NASA-Funded Satellites Lost in Setback for Astra, a Small Rocket Launch Start-Up
Four tiny NASA-funded satellites were lost on their way to space on Thursday after launching atop a rocket built by Astra Space, a small …
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The Dangers of A.I. Flattery + Kevin Meets the Orb + Group Chat Chat
Listen to and follow ‘Hard Fork’Apple | Spotify | Amazon | YouTube | iHeartRadio Hosted by Kevin Roose and Casey Newton Produced by Whitney Jones and Rachel Cohn Edited by Matt Collette Engineered by Chris Wood Original music by Dan PowellElisheba …
Opioids Feel Like Love. That’s Why They’re Deadly in Tough Times.
I had told myself that I’d never try heroin because it sounded too perfect. It’s like “warm, buttery love,” a friend told me. When I did yield to …
Seven Roles That Explain the Deeply Nuanced, Not Crazy Art of Nicolas Cage
We’ve reached the point in Nicolas Cage’s career when it’s easiest to refer to every new movie he’s in by just describing his antics in them. Dracula Cage, terrible boss — that’s “Renfield.” Moody chef Cage, retriever of beloved animal — that’s “Pig …
This Fire-Loving Fungus Eats Charcoal, if It Must
When a wildfire plows through a forest, life underground changes, too. Death comes for many microorganisms. But, like trees, some microbes are …
Barcelona Takes on Airbnb
It’s been a busy summer for Lucas Ezequiel Hernández, a 29-year-old designer who lives with his brother in central Barcelona. In June, he listed …
Ciao, Alitalia
Alitalia may have had its faults, but how many airlines can claim to have been the “pope’s airline” for over five centuries? According to Flying …
One Woman Won a Nobel This Year. Quotas Aren’t the Answer, an Official Says.
After a year in which only one out of 13 Nobel laureates was a woman, a top official at the institution that awards some of the prizes dismissed …
Education Department Will Resume Collections on Student Loan Debt
In an announcement this week, the department warned that millions of borrowers could be referred to debt collectors and see deductions from their paychecks.
It Was Just a Rumor on Facebook. Then a Militia Showed Up.
With its horse-trodden roads, endless fields of almond blossoms and cowboy heritage, the 20,000 person town of Oakdale, Calif., fits the American West of imagination. And for decades, its media diet was classically all-American, too. Listen to this …