Monday, November 25, 2024

How the World Gave up on 1.5 Degrees

Can a Comma Solve a Crime? Stop Washing Your Thanksgiving Turkey

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November 25, 2024
Washing Turkeys, Climate Losses, and IVF Mixups
Ten Picks for Today, Curated by Our Editors
 
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Great Reporting
An I.V.F. Mixup, a Shocking Discovery and an Unbearable Choice
Two couples in California discovered they were raising each other's genetic children. Should they switch their girls?
The New York Times
Susan Dominus
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Thought-Provoking
Can a Comma Solve a Crime?
How forensic linguists use grammar, syntax and vocabulary to help crack cold cases.
The Dial
Julia Webster Ayuso
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True Love
In Every Nelson He Visits, He Finds the Man He Loved
How do you live with the loss of a loved one? For one man, it means visiting every Nelson in North America.
Nelson Star
Tyler Harper
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Backstory
How the Inventor of the Fitted Kitchen Came to See It As a Curse
Her splashbacked, single-surfaced, cubbyholed, foldaway paradise revolutionized kitchen design. But Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky grew to regret her world-conquering creation.
The Guardian
Kaja Šeruga
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Work Advice
When Your High Standards Derail Your Success
High standards aren't a bad thing, but they can hold you and your team back when they become inflexible.
Harvard Business Review
Anne Sugar, Karen Walker
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Explainer
How the World Gave up on 1.5 Degrees
A decade after the Paris Agreement, Andreas Malm and Wim Carton trace how we've kept on with business as usual.
Grist
Lylla Younes
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Slippery Slope
ChatGPT Was Tasked With Designing a Website. the Result Was As Manipulative As You'd Expect.
In a new study, researchers found that ChatGPT creates websites full of deceptive patterns.
Fast Company
Chris Stokel-Walker
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Good Advice
Stop! Washing Your Thanksgiving Turkey Could Spread Germs
Go ahead and rinse your cranberries, potatoes and green beans. But food experts say not to wash your Thanksgiving turkey.
The Associated Press
Candice Choi
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Pro Tip
How to Clean a Mattress Without Calling in a Professional
Showing your bed some TLC can extend its lifespan—and benefit your health
SELF
Heather Cruickshank
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Wanderlust
Is Traveling to Every Country in the World a Worthy Cause? This Group Thinks So.
I went to Azerbaijan with a group of explorers known as the world's Most Traveled People. Never mind that it was to a conflict zone.
Outside Magazine
Tim Neville
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Yesterday's Most-Read Story
I Cooked All 25 of America's Most Important Recipes. My Family's Laughter Will Haunt Me Forever.
We picked the 25 most important recipes of the past century. Then I spent one month cooking every single one. I was not prepared.
Slate
Dan Kois
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