5 years ago
The Worst Part of Teaching Online Is What We Are Teaching
As universities debate continuing remote instruction through the coming Fall, we should ask what parts of the pre-pandemic university are worth fighting for.
The sizeable effort required of faculty over …
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5 years ago
In Defense of the Dog Bowl
MIT’s Mini Cheetah quadruped robot isn’t the only new working dog on the market. The emerging work-to-eat lifestyle for dog owners banks on the idea that, deep down, every dog …
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6 years ago
Sex after Chernobyl
As every disaster nerd knows well, a large part of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone is now an ecological reserve. While small animals like birds, voles, and insects show a general …
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Climbing and the Cooptation of Desire
“It’s not just about money, and I can’t give you the answer. You have to look at how the whole system works.” —Ueli Steck
The 2016 NY subway ad campaign …
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