Many scientists don’t want to tell the truth about climate change. Here’s why(wbur.org)

38 points by kitkat_new 3 years ago | 17 comments

You can't optimize your way to being a good person(vox.com)

60 points by rntn 1 year ago | 101 comments

Florida revokes permits for license plate readers on state highways(wusf.org)

74 points by ilamont 1 month ago | 31 comments

The deep roots of Americans' hatred of their health care system(vox.com)

42 points by lr0 1 year ago | 57 comments

Iowa governor will sign bill rolling back labor protections for children(washingtonpost.com)

37 points by mirthlessend 3 years ago | 38 comments

Reddit CEO slams moderators amid blackout, compares them to aristocracy(washingtonpost.com)

64 points by pg_1234 3 years ago | 12 comments

Court filings allege Meta downplayed risks to children and misled the public(time.com)

347 points by binning 11 months ago | 146 comments

TIME article reporting on court filings alleging Meta downplayed risks its platforms posed to children and misled the public.

The upstream cause of the youth mental health crisis is the loss of community(afterbabel.com)

684 points by throwup238 2 years ago | 627 comments

An After Babel Substack essay by Seth Kaplan arguing that the loss of community is the upstream cause of the youth mental health crisis.

Play deprivation is a major cause of the teen mental health crisis(jonathanhaidt.substack.com)

338 points by trevin 3 years ago | 291 comments

An After Babel Substack essay by Jon Haidt and Peter Gray arguing that the decline of unsupervised free play is a major cause of the teen mental health crisis.

The mental health of young men is declining. Experts warn it could get worse(cbc.ca)

45 points by rdmuser 21 days ago | 25 comments

CBC News article on declining mental health among young men in Canada and a federal consultation into why boys and men are struggling.

We need scientific dissidents(chronicle.com)

355 points by Georgelemental 3 years ago | 848 comments

Chronicle of Higher Education opinion essay arguing that the early artificial consensus on Covid's origins shows the need for scientific dissidents.

Root for your friends(josephthacker.com)

383 points by rez0123 1 year ago | 149 comments

Personal blog post by Joseph Thacker arguing that genuinely supporting and celebrating friends' successes improves career and happiness.