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PICKS are stories from many sources, selected by our editors or recommended by our readers because they are important, surprising, troubling, enlightening, inspiring, or amusing. They appear on our site and in our daily newsletter. Please send suggested articles, videos, podcasts, etc. to picks@whowhatwhy.org. How the James Webb Space Telescope Changed Astronomy in Its […]
But I’m not sure what it is.
Media reports of wartime destruction don’t show the way Ukrainians live their lives in the lulls.
George Santos isn’t who he said he is. But we discovered that is just the beginning of the story.
COVID-19 killed nearly 60 percent of the residents at one Pennsylvania nursing home in the fall of 2020. Now, 10 families are suing the owners of the facility to get answers.
If corporations really are people, then many of them are crooks. Even worse, they are crooks who get away with it, as two prominent examples showed this week.
We end the year with a revealing and inspiring conversation on the power and purpose of art.
PICKS are stories from many sources, selected by our editors or recommended by our readers because they are important, surprising, troubling, enlightening, inspiring, or amusing. They appear on our site and in our daily newsletter. Please send suggested articles, videos, podcasts, etc. to picks@whowhatwhy.org. Keystone Pipeline Shut in US After 14,000-Barrel Oil Spill in […]
The implications of commodifying citizenship and passports, and the ethical, legal, and cultural implications of this practice.
PICKS are stories from many sources, selected by our editors or recommended by our readers because they are important, surprising, troubling, enlightening, inspiring, or amusing. They appear on our site and in our daily newsletter. Please send suggested articles, videos, podcasts, etc. to picks@whowhatwhy.org. AI Bot ChatGPT Stuns Academics With Essay-Writing Skills (Maria) The […]
Selling an image, right down to its skin care
Graham Hancock’s new Netflix series is deeply problematic. Figuring out why is an entertaining lesson.