Saturn’s Majestic Rings Will Vanish in Just Six Months From Now

Is There a Better Way to Have an Argument? 10 Stories of Magnificent Discoveries.

September 5, 2024 Saturn's Rings, Electric Vehicles, and the Humble Potato Ten picks for today, curated by our editors 1   Must Read Who Gets to Kill in Self-Defense? Self-defense laws were written for men. This is how they fail women who fight back. The New York Times Rachel Louise Snyder Save   SPONSORED A message from the Thomson Reuters Foundation How Will AI Shape the Future of News? Trust Conference is tackling the world's most complex issues—and critical questions. Register for Your Free Ticket 2   Election 2024 The Kamala and Tim Show Does the Democratic ticket's buddy-comedy act feel familiar? Here's where you might have seen it before. POLITICO Joanna Weiss Save 3   Stargazing Saturn's Majestic Rings Will Vanish in Just Six Months From Now A fast-approaching and significant cosmic event will soon dramatically alter our view of this magnificent planet. Come March 2025, Saturn's majestic rings will become virtually invisible to earth-based observers. Earth.com Eric Ralls Save 4   Parenting How We Tried—and Failed—to Get Our Kids More Outside Time During the School Day. Anyone who's been in the vicinity of a child knows they need to run and play. But here we are. Slate Charlotte Pence Save 5   Wild Ride The True-Crime "Podcast Junkie" Turned Real-Life Murder Suspect Is Steve Pankey a cold-blooded killer who got away with murder for decades, or just a true-crime obsessive craving attention? Narratively Dylan Taylor-Lehman Save 6   Food Science How Crop Science Is Transforming the Humble Potato Hybrid breeding may lead to a revolution in potato farming, creating new varieties resistant to disease and drought. Undark Martin Enserink Save 7   Good Advice I'm Broke, But My Friends Keep Planning Expensive Group Vacations My friends make a lot more money than I do, and they tend to plan vacations that are way out of my budget. Outside Magazine Blair Braverman Save 8   'The Biggest Electric Vehicles in the World' Planes, Trains and Monster Diggers: The Vehicles Pushing the Limits of Electric Power Meet the EVs ditching batteries altogether to attain mammoth proportions. BBC Chris Baraniuk Save 9   First Person I Joined the Turkish Commuters Who Swim Between Europe and Asia Every Day Its bends and currents mean only the most skilled pilots can navigate it without running aground. As a swimmer, there's even less room for error. Thrillist Eric Beyer Save 10   Pro Tip Is There a Better Way to Have an Argument? Here are five principles for more constructive and respectful disagreements. Greater Good Magazine Caroline Hopper, Laura Tavares Save Further Reading   Collection of the Day 10 Stories of Magnificent Discoveries From finding family in the most unexpected of places to uncovering messages hidden in 16th-century Incan knots. Pocket Collections Amy Maoz Save   Yesterday's Most-Read Story Don't Trust the Election Forecasts The data doesn't support the obsession with presidential prognostications. POLITICO Justin Grimmer Save Thanks for reading! If you enjoyed this newsletter, please share it with a friend. Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe now to get Pocket in your inbox every day. Take Pocket everywhere You're receiving this email because you subscribed to Pocket. Unsubscribe • Manage Preferences • Privacy Policy • Help Center • Advertise © 2024 Mozilla Corporation, 149 New Montgomery St, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105