The president dismissed the widely respected cybersecurity agency director Tuesday night for pushing back against election disinformation. Powered by WPeMatico
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Forget Imposters. Among Us Is a Playground for Hackers
The blockbuster game of deception has security holes that let cheaters run wild. Powered by WPeMatico
The Senate’s Section 230 Discourse Keeps Getting Dumber
The latest congressional hearing with Facebook’s and Twitter’s CEOs was another parade of bad-faith arguments. Powered by WPeMatico
How election results get certified
Even though the winner of an American election usually gets announced soon after the vote happens, the result is never actually official on Election Day. It’s not even official once the media makes their result projections, as happened last week. Instead, election results actually become real when state and local election authorities make sure that […]
17 Practical Gift Ideas for New Parents
From a booger buster to a videophone, these gifts make this amazing job just a little easier. Powered by WPeMatico
How NASA Finds the Mass of the Dirt Grabbed From an Asteroid
Just how much material did OSIRIS-REx collect from Bennu? The method relies on something called the moment of inertia, and you can replicate it with a fan and a penny. Powered by WPeMatico
How NASA Finds the Mass of the Dirt Grabbed From an Asteroid
Just how much material did OSIRIS-REx collect from Bennu? The method relies on something called the moment of inertia, and you can replicate it with a fan and a penny. Powered by WPeMatico
Moderna says its covid-19 vaccine is nearly 95% effective
More good news: US drug company Moderna announced today that early trials of its covid-19 vaccine show that it is 94.5% effective. The news comes hot on the heels of a similar announcement last week from Pfizer, which reported that its own covid-19 vaccine was more than 90% effective. With covid-19 having killed 1.3 million […]
A Lack of Transparency Is Undermining Pandemic Policy
Official guidance seems handed down from on high, rather than based on studies. That will make it harder to beat Covid-19. Powered by WPeMatico
The race to get Georgia’s 23,000 17-year-olds registered to vote
On November 13, Michael Giusto turned 18 years old. Becoming an adult is always a big moment in any teenager’s life. But Giusto’s landmark birthday comes with added responsibility. Thanks to a quirk in Georgia’s laws that requires at least 50% of the vote to win a US Senate seat, both the state’s Senate races […]