Dispatches From the Russian River: Apps Against Humanity
As she stacks piles of wood, Alexis Coe ponders the depersonalization of the working class.
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In Alaska, Perceptions and Realities of Ecological Threats Diverge
A new study shows that time is just one factor shaping perceptions of spruce bark beetle infestations on the Kenai Peninsula.
Vulnerable Species Are in One Part of the Country; Protected Habitats Are in Another
A study says that if we want to prevent extinction, we’re protecting the wrong areas of the country. Can't we do both?
Without Biodiversity, Ecosystems Grow Unstable
Biodiversity is the hub through which human activity harms—or aids—the environment, a new study shows.
The Forest Lion of Gabon
The latest indication of wildlife recovery in Gabon is a solitary male lion captured on a remote video camera that was set up to study chimpanzees. Nobody knows how he got there, or why he’s chosen the forest as his home.
Algorithms Aren’t Killing Creative Culture
Algorithms are fundamentally uncreative. Every set of crunched numbers, every calculated outcome, needs an equal and perhaps opposite human component to bring it to life.
Image Searches Misrepresent Women in the Workplace
Computer scientists ask whether Google Images might perpetuate—or even worsen—gender stereotypes.
The Apple Watch’s Distraction Problem
Distraction is a necessary method for dealing with the competing stimuli of everyday life. But only the right kind of distraction, which Apple’s newest product fails to provide.