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R.L. Stine on the Stories that Give Us ‘Goosebumps’
“Living Dummy.” “The Haunted Mask.” “Welcome to Dead House.” For ’90s kids, R.L. Stine, author of the “Goosebumps” series, is synonymous with spooky.…
1 year, 4 months ago
Election 2024: How the Demographics of American Voters Are Changing
In the final weeks before election day, candidates are scrambling to win over groups of voters who could tip the results. American voters have shifte…
1 year, 4 months ago
Elizabeth Kolbert on What Happens "When the Arctic Melts"
As the Greenland ice sheet melts, more freshwater is pouring into the oceans and that’s triggering feedback loops that could mean disastrous coastal …
1 year, 4 months ago
Should You Be Giving Your DNA to Consumer Health Companies?
It’s been nearly twenty years since 23andMe, the consumer health company was founded. Since then, other companies have emerged, and in exchange for a…
1 year, 4 months ago
Coexisting with California’s Urban Coyotes
Native to California, coyotes are common in urban green spaces up and down the state. Once eradicated from San Francisco, they’ve made a comeback in …
1 year, 4 months ago
Sonoma’s Contentious Measure J Aims to Disrupt Meat Production
Measure J in Sonoma County wants to ban “factory farms” and force major poultry and dairy farms to downsize or shut down by limiting the number of an…
1 year, 4 months ago
How Harris and Trump Would Differ on Foreign Policy
The Middle East crisis and Russia’s war in Ukraine are among the critical foreign policy issues the next U.S. president will have to confront on day …
1 year, 4 months ago
Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao on Why Voters Should Reject the Recall
In the first mayoral recall vote in Oakland in more than a century, voters will decide in the November election whether mayor Sheng Thao should be re…
1 year, 4 months ago
Synthesized Voices Just Got More Realistic
When ChatGPT launched advanced voice mode last month – inserting accents and ‘umms’, even taking breaths – some users called it surreal. Humans have …
1 year, 5 months ago
How to Design a Park That Brings a Community Together
Parks are meant for everyone, but they don’t always feel that way. A lack of transportation, paths that are not easily navigated, or elements that ar…
1 year, 5 months ago