The Brutalist Report

The Conversation

• In war-torn Iran, air pollution from burning oil depots and bombed buildings unleashes invisible health threats [13d]
• Paul Ehrlich, often called alarmist for dire warnings about human harms to the Earth, believed scientists had a responsibility to speak out [13d]
• The first modern rocket launched 100 years ago, beginning a century of both innovations and challenges for spaceflight [13d]
• A writing professor’s new task in the age of AI: Teaching students when to struggle [13d]
• The long history of silent meditation retreats and the individuals who helped shape them [13d]
• What was the very first plant in the world? [13d]
• Paleontologists uncover a new ‘Spinosaurus’ species by following a clue from a decades-old book into the Sahara Desert [13d]
• A pet-friendly homeless shelter pilot reduced the rate of homelessness among the people it helped in California [13d]
• Controversy over Reese’s ingredients reveals standard food industry practices most consumers never notice [13d]
• Anxiety and ADHD can overlap – here’s how to untangle these widespread mental health disorders [13d]
• What ‘gooning’ reveals about intimacy in a world cordoned off by screens [13d]