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The internet is boring. There is a reason so much online activity has converged on scrolling. Channel surfing, we used to call it, when TV, online’s primitive passive precursor, exploded into hundreds of options, few of them any good. The internet accelerated the trend. We move through tiny bits of text, images, video, occasionally alighting on something that catches our attention for longer than 10 seconds. The pause, the post, the like, the retweet—these illusions of interactivity are all recorded... Читать дальше...

In the first two weeks of July, extreme heat killed at least 37 people across the United States, and 19 in one California county alone, according to conservative estimates reported by CNN. Last week, Las Vegas set a new record of five consecutive days with temperatures over 115 degrees, while Washington, D.C., hit 104 degrees on Tuesday amid what is so far the city’s hottest summer ever.

Earlier this month, NATO released the latest edition of its “Climate Change and Security Impact Assessment.” It stands to reason that the 75-year-old security alliance, composed of 32 member countries, would care about the climate crisis. But NATO’s detailed studies of how rising temperatures are impacting its operations—from unbearably hot training grounds to storm-vulnerable bases and increasing deployments for disaster response—shouldn’t confuse anyone into thinking the organization is actually serious about fighting climate change. Читать дальше...

An orangutan rehabilitation center in Borneo, an iceberg-filled fjord in Greenland, scenes from the Republican National Convention, a fire festival in Japan, and much more

A new paper published in ‘Nature’ could have implications for using hallucinogenics to treat mental illnesses like depression and anxiety.

Our popular dinner series within the Innovation Festival is back and bigger than ever with six dining experiences at some of the New York City’s most coveted restaurants.

A DEI expert argues that decisions to eliminate ‘equity’ from DEI terminology is an example of what psychologists call ‘dirty pain.’

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LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 16: A behind the scenes look as Zach Edey #14 of the Memphis Grizzlies poses for a portrait during the 2024 NBA Rookie Photo Shoot on July 16, 2024 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus in Las Vegas, Nevada. | Photo by Dylan Goodman/NBAE via Getty Images

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1. Extreme heat may be crucial factor in human spread of bird flu  The Guardian
2. Chicken culling, disposal raise concern as bird flu spreads  Reuters
3. Colorado workers exposed to bird flu while killing infected chickens, feds say  USA TODAY
4. Heat wave fans spread of avian flu  Axios

Here is a look back at the most notable moments of the British royal family's history with the Olympic Games.

1. Trump breaks out immigration chart shown right before assassination attempt: ‘Saved my life’  Fox News
2. Kimberly Cheatle Has Two Reputations to Save: The Secret Service’s—and Her Own  The Wall Street Journal
3. 4 revelations raising heat on Secret Service after Trump shooting  The Hill
4. Photo Appears to Capture Path of Bullet Used in Assassination Attempt  The New York Times

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