News in Brief A GMO-Labeling Bill Heads to Obama’s Desk House Republicans and Democrats passed a bill yesterday requiring food manufacturers to label any product made with genetically… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Field Notes: Quarry Bay, Hong Kong As part of an architectural series called Look Up, photographer Andy Yeung reveals the artistry of vertical human… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Are Robots Susceptible to Racial Bias? On the implications of the Dallas Police Department’s unprecedented use of a lethal robot to kill a suspect.… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Can Your Horoscope Predict Your Success? That Zodiac-based guide to how your day will go can influence your attitudes and behavior. By Tom Jacobs… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief ‘Staten Island Will Not Forget My Father’: An Interview With Erica Garner It’s been two years since Eric Garner was killed by police. We spoke with his daughter about her… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief How Hydroelectric Power Kills Insects, and Why That Matters A common practice called hydropeaking undermines river ecosystems, a new study argues. By Nathan Collins Glen Canyon Dam… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief How Australia Eliminated AIDS as a Public-Health Threat The U.S. could be wise to take note. By Madeleine Thomas The Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief H.L. Mencken at the Convention “A convention was to him the arrival of a circus to a country lad.” By Danny Heitman A… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief How E-Cigarettes Could Do More Good Than Harm Do e-cigarettes help or hinder public health? One mathematical model offers a very preliminary answer. By Francie Diep… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief To Improve Teaching, Look to Professional Tennis We reward athletes who constantly look to improve. Why don’t we do the same for our educators? By… Pacific Standard Staff