Jennifer Ouellette

Science writer, Ars Technica. Formerly Gizmodo. Exvangelical. Married to Sean Carroll (npub1x3g…k6wt). Baltimore, MD. She/her

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2024-10-16 15:06:43

‘Grifters gotta grift‘: Russell Brand’s $250 snake oil – sorry, amulet – will totally shield you from logic, reason, and common sense https://www.themarysue.com/grifters-gotta-grift-russell-brands-250-snake-oil-sorry-amulet-will-totally-shield-you-from-logic-reason-and-common-sense/

2024-10-15 16:19:56

How Marie Curie Helped a Generation of Women Break into Science https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-marie-curie-helped-a-generation-of-women-break-into-science/

2024-10-15 16:16:21

Google begins "purge" of effective ad-blockers from Chrome https://boingboing.net/2024/10/15/google-begins-purge-of-effective-ad-blockers-from-chrome.html

2024-10-15 13:11:24

4500-Year-Old Fingerprints Show Ancient Potters in Syria were Child Laborers https://arkeonews.net/4500-year-old-fingerprints-show-ancient-potters-in-syria-were-child-laborers/

2024-10-10 19:41:25

Man learns he’s being dumped via “dystopian” AI summary of texts https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/10/man-learns-hes-being-dumped-via-dystopian-ai-summary-of-texts/

2024-10-10 19:41:11

What if you can’t afford to flee a hurricane? https://www.vox.com/climate/377365/hurricane-milton-helene-evacuation-cost-expensive

2024-10-10 19:39:12

California's new $20 minimum wage for fast food workers didn't cost jobs, study says https://qz.com/california-20-minimum-wage-fast-food-workers-1851670111

2024-10-09 14:08:42

Donald Trump’s many, many lies about Hurricane Helene, debunked https://www.vox.com/politics/376982/trump-hurricane-helene-fema-lies-debunked

2024-10-08 12:54:59

‘60 Minutes’ Says Donald Trump’s Campaign Gave “Shifting Explanations” For Backing Out Of Election Special https://deadline.com/2024/10/60-minutes-trump-kamala-harris-1236109618/

2024-10-07 17:40:25

Modern-Day Magellan Discovers New Dining Options By Zooming In A Little On Google Maps [SATIRE] https://theonion.com/modern-day-magellan-discovers-new-dining-options-by-zooming-in-a-little-on-google-maps/

2024-10-07 16:08:53

More than 200 women charged with pregnancy crimes since Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade https://boingboing.net/2024/10/07/more-than-200-women-charged-with-pregnancy-crimes-since-supreme-court-struck-down-roe-v-wade.html

2024-10-07 16:03:31

Tesla's Cybertrucks are still being insured by Geico, despite claims https://qz.com/tesla-cybertruck-geico-insurance-evs-elon-musk-1851666695

2024-10-06 19:11:38

Utah book banners now want to make Little Free Libraries susceptible to criminal charges https://www.themarysue.com/utah-book-banners-now-want-to-make-little-free-libraries-susceptible-to-criminal-charges/

2024-10-06 19:04:27

Truth Social Users Are Losing Ridiculous Sums of Money to Scams https://gizmodo.com/truth-social-users-are-losing-ridiculous-sums-of-money-to-scams-2000506604

2024-10-02 13:01:39

Lab owner pleads guilty to faking COVID test results during pandemic https://arstechnica.com/?p=2053766

2024-09-30 13:13:35

MAGA Christian school head convicted of torturing children https://boingboing.net/2024/09/30/maga-christian-school-head-convicted-of-torturing-children.html

2024-09-27 18:36:04

18 years for woman who hoped to destroy Baltimore power grid and spark a race war https://arstechnica.com/?p=2052802

2024-09-26 14:33:19

Dinosaurs may have run like emus by keeping one foot on the ground https://www.newscientist.com/article/2449446-dinosaurs-may-have-run-like-emus-by-keeping-one-foot-on-the-ground/

2024-09-26 13:21:26

The Medieval Masterpiece, the Book of Kells, Is Now Digitized and Available Online https://www.openculture.com/2024/09/the-medieval-masterpiece-the-book-of-kells-is-now-digitized-and-available-online.html

2024-09-23 20:59:17

People of Dune, You Will No Longer Have to Think About Water When I Am Elected. [SATIRE] "I can confirm that if you are really, really thirsty, you will be able to get access to water. Think of it as a powerful exception to “who gets water and who doesn’t get water,” as long as you are literally about to die of thirst. And maybe not even then." https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/people-of-dune-you-will-no-longer-have-to-think-about-water-when-i-am-elected

2024-09-23 18:12:27

Meet the New Autocrats Who Dismantle Democracies from Within. The new interconnected breed of autocrats gains and retains power by deception, globally undermining democracies through their own institutions https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/meet-the-new-autocrats-who-dismantle-democracies-from-within/

2024-09-17 12:51:45

Moo Deng, the Pygmy Hippo from Thailand, Is Getting Too Famous for Her Own Good https://gizmodo.com/moo-deng-the-pygmy-hippo-from-thailand-is-getting-too-famous-for-her-own-good-2000499306

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 21:08:03

Old Easter Island genomes show no sign of a population collapse https://arstechnica.com/?p=2049119

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

2024-09-12 18:53:21

AI chatbots might be better at swaying conspiracy theorists than humans, study finds. Co-author Gordon Pennycook: "The work overturns a lot of how we thought about conspiracies." https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/09/study-conversations-with-ai-chatbots-can-reduce-belief-in-conspiracy-theories/

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

2024-09-06 20:03:07

Learn How Astronauts Take Photos from NASA In-Flight Engineer Matthew Dominick https://www.scientificamerican.com/video/learn-how-astronauts-take-photos-from-nasa-in-flight-engineer-matthew/

2024-09-05 23:04:30

Study: Playing Dungeons & Dragons helps autistic players in social interactions, self-identity. "I can make a character quite different from how I interact with people in real life." https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/09/study-playing-dungeons-dragons-helps-autistic-players-in-social-interactions/

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/

2024-08-30 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 17:37:34

Blood puddles, mold, tainted meat, bugs: Boar’s Head inspections are horrifying https://arstechnica.com/?p=2046499

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 12:17:57

A Dolphin That Has Been Biting People May Just Be Friendly https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-dolphin-that-has-been-biting-people-may-just-be-friendly/

2024-08-20 21:13:02

How accurate are wearable fitness trackers? Less than you might think https://arstechnica.com/?p=2044255

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/