Overlooked No More: Inge Lehmann, Who Discovered the Earth's Inner Core(nytimes.com)

71 points by Hooke 10 months ago | 14 comments

In an $80 motel room, a discovery to shed light on the origins of life(nytimes.com)

287 points by danso 29 days ago | 108 comments

New York Times science article about a discovery made in an $80 motel room that may shed light on the origins of life; the page captured was a bot-block screen.

Jeff Bezos wants Washington Post’s newsroom budget halved, productivity doubled(nytimes.com)

61 points by y1n0 7 months ago | 44 comments

OpenAI Says It Will Not Release Newest A.I. Model Over Safety Concerns(nytimes.com)

32 points by jbegley 27 days ago | 31 comments

New York Times article reporting that OpenAI will not release its newest AI model, reportedly called Astra, due to safety concerns; the page showed a bot-block screen.

Jane Austen's Boldest Novel Is Also Her Least Understood(nytimes.com)

80 points by lermontov 1 year ago | 13 comments

In San Francisco, Even $180k Tech Salaries Are No Longer Enough(nytimes.com)

26 points by tangled 3 months ago | 28 comments

US cities pay too much for buses(bloomberg.com)

328 points by pavel_lishin 1 year ago | 528 comments

Bloomberg CityLab article on a paper arguing that limited competition, custom features, and Buy America rules inflate US transit bus costs.

Americans Are Spending More Money to Drive Worse Cars(theatlantic.com)

24 points by fortran77 6 days ago | 89 comments

An Atlantic technology article by Andrew Moseman on why Americans keep paying more for gas cars instead of switching to electric vehicles despite high gas prices.

3M knew its chemicals were harmful decades ago, but didn't tell the public(minnesotareformer.com)

334 points by Jimmc414 2 years ago | 166 comments

Minnesota Reformer investigative article reporting that internal 3M documents show the company knew for decades its PFAS chemicals were harmful but concealed it.

Iowa man files lawsuit after being arrested twice for criticizing the police(reason.com)

322 points by fortran77 3 years ago | 163 comments

Reason article about an Iowa man suing after being arrested twice for criticizing police at a public meeting.

Police cannot seize property indefinitely after an arrest, federal court rules(reason.com)

773 points by throwup238 2 years ago | 385 comments

Reason article reporting that the D.C. Circuit ruled police cannot hold seized property indefinitely after an arrest, calling it unconstitutional.

Kansas tuberculosis outbreak is America's largest recorded since the 1950s(cjonline.com)

380 points by toastedwedge 1 year ago | 295 comments

Topeka Capital-Journal news article reporting that a tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas is the largest recorded in the United States since the 1950s.