Jennifer Ouellette

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2024-09-18 13:13:09

Everyone Forgets How We Got Fox News. That Story Is Crucial Now. https://slate.com/business/2024/09/fox-news-slow-burn-2024-election.html

2024-09-17 12:49:08

OMG I might have to get them all.... Plushies Inspired by Medieval Cats Take the Internet by Storm https://hyperallergic.com/935340/laura-venditti-plushies-inspired-by-medieval-cats-take-the-internet-by-storm/

2024-09-16 19:40:32

Nassau County forced to admit children’s picture book pulled from schools was not ‘obscene’ in lawsuit settlement https://www.themarysue.com/nassau-county-forced-to-admit-childrens-picture-book-pulled-from-schools-was-not-obscene-in-lawsuit-settlement/

2024-09-12 22:38:36

Meet the winners of the 2024 Ig Nobel prizes: Pigeon-guided missiles, anal breathing, the swimming physics of a dead rainbow trout, and so much more... https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/09/meet-the-winners-of-the-2024-ig-nobel-prizes/

2024-09-12 21:06:06

How Audrey Hepburn Risked Death to Help the Dutch Resistance in World War II https://www.openculture.com/2024/09/how-audrey-hepburn-risked-death-to-help-the-dutch-resistance-in-world-war-ii.html

2024-09-09 21:16:06

Trump Supporters Flood Social Media With Viral Hoax About Migrants Eating Cats and Ducks https://gizmodo.com/trump-supporters-flood-social-media-with-viral-hoax-about-migrants-eating-cats-and-ducks-2000496412

2024-09-09 12:16:00

The Big Map of Who Lived When Shows Which Cultural Figures Walked the Earth at the Same Time: From 1200 to Present https://www.openculture.com/2024/09/the-big-map-of-who-lived-when-shows-which-cultural-figures-walked-the-earth.html

2024-09-05 17:25:30

Lovely obituary for Steve Silberman...
He wrote about the developmental condition in “NeuroTribes,” a 2015 bestseller that promoted understanding and acceptance of people who think differently. https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/09/04/steve-silberman-dead-neurotribes/

2024-09-04 14:04:39

I’m a Historian of the ’80s. I Cannot Tell You How Bizarre the New Ronald Reagan Movie Is. https://slate.com/culture/2024/09/reagan-movie-2024-reviews-dennis-quaid.html

2024-08-30 20:43:52

Francis Scott Key Estate Sends Cease-And-Desist To Trump For Playing ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ At Rally [SATIRE] https://theonion.com/francis-scott-key-estate-sends-cease-and-desist-to-trump-for-playing-star-spangled-banner-at-rally/

2024-08-30 17:59:36

A 1932 Interview With Thomas Edison’s Lab Assistant Who Helped to Make the First Viable Light Bulb in 1879 https://laughingsquid.com/francis-jehl-first-light-bulb/

2024-08-30 12:55:43

We can now watch Grace Hopper’s famed 1982 NSA lecture on YouTube after NARA digitized the footage. The lecture featured Hopper discussing future challenges of protecting information. https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/08/we-can-now-watch-grace-hoppers-famed-1982-lecture-on-youtube/

2024-08-29 12:56:32

Two imbeciles indicted for gleefully damaging ancient rock formation on video https://boingboing.net/2024/08/27/two-imbeciles-indicted-for-gleefully-damaging-ancient-rock-formation-on-video.html

2024-08-29 12:32:53

Five more dead in record-breaking outbreak linked to Boar’s Head meats https://arstechnica.com/?p=2046040

2024-08-29 12:31:46

Telegram CEO charged with numerous crimes and is banned from leaving France https://arstechnica.com/?p=2046072

2024-08-26 15:04:50

Only CNN "undecided voter" to pick Trump turns out to be longtime Trump guy https://boingboing.net/2024/08/24/only-cnn-undecided-voter-to-pick-trump-turns-out-to-be-longtime-trump-guy.html

2024-08-26 15:04:50

Only CNN "undecided voter" to pick Trump turns out to be longtime Trump guy https://boingboing.net/2024/08/24/only-cnn-undecided-voter-to-pick-trump-turns-out-to-be-longtime-trump-guy.html

2024-08-20 15:40:28

"25 and Me" is your guide to the horrors of Project 2025 https://boingboing.net/2024/08/20/25-and-me-is-your-guide-to-the-horrors-of-project-2025.html

2024-08-19 12:07:40

Your TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2027078

2024-08-19 12:03:48

Jack Kerouac’s Hand-Drawn Cover for On the Road (1952) https://www.openculture.com/2024/08/jack-kerouacs-hand-drawn-cover-for-on-the-road.html

2024-08-15 14:18:06

NASA shuts down asteroid-hunting telescope, but a better one is on the way https://arstechnica.com/?p=2043082

2024-08-15 14:17:17

One minute of Trump's speech vs. the 5 seconds we'll show on the news https://boingboing.net/2024/08/14/one-minute-of-trumps-asheville-speech-vs-the-5-seconds-well-show-on-the-news.html

2024-08-13 17:33:45

MDMA for PTSD: Three studies retracted on heels of FDA rejection https://arstechnica.com/?p=2042683

2024-08-06 11:49:07

In Texas, ‘Junk Science Law’ Is Not Keeping up With Science https://undark.org/2024/08/06/texas-junk-science-law-not-keeping-up-with-science/

2024-08-03 13:00:52

Google pulls its terrible pro-AI “Dear Sydney” ad after backlash https://arstechnica.com/?p=2040972

2024-08-01 01:31:14

Election Deniers Are Ramping Up Efforts to Disenfranchise US Voters https://www.wired.com/story/election-deniers-efforts-disenfranchise-voters/

2024-08-01 01:26:23

A Beautifully Introspective Short Film About Being Fitted for a Prosthetic Leg https://laughingsquid.com/prosthetic-leg-fitting/

2024-07-31 21:17:14

How Kepler’s 400-year-old sunspot sketches helped solve a modern mystery. A sharp decline in sunspot activity in the 17th century has long puzzled astronomers. https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/07/how-keplers-400-year-old-sunspot-sketches-helped-solve-a-modern-mystery/

2024-07-31 17:36:10

Nick Cave Narrates an Animated Film about the Cat Piano, the Twisted 18th Century Musical Instrument Designed to Treat Mental Illness https://www.openculture.com/2024/07/nick-cave-narrates-an-animated-film-about-the-cat-piano-the-twisted-18th-century-musical-instrument.html

2024-07-30 14:10:53

The Purple Track at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games Has a Secret Ingredient. Recycled shells of mollusks native to the Mediterranean Sea were used to manufacture the synthetic floor of the athletics track, as part of the Games’ commitment to sustainability. https://www.wired.com/story/paris-summer-olympics-2024-purple-track-athletics-mondo/

2024-07-30 12:44:26

Where J.D. Vance’s weirdest idea actually came from. "he explicitly identifies as a “postliberal,” a school of thought that believes it’s the government’s job to push people toward living morally upright lives, defined in conservative religious terms." https://www.vox.com/politics/363473/jd-vance-weird-voting-parents-demeny-postliberalism

2024-07-30 12:13:09

White Dudes For Harris Online Rally Raises Millions In Donations But Then Sees X Account Suspended https://deadline.com/2024/07/white-dudes-harris-rally-twitter-x-account-suspended-elon-musk-1236026283/

2024-07-28 19:31:22

An Entire British Sunday Roast Rolled Inside a Yorkshire Pudding That’s Folded Like a Burrito https://laughingsquid.com/sunday-roast-yorkshire-burrito/

2024-07-24 15:05:16

The Highly Infectious FLiRT Variants Behind the Summer Covid Wave. The latest dominant Covid variants have stronger infectiousness than their predecessors and the ability to evade vaccine-induced antibodies. https://www.wired.com/story/flirt-variants-covid-wave-surge-coronavirus-japan-usa/

2024-07-22 18:41:12

News Happening Faster Than Man Can Generate Uninformed Opinions [SATIRE] https://www.theonion.com/news-happening-faster-than-man-can-generate-uninformed-1851601466

2024-07-19 21:08:15

Project 2025 Plan for Trump Presidency Has Far-Reaching Threats to Science https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/project-2025-plan-for-trump-presidency-has-far-reaching-threats-to-science/

2024-07-19 21:05:03

CrowdStrike fixes start at “reboot up to 15 times” and get more complex from there https://arstechnica.com/?p=2038144

2024-07-19 15:36:18

Frank Deschandol’s Photos Uncover the Some of the World’s Most Elusive Insects and Arthropods https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2024/07/frank-deschandol/

2024-07-17 21:11:36

Electric eels inspire novel “jelly” batteries for soft robotics, wearables. Another team built a stretchy lithium-ion battery with electrolyte layer that expands by 5,000%. https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/07/electric-eels-inspire-novel-jelly-batteries-for-soft-robotics-wearables/

2024-07-17 14:59:12

"Who Goes Nazi?" This 1941 spot-the-fascist game could come in handy soon https://boingboing.net/2024/07/17/who-goes-nazi-the-1941-parlor-game-that-exposes-fascist-sympathizers.html

2024-07-16 21:04:02

Hidden Figure: Meet the woman whose research helped the FBI catch notorious serial killers. Hulu documentary "Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer" traces the career of Dr. Ann Burgess. https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/07/meet-the-woman-whose-research-helped-the-fbi-catch-notorious-serial-killers/

2024-07-13 13:36:00

In the South, sea level rise accelerates at some of the most extreme rates on Earth https://arstechnica.com/?p=2036859

2024-07-12 00:16:38

Lion brothers in search of mates just set a record for longest known swim https://arstechnica.com/?p=2035440

2024-07-11 16:01:05

The Supreme Court’s Contempt for Facts Is a Betrayal of Justice. The majority’s recent decisions about homelessness, public health and regulatory power, among others, undermine the role of evidence, expertise and honesty in American democracy https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-supreme-courts-contempt-for-facts-is-a-betrayal-of-justice/

2024-07-11 16:00:13

Space junk is exponentially increasing — and Elon Musk is a big reason why https://qz.com/elon-musk-spacex-space-junk-1851586155

2024-07-07 13:42:25

Baron Pierre de Coubertin, The French Historian Who Invented the Olympics https://daily.jstor.org/the-french-historian-who-invented-the-olympics/

2024-07-02 20:38:18

The Supreme Court Sneaked an Attack on the Abortion Pill Into Its Final Ruling https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/07/supreme-court-amy-coney-barrett-abortion-pill-sneak-attack.html

2024-07-01 14:10:57

The Riemann Hypothesis, the Biggest Problem in Mathematics, Is a Step Closer to Being Solved https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-riemann-hypothesis-the-biggest-problem-in-mathematics-is-a-step-closer/

2024-06-28 12:22:48

A Close Look at Beowulf-Era Helmets and swords, courtesy of the British Museum. https://www.openculture.com/2024/06/a-close-look-at-beowulf-era-helmets-swords-courtesy-of-the-british-museum.html

2024-06-25 21:09:21

Busting a geomyth: The mythical griffin was not inspired by a horned dinosaur, study concludes
The mythological creatures are instead "chimeras of big cats and raptorial birds." https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/06/the-mythical-gryphon-was-not-inspired-by-a-horned-dinosaur-study-concludes/

2024-06-25 13:33:45

Is the derivative a rhetorical intensifier? https://mathwithbaddrawings.com/2024/06/25/is-the-derivative-a-rhetorical-intensifier/

2024-06-25 11:31:41

Pooping on the Moon Is a Messy Business. If humans are to return to the moon, space agencies and governments need to figure out the legal, ethical, and practical dimensions of extraterrestrial waste management. https://www.wired.com/story/pooping-on-the-moon-is-a-messy-business/

2024-06-24 17:47:36

Is Jupiter’s iconic Red Spot the same one that Cassini observed in the 1600s? Astronomers concluded in a new study that it is not the same and that Cassini's spot disappeared in 1708. https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/06/is-jupiters-iconic-red-spot-the-same-one-that-cassini-observed-in-the-1600s/

2024-06-24 13:56:53

Ancient Hominin Lucy Wasn’t as Hairy as We Imagine https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ancient-hominin-lucy-wasnt-as-hairy-as-we-imagine/

2024-06-22 13:09:23

Sonia Sotomayor Just Sounded a Dire Warning About Marriage Equality https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/06/supreme-court-opinions-sonia-sotomayor-marriage-equality.html

2024-06-21 15:10:20

Google Is Turning Into a Libel Machine https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/06/google-ai-overview-libel/678751/

2024-06-20 12:34:13

How the Ancient Greeks made beautiful purple dye from snail glands. https://www.openculture.com/2024/06/how-the-ancient-greeks-romans-made-beautiful-purple-dye-from-snail-glands.html

2024-06-18 12:37:46

Mathematicians find odd shapes that roll like a wheel in any dimension https://www.newscientist.com/article/2435851-mathematicians-find-odd-shapes-that-roll-like-a-wheel-in-any-dimension/

2024-06-15 13:48:33

Photographer wins AI image contest with a real photograph and is then disqualified when the truth is discovered https://boingboing.net/2024/06/15/photographer-wins-ai-image-contest-with-a-real-photograph-and-is-then-disqualified-when-the-truth-is-discovered.html

2024-06-14 14:44:36

Dark Matter Telescope’s Dazzling New Images Shine https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/dark-matter-telescopes-dazzling-new-images-shine/

2024-06-13 22:01:24

Fractured Ice Drifts Atop a Frosty Baltic Sea in Bernhard Lang’s Stunning New Photos https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2024/06/bernhard-lang-baltic-ice/

2024-06-13 14:47:55

The Christian right is coming for divorce next https://www.vox.com/today-explained-newsletter/354635/divorce-no-fault-states-marriage-republicans

2024-06-12 12:50:27

Florida book banners ban book on book bans. The Indian River County School Board voted to remove "Ban This Book" by Alan Gratz from its shelves in a meeting last month, overruling its own district book-review committee's decision to keep it. https://boingboing.net/2024/06/11/florida-book-banners-ban-book-on-book-bans.html

2024-06-07 12:02:24

Oh My God! Winston Churchill Received the First Ever Letter Containing “O.M.G.” (1917) https://www.openculture.com/2024/06/oh-my-god-winston-churchill-received-the-first-ever-letter-containing-o-m-g-1917.html

2024-06-06 14:32:31

Vaccines don’t cause autism, but the lie won’t die—in fact, it’s getting worse. Vaccine misinformation persists as measles cases are soaring. https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/06/vaccines-dont-cause-autism-but-the-lie-wont-die-in-fact-its-getting-worse/

2024-06-05 15:59:03

Ancient Egyptian skull shows evidence of cancer, surgical treatment. Offers “An extraordinary new perspective in our understanding of the history of medicine.” https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/06/tool-marks-on-ancient-egyptian-skull-suggest-attempted-cancer-treatment/

2024-06-04 18:41:54

Ada Lovelace’s 180-Year-Old Notes Previewed the Future of Computers https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ada-lovelaces-180-year-old-notes-previewed-the-future-of-computers/

2024-06-02 15:19:12

Willie Nelson’s Longtime Luthier Talks About Repairing His Iconic Guitar ‘Trigger’ Over the Years https://laughingsquid.com/repairing-willie-nelson-guitar-trigger/

2024-06-01 10:39:37

Neo-Nazi leader who protested drag queen story hours arrested for child pornography https://boingboing.net/2024/05/31/neo-nazi-leader-who-protested-drag-queen-story-hours-arrested-for-child-pornography.html

2024-05-30 20:04:59

Washing machine chime scandal shows how absurd YouTube copyright abuse can get https://arstechnica.com/?p=2027752

2024-05-29 10:58:12

New BuzzFeed Investor Vivek Ramaswamy Asks For Big Changes. "we’re definitely not going to issue an apology for our Pulitzer prize-winning journalism.” https://deadline.com/2024/05/buzzfeed-investor-vivek-ramaswamy-pressuring-site-fboard-seats-apology-1235942431/

2024-05-29 10:54:46

The physicist gamer: Raphael Granier De Cassagnac recently put his scientific skills to use creating a physics-themed video game. https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/the-physicist-gamer

2024-05-25 15:57:28

How the Guinness Brewery Invented the Most Important Statistical Method in Science https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-the-guinness-brewery-invented-the-most-important-statistical-method-in/

2024-05-25 06:37:17

Kabosu Dies: Beloved Shiba Inu Who Gained Fame As Doge Meme Was 18 https://deadline.com/2024/05/kabosu-doge-dead-1235938063/

2024-05-24 14:45:45

The Curious Life of a ‘Grotesque’ Singing Fish. Plainfin midshipmen migrate from the deep sea to the intertidal zone to spawn, and that’s when things really get loud https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-curious-life-of-a-grotesque-singing-fish/

2024-05-24 14:02:40

Florida bans rainbow lighting on bridges as Pride Month approaches. "Such decisions were previously left to local governments, but they kept putting up the devil's rainbows during Pride Month." https://boingboing.net/2024/05/23/florida-bans-rainbow-lighting-on-bridges-for-pride-month.html

2024-05-23 05:35:21

The Sordid History of U.S. Food Safety Highlights the Importance of Regulation https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-sordid-history-of-u-s-food-safety-highlights-the-importance-of/

2024-05-23 05:29:22

We get more useful energy out of renewables than fossil fuels https://arstechnica.com/?p=2026106

2024-05-18 12:51:34

What Does a Fox News Viewer See in One Day? You Have to See It to Believe. https://slate.com/business/2024/05/what-its-like-to-watch-24-straight-hours-of-fox-news.html

2024-05-17 14:14:12

How to Purge the AI From Your Google Searches https://gizmodo.com/how-to-purge-the-ai-from-your-google-searches-1851483027

2024-05-15 15:41:10

A Cubic Millimeter of a Human Brain Has Been Mapped in Spectacular Detail https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-cubic-millimeter-of-a-human-brain-has-been-mapped-in-spectacular-detail/

2024-05-14 19:57:42

$460, 5,471-piece Lego Barad-Dûr set comes for LOTR fans’ wallets in June https://arstechnica.com/?p=2024228

2024-05-11 18:47:53

NOAA says ‘extreme’ Solar storm will persist through the weekend https://arstechnica.com/?p=2023700

2024-05-10 12:52:18

World Warned to Prepare for Today's Severe Geomagnetic Storm, First in 20 Years https://gizmodo.com/severe-solar-geomagnetic-solar-storm-watch-1851468637

2024-05-09 14:11:28

Steve Albini Was an Icon of Punk-Rock Purity—but He Also Showed How You Could Evolve https://slate.com/culture/2024/05/steve-albini-dead-nirvana-pixies-albums-producer.html

2024-05-08 19:59:37

FCC explicitly prohibits fast lanes, closing possible net neutrality loophole https://arstechnica.com/?p=2022823

2024-05-07 18:38:06

Studying Mouse Reactions to an Optical Illusion Can Teach Us about Consciousness https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/studying-mouse-reactions-to-an-optical-illusion-can-teach-us-about/

2024-05-07 18:37:29

The Mathematical Case for Monkeys Producing Shakespeare—Eventually https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-mathematical-case-for-monkeys-producing-shakespeare-eventually/

2024-05-06 21:50:21

Boeing Admits That Its Employees Falsified Aircraft Records for 787 Dreamliner https://gizmodo.com/boeing-admits-employees-falsified-aircraft-records-1851459132

2023-09-11 13:22:47

I Documented “Book Bans.” I Thought They Were All Hysteria. Then I Opened One of the Most Controversial Books. https://slate.com/human-interest/2023/09/banned-books-list-its-perfectly-normal-facebook.html?via=rss

2023-09-05 13:11:25

Peregrine Falcon image wins bird photo award https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-66706149