself – Brain Pickings
“What an artist has to offer is obvious to just about anyone else but the artist him- or herself.”
Creativity Can’t Be Hacked - Forge
Not sure I agree with the idea that creative people are trying to "solve a problem." Some want to write songs, books, screenplays, etc.
Why Doesn’t America Have Universal Health Care? One Word: Race - The New York Times
The nation’s first federal health care program served freedmen after the Civil War. From the beginning, white legislators argued it would breed dependence.
Polarizing Politics and Ranked Choice Voting - Kevin Witt - Medium
Also would open door for third parties.
SNL Black History Month
In honor of Black History Month, three students (Jay Pharoah, Sasheer Zamata, Kenan Thompson) sing a song that offers 28 reasons to hug a black guy today. Re...
The Socialist Case for Automating Our Jobs Away - OneZero
(I'd argue that it's not "socialist.") "While not “revolutionary,” robust welfare policies, like UBI and universal healthcare, are steps toward socialized production, where people, empowered to work on their own terms, can redirect the economy towards new goals: promoting human health and well-being, building rich social and cultural lives, and guaranteeing environmental sustainability."
The Constitution is Showing its Age - Friendly Neighborhood Writer - Medium
The world around us changes every day. Thus, understanding facts like this, Thomas Jefferson himself was quoted as saying;
Embrace Your Stress - Forge
Also has political effect -- liberals and progressives will have more stress because they actually care about other people
There are reasons to be cheerful. These are the dying days of a rancid old order | Will Hutton | Opinion | The Guardian
In the UK and the US, the political wind will soon change in favour of those demanding good government
An ambitious plan to stop the rise of superbugs
Many articles describe the rise of superbugs - bacteria that are resistant to antibiotic drugs - as inevitable. But society has the knowledge to stop the spread of these microbes.
Why we need to invest in transformative placemaking
"In fact, between 2010 and 2016, fully half of the country’s employment gains took place in just 20 metropolitan areas, led by New York, Boston, the Bay Area, Seattle, and Washington, D.C., along with fast-growing Sunbelt areas like Dallas, Atlanta, and Orlando."
Andrew Sullivan: The American System Is Already Failing
Trump is attacking both the rule of law and our constitutional norms – and the Mueller hearings underscored that he’ll largely go unchallenged.
Can You Hack Into Your Creativity? - Elemental
What science says about using LSD and psilocybin–as well as drug-free ways — to expand your imagination