TIL people who work at U.S. nuclear power plants are exposed to less radiation than what is given off by the granite walls inside the U.S. Capitol Building (www.pbs.org)
The body of a 150 million-year-old sea monster is hidden under a British cliff, says a scientist. Time is running out to find it. (www.businessinsider.com)
California clean energy industry rocked with widespread jobs losses, bankruptcies, following state’s dismantling of rooftop solar program (www.ewg.org)
Google’s Android app store monopoly violates antitrust law, jury finds | Epic Games scores major court win; judge will decide remedies next month (arstechnica.com)
Tesla could still sue Cybertruck owners if they flip their vehicles too soon / The automaker has reportedly added back the controversial clause against resellers (www.engadget.com)
Tesla again threatens to sue Cybertruck buyers who try to resell the cars | Clause deleted from public version of terms is in the contract sent to buyers. (arstechnica.com)
I really can't get my head around Berkeleyen idealism, could somebody help me understand how we can have the same experience of something without there being a unique thing to prompt my experience? (www.reddit.com)
Among opponents of just war theory, do any accept jus as bellum (there are just causes) but reject jus in bello (but real wars can never be waged justly)? (www.reddit.com)
I'm Dr. Jim Ambuske, creator of the podcast Worlds Turned Upside Down, and a historian of the American Revolution. AMA about the coming of the American Revolution! (www.reddit.com)
To what end do feminists believe abortion-criminalizing voters want to "control women" and why do they often conflate questioning this narrative with condoning their policy? (www.reddit.com)
Kate Cox’s quote of how she “never thought she’d be in this situation” made me think of women who become pro-choice only when they themselves need an an abortion. (www.reddit.com)
CEO of IBM and Chairman of Red Hat telling how they force executives to meet racial quotas in hiring. "if you lose, you lose part of your bonus.” "I could name multiple leaders ... that were held accountable to the point they are no longer with Red Hat". (twitter.com)
The Morality Play Inside Trump’s Courtroom - “This idea of the old ‘Teflon Don’ is just finished,” Evan Osnos says. “The guy is now a creature of the court.” (www.newyorker.com)
The “Epic Row” Over a New Epoch - Scientists, journalists, and artists often say that we live in the Anthropocene, a new age in which humans shape the Earth. Why do some leading geologists reject the term? (www.newyorker.com)
Who’s Afraid of Judging Donald Trump? Lots of People - At the ex-President’s criminal trial, where Trump has been reprimanded for intimidating a potential juror, and a man self-immolated outside, it has been challenging to find twelve people willing to sit in the jury box. (www.newyorker.com)
Jonathan Haidt Wants You to Take Away Your Kid’s Phone - The social psychologist discusses the “great rewiring” of children’s brains, why social-media companies are to blame, and how to reverse course. (www.newyorker.com)
In Justine Kurland’s Photographs, a Mother and Son Hit the Road - Some of the portraits in “This Train” have an Edenic quality to them, as if Kurland is asking: What if my kid and I were the only two people in the world? (www.newyorker.com)
The War Games of Israel and Iran - While Netanyahu and the Islamic Republic exchange ballistic “messages,” the question of Palestine demands the moral and strategic courage of actual statesmen. (www.newyorker.com)
Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department,” Reviewed - “The Tortured Poets Department” has moments of tenderness. But it suffers from being too long and too familiar. (www.newyorker.com)
Jonathan Haidt on the Plague of Anxiety Affecting Young People—Plus, Judi Dench - It’s not another moral panic, the social psychologist says: the evidence clearly implicates social-media apps for a decline in mental health. Plus, Judi Dench on a life in Shakespeare. (www.newyorker.com)
East Palestine, After the Crash - More than a year after a train derailment and chemical fire in Ohio that made international news, residents contend with lingering sickness, uncertainty, and, for some, a desire to just move on. (www.newyorker.com)
When a Pro-Free-Speech Dean Shuts Down a Student Protest - An online argument erupted after a video of a law professor grabbing a microphone from a student went viral. But the debate has obscured some fairly basic truths. (www.newyorker.com)
Daily Cartoon: Friday, April 19th - “We’ve had a few more jurors drop out—either to protect their identities or to listen to the new Taylor Swift album.” (www.newyorker.com)
Julio Torres on the Rocky Relationship That Drives “Problemista” - The director dissects a key scene that establishes the dynamic between his character, who is embroiled in the U.S.’s immigration systems, and Tilda Swinton’s “temperamental art-world lady,” down to the meanings of their hair styles. (www.newyorker.com)
Recommendations from the Guy Who Works at Your Local Dispensary - Turpentine Gelato, Fiscal Daydream, and . . . what was the question again? (www.newyorker.com)
How Gaza’s Largest Mental-Health Organization Works Through War - Dr. Yasser Abu-Jamei on providing counselling services to Palestinian children: “When relatives are killed, we try somehow to calm the child and then ask questions: What are you going to do tomorrow? What are you going to do the day after tomorrow?” (www.newyorker.com)
Did Mike Johnson Just Get Religion on Ukraine? - The Speaker’s sudden willingness to bring foreign-aid bills to the House floor risks his Speakership—and Trump’s wrath. (www.newyorker.com)
Biden Is the Most Pro-Labor President Since F.D.R. Will It Matter in November? - The President is winning over union leaders, but not necessarily rank-and-file voters. (www.newyorker.com)
“Civil War” ’s Unsettling Images - Alex Garland’s latest film, in which the U.S. has collapsed into brutal internecine conflict, has polarized audiences with its depiction of violence—and its evasion of politics. In art and in life, how do such visuals change the viewer? (www.newyorker.com)
Ideas for the New York City Officials Implementing Rat Birth Control - Encourage male rats to recount the plots of “Dune” and “Dune: Part Two” on first dates. (www.newyorker.com)
Ronan Farrow on the Scheme at the Heart of Trump’s New York Trial - A back-room deal between the former President, his then lawyer, and the C.E.O. of American Media plays a central role in the criminal felony charges he faces in Manhattan. (www.newyorker.com)
The Rediscovery of a Depression-Era Masterpiece - A new restoration of Frank Borzage’s “Man’s Castle,” starring Loretta Young and Spencer Tracy, showcases the visionary Hollywood director’s lusty yet spiritual artistry. (www.newyorker.com)
Trump’s America, Seen Through the Eyes of Russell Banks - In his last book, “American Spirits,” Banks took stories from the news about rural, working-class life and turned them into fables of national despair. (www.newyorker.com)
To the newcomers: ”Bitcoin crash”, ”Bitcoin plunge”, ”Bitcoin collapse”, ”Bitcoin fall”, ”Bitcoin nosedive” in media titles are far from the real meaning. Usually they mean to signal small/temporary dips (www.reddit.com)