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The chicken misconception

Justin Gregg
Published 3 years ago

I'm a scientist studying animal cognition. There is a lot more going on in the mind of a chicken than most know

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Expert guide to a better Aperol spritz

Ashlie D. Stevens
Published 3 years ago

From glassware to garnishes, here's what you need to know to make the best seasonal spritz

Scrabble World Championship final match winning board on display at Westfield White City, London (Jonathan Brady/PA Images via Getty Images)

15 fascinating facts about Scrabble

Erin McCarthy - Mental Floss
Published 3 years ago

No. 11 – There have been a few Scrabble competition scandals

Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal of Tears for Fears, circa 1984 (Peter Noble/Redferns)

Tears for Fears is overdue for Rock Hall

Annie Zaleski
Published 3 years ago

With a stellar new album, "The Tipping Point," and a tour, the band is deserving of this honor

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The best way to grow beans at home

Kristin Guy - Food52
Published 3 years ago

If you’ve got a pot, you can do it — we’ll walk you through each step

Merrick Garland and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Is Merrick Garland coming for Trump?

Chauncey DeVega
Published 3 years ago

Author of "Overcoming Trumpery" says "methodical" Garland is still building a case against Trump and his regime

New Politics Convention, Chicago by Franklin McMahon (Franklin McMahon/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

Why we mimic accents without meaning to

Lacey Wade - The Conversation
Published 3 years ago

"Linguistic convergence” is something you’ve likely done at some point

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (Lynda M. Gonzalez-Pool/Getty Images)

How the right seized the gun narrative

Eleanor Klibanoff - The Texas Tribune
Published 3 years ago

The “God-given right” to self-defense has become a rallying cry in Texas politics

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"Gun control" at the Pentagon? Forget it

Norman Solomon
Published 3 years ago

Believe it or not, the U.S. military kills about as many civilians every year as die from gun violence at home

Russian President Vladimir Putin (MIKHAIL TERESHCHENKO/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images)

The shadowy world of Russian mercenaries

Joaquin Sapien, Joshua Kaplan - ProPublica
Published 3 years ago

Putin has been using an unaccountable army with a history of human rights violations to pursue Russia's agenda

Governor Greg Abbott (Erich Schlegel/Getty Images)

Gov. Abbott booed in Uvalde

David Edwards - Raw Story
Published 3 years ago

Abbott, who arrived to meet with Biden, faced jeers and heckling from the crowd

Actor Bonnie Piesse attends Ulloo 42 Launch Party on January 11, 2018 in Los Angeles, California (Lucianna Faraone Coccia/Getty Images)

Bonnie Piesse on "Obi-Wan Kenobi"

Sabrina Reed - Hidden Remote
Published 3 years ago

The actor and musician spoke to Hidden Remote about reprising her role as "Aunt" Beru Whitesun Lars 22 years later

John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson and George Clooney emerge from a forest in a scene from the 2000 film "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" (Universal/Getty Images)

22 best movie soundtracks of the 2000s

Todd Gilchrist - Mental Floss
Published 3 years ago

Narrowing down to the absolute best requires a judicious ear and a willingness to sacrifice personal favorites

Rear view of woman with yellow jacket gazing at mountains and northern branch of Lake Como at dawn. Peglio, Como province, Lombardy region, Italy. (Getty/Francesco Vaninetti Photo)

Is noise bad for us?

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Published 3 years ago

On the unique power of quiet, and why silence shouldn't be a luxury

Variation of tropical fruits (Tamarillo,Carambola, passion fruit, cherimoya,passiflora singularis/grenadilla, mara) on the rose- turquoise background (Getty Images/Yulia Reznikov)

You deserve a better fruit salad

Ashlie D. Stevens
Published 3 years ago

Treating fruit like their vegetable counterparts (i.e. seasoning and dressing them) leads to a better salad

Prosecco jellies (Brett Stevens/Getty Images)

A story about Elvis and a boozy dessert

Bibi Hutchings
Published 3 years ago

Cool, refreshing and perfectly sweet, this boozy dessert deserves the popularity it enjoyed in the 1890's

Former president Donald J Trump holds a Save America rally in Perry, GA, United States on September 25, 2021. (Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Ga. prosecutor investigating Trump

Tom Boggioni - Raw Story
Published 3 years ago

Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance says Georgia prosecutor Fani Willis is looking into fraud charges for Trump

"The G Word with Adam Conover" (Netflix)

Adam ruins government & criticizes Obama

Melanie McFarland
Published 3 years ago

Netflix's "The G Word" host tells Salon government is "astonishing" when it works and how to stop doomscrolling

View of redwood trees from the forest floor (Getty Images/James Yu)

Tree planting helps the elderly

Julia Kane - Grist
Published 3 years ago

Increasing urban greenery could save lives of tens of thousands of older adults, researchers found

Velociraptor dinosaur in lush green jungle (Getty Images/Chris Clor)

The warm-blooded dino debate — solved

Matthew Rozsa
Published 3 years ago

"We think we have a consensus" that most dinosaurs were warm-blooded, scientists say

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The best time to water your plants

Nadia Hassani - Food52
Published 3 years ago

Yep, there's a best time to water them

View of demonstrators, many with signs, as they participate in the March For Our Lives rally against gun violence, near Columbus Circle, New York, New York, March 24, 2018. Among the visible signs are ones that read 'Who Would Have to Die from Gun Violence Before You Would Support Gun Control?' and 'No More Silence End Gun Violence.' (Barbara Alper/Getty Images)

Why gun laws don't pass Congress

Monika L. McDermott, David R. Jones - The Conversation
Published 3 years ago

Since Sandy Hook, legislation introduced in response to mass killings has consistently failed to pass the Senate

White House Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Harsh reviews for new Conway memoir

Tom Boggioni - Raw Story
Published 3 years ago

Former Donald Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway defends the former president in her new book, "Here's The Deal"

Dozens of people attend a vigil remembering the 58 people killed in Sunday's shooting in Las Vegas and calling for action against guns on October 4, 2017 in Newtown, Connecticut. The vigil, organized by the Newtown Action Alliance, was held outside the National Shooting Sport Foundation and looked to draw attention to gun violence in America. Twenty school children were killed at the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown on December 14, 2012. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

The truth about guns and capitalism

Jim Sleeper
Published 3 years ago

It isn't just the Second Amendment: If we can't control social media and "corporate speech," we'll never end this

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