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The End of the Reign of Terror & An Extremist Informant
How a bloodthirsty tyranny was toppled. Also, the darker intersections of law enforcement and extremism.
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Seeing Distorted Faces & Clean But Illegal Drugs
A disease that twists the faces of the people you look at. Also, an illegal movement fighting to be able to provide a safe drug supply
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Rescuing Art in the Midst of War & A Tale of Literature and Treachery
A journey filled with danger to preserve art and history. Also, is it a good idea to mix personal relationships with your art?
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Make It Rain (maybe) & AI Lie Detectors
Can we really control the weather? Also, even if AI can detect lies, is that a good thing?
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A High Profile Conviction in Doubt & Superb Local Reporting
It's difficult to get answers in The British justice system. Also, exemplary reporting of a tragic event in Maine.
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The Perfect Innovation Storm & The Public Health Cost of Noise
What made Bell Labs a powerhouse of innovation at its peak? Also, important questions about the impact of industrial noise on public health.
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Ease of Producing Fentanyl & An Impossible Tale of Survival
An investigative team finds out how easy it is to import components for deadly drugs. Also, what would you do if you survived against impossible odds?
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A Murder Survivor & 53 Stations of the T?kaid?
Survival and defiance in the face of violence, and how an amateur artist established a major genre
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Nazis In the Family & NDAs
We can't choose our families, but we can influence where our societies are heading. Also, NDAs are getting absurdly common.
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Sunken Gold of A Cursed Ship & Baby Formula
Much needed distractions from the news cycle for the elections
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Immigrants Dying In Marijuana Farms & Making Friends
Featured Articles Jiaai Zeng Died Weeks After Starting Work at an Oklahoma Marijuana Farm. His Family Wants Answers. In another example of very good investigative journalism from ProPublica, this piece tells the story of the death of Jiaai Zeng, a Chinese immigrant working on an Oklahoma marijuana farm. It expands
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The Lie Detector Lie and Exploitative Adoption Practices
Featured Articles What the All-American Delusion of the Polygraph Says About Our Relationship to Fact and Fiction In what I think is the best read of the week, Justin St. Germain interweaves a personal story with our complex relationship with the truth and memory. It is about polygraphs, sure, but