Peer review is essential for science. Unfortunately, it’s broken. : There's no incentive to fix the system, which was never designed to catch fraud anyway.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/07/peer-review-is-essential-for-science-unfortunately-its-broken/

The rise of our ‘Juristocracy’ The danger of relying on the Supreme Court to solve our problems

https://www.deseret.com/magazine/2024/07/10/supreme-court-justices-impact-on-america/

Escape From the Box: New technology and old tactics have made buying a car a death march of deception. Jase Patrick, who spent 15 years in the business, reveals the dealer secrets.

https://prospect.org/power/2024-07-08-car-dealership-fee-financing-scams/

Revolution in the air: how laughing gas changed the world

https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jul/04/revolution-in-the-air-how-laughing-gas-changed-the-world

We deserve a more nuanced conversation about working moms: The “motherhood penalty” is more complicated than you think.

https://www.vox.com/policy/358808/moms-motherhood-penalty-work-childcare

His Biggest Hit Sold More Copies Than Any of the Beatles’. So Why Haven’t You Heard of Him?

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/his-biggest-hit-sold-more-copies-than-any-of-the-beatles-so-why-haven-t-you-heard-of-him

The Ancient Fabric That No One Knows How to Make: Nearly 200 years ago, Dhaka muslin was the most valuable fabric on the planet. Then it was lost altogether. How did this happen? And can we bring it back?

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-ancient-fabric-that-no-one-knows-how-to-make

Pablo Escobar’s Abandoned Hippos Are Wreaking Havoc in the Colombian Jungle

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/pablo-escobar-abandoned-hippos-wreaking-havoc-colombian-jungle-180984494/

The company that has a monopoly on ice cream truck music: How a small, family-owned electronics company came to control 97% of the ice cream truck music market.

https://thehustle.co/the-company-that-has-a-monopoly-on-ice-cream-truck-music