Solo Stove makes some of the best smokeless fire pits. Now they’re a lot of easier to clean based on our hands-on test with the new middle-sized Bonfire 2.0 model.
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Author: David Carnoy
What we’ve lost — and what we’ve found — in abandoned theme parks
There’s something fascinating about the life and demise of theme parks — the taste of nostalgia, that everything has an end, the unforgiving churn of capitalism, the loss of beloved structures.
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Author: Brigit Benestante
Data Centers Are Facing a Climate Crisis
Companies are racing to cool down their servers as energy prices and temperatures soar. And the worst is yet to come.
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Author: Chris Stokel-Walker
How to Set Medication Reminders on Your Phone
Don’t forget your pills! Here’s how to set alarms, notifications, and reminders on your iPhone or Android smartphone.
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Author: Simon Hill
The Age of Brain-Computer Interfaces Is on the Horizon
Synchron has implanted its BCI in a patient for the first time—bringing it a big step closer to distribution.
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Author: Grace Browne
There’s a Monkeypox Testing Bottleneck
US testing capacity has ramped up, but the process is ponderous, and not everyone who needs a test is getting one.
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Author: Emily Mullin
Gig Workers Are Losing Their Hard-Won Rights
A battle between unions and Just Eat France sets a troubling precedent for platform workers.
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Author: Morgan Meaker
Reasonable BTS Fan Only Sends Death Threats In Defense Of J-Hope
FREDERICKSBURG, PA—Saying she tried to keep a level head about matters like this, reasonable BTS fan Jessica Antwerp, 19, told reporters Monday that she only sends death threats in defense of lead singer J-Hope. “Look, there’s definitely a way to take fandom over the line, which is why I’ll only threaten to track down…
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Research Suggests Most Americans One Explosion Away From Disaster
CHICAGO—Warning that large swaths of the population had left themselves vulnerable, new research published Monday by the University of Chicago suggested that most Americans were one explosion away from disaster. “Our findings indicate that the average American is merely a single blast away from utter calamity,” said…
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Police Experimenting With Nonlethal Methods To Give Speeding Ticket
AKRON, OH—Theorizing there might be a way to occasionally complete a routine traffic stop without anybody dying, Ohio police announced plans Monday to begin experimenting with nonlethal methods of administering speeding tickets. “Basically, we’re toying with the possibility that there could theoretically be a means…
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