Grasping At Paper Straws

We're Barreling Towards Another Dust Bowl, Why city life can harm more than your health, and more.

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GOING ENVIRON-MENTAL BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG MOOD City Life Can Harm More Than Just Your Health bbc.com Links between urban pollution and respiratory diseases drive most calls to clean our cities' air. But the effect on our lungs is only one reason to be concerned by city living. NOT A DROP TO SPARE We're Barreling Towards Another Dust Bowl popsci.com We have to fight fast to keep our soil from slipping away. PAPER TIGER Paper Straws Won't Stop Climate Change theatlantic.com They're a single-use, disposable consumer item—a greener option, but not a green one. STRETCH WE DIGG | SPONSORED The World's Most Comfortable Dress Shirts — Brought To You By Science ministryofsupply.com Ministry of Supply creates dress clothes using innovative materials and advanced construction. Their Apollo Dress Shirt uses NASA technology to keep you comfortable from mid-heatwave commute to office AC. TILTING AT WINDMILLS? YOUNG AT HEART What If Aging Weren't Inevitable, But A Curable Disease? technologyreview.com If this controversial idea gains acceptance, it could radically change the way we treat getting old. MAKING A HORSELESS HORSE How China Built Some Of The World's Most Versatile Vehicles Around A $150 Engine jalopnik.com Back in 2015, I visited China and found myself enamored by a vehicle so simple that it didn't even have a hood to cover its single-cylinder diesel engine. CROSBY, STILLS, NASH, YOUNG & APPLE MUSIC Neil Young's Lonely Quest To Save Music nytimes.com Neil Young is crankier than a hermit being stung by bees. He hates Spotify. He says low-quality streaming is hurting our songs and our brains. Is he right? FIGHTING BACK In 1870, Henrietta Wood Sued For Reparations — And Won smithsonianmag.com The $2,500 verdict, the largest ever of its kind, offers evidence of the generational impact such awards can have. VIDEO OF THE DAY MASTER OF NONE Lock Picker Figures Out A Master Lock Combination Lock In Seconds Just By Looking At It digg.com With a poorly constructed combination lock, the only skill you need to pick it is the ability to observe details. IN THE NEWS Jeffrey Epstein Signed Will Just Two Days Before Suicide Was A Man Wrongly Identified After Police Digitally Altered His Mugshot? The World's Oldest Webcam Is Shutting Down After A Quarter Of A Century Women Ask Supreme Court To Toss Topless Ban: Why Are Rules Different For Men? Americans, Including Republicans And Gun Owners, Support Red Flag Laws After Mass Shootings, Trump Loses Interest In Gun Control DIGG PICKS These Polarized Sunglasses Will Stay On All Day With No Slippage huckberry.com Whether you're biking off road, hiking in the mid-day sun or simply trying to make your way to work, these armless sunglasses from Ombraz will stay put thanks to the clever adjustable cord. Breathe in, breathe out. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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