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Who Was Nancy Grace Roman?

The trailblazing astronomer lends her name to the newest space telescope slated to deliver unprecedented insight into the universe The post Who Was Nancy Grace Roman? appeared first on Nautilus .

Tasha – “Quick!”

We’ve already heard a smattering of music from Tasha’s new album You Are Spring! But her new song out this week has me locked in with a new attentiveness. “Quick!” is a staggering achievement. The song spends three and a half minutes building up intensity in raw, pounding rock

Hunter Biden rips Jake Tapper for 'attacking my mom'

Hunter Biden on Wednesday tore into CNN anchor Jake Tapper, accusing him of "attacking my mom" in a review of former first lady Jill Biden's new memoir about life in the White House. Tapper's review of "View from the East Wing" lambasted Jill Biden's defense about her husband's

House AI framework released

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story House drops 300-page AI framework draft On Thursday, a bipartisan pair of House lawmakers released a long-awaited draft of a national framework on artificial intelligence, aiming to preempt some state laws on AI, minimize the

Bedouine – “One Thing Right”

We are mere hours from Neon Summer Skin, the first new Bedouine album in five years. That’s fantastic news. Azniv Korkejian further ramped up our excitement with the excellent singles “Long Way To Fall,” “Always On Time,” and “Canopies.” This week she gave us one last preview.

Required Reading

This week: Esperanto on Duolingo, a Black Panther Party stud grandma, Arsenal and Africa, queer fish, the secret leftist history of Renaissance faires, and more.

Overlooked DNA structures help organize the genome

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that little-studied DNA structures play a central role in organizing the human genome and controlling gene activity, according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study revealed

57 percent say system of democracy in US not working: Survey

More than half of Americans say that the system of democracy is not working in their country, according to a new poll. In the Quinnipiac University poll, 57 percent of respondents said they believe “the system of democracy in the United States” isn’t functioning, while 37

The Life and Death of Sports Fans

Team Spirit is a wonderful short film for ESPN by Errol Morris about the funerals of die-hard sports fans. I love the Steelers fan laid out in a recliner under a Steelers blanket in front of a television with a Steelers game on as if “he just fell asleep watching the game”.

Bannon: GOP 'going to lose the Senate' in midterms

Former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon predicted this week that the Republican Party will lose its majority in the Senate in the midterm elections this fall. In a Thursday episode of his “War Room” podcast, the conservative commentator said he has witnessed a deflation