Newsletter Photo by Usman Yousaf on Unsplash Hotter days bring out hotter tempers, research finds Studies add to the literature showing how people act out aggressively when it’s hot.
Politicscommons.wikimedia.org How a Google billionaire helped pay for Biden's science office Eric Schmidt has long sought influence over U.S. science policy. Under Biden’s former science chief, Eric Lander, Schmidt’s foundation helped cover officials’ salaries, even as the office’s general counsel raised ethical flags.
Causes theintercept.com Pipeline protesters face corporate counterinsurgency in Minnesota Pipeline opponents say an oil company and police use surveillance and divide-and-conquer strategies — hallmarks of corporate counterinsurgency.
