I live in Washington, D.C., where I first came to work as a writer and producer for The Atlantic in 2010 and then covered D.C. transportation for TBD On Foot. These days, I report on state telecom issues for Warren.
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The World as 100 People, Infographic by Jack Hagley
Good breakdown. I liked seeing that only 7 out of 100 have college degrees internationally, which is stark but seems more or less right. In the U.S., it’s around 28%.
Some FCC commissioners really like Parks and Rec.
An hour with Natasha Vargas-Cooper, if you dare.
Getting ready for the Correspondents’ Dinner.
Watch it live tonight at 10 p.m. ET on http://wh.gov/live
The way we live now…? Whether it’s the White House having a tumblr or posting GIFs, take your pick.
…But the head of BuzzFeed’s data-science department frankly told me that the company has found it to be extremely difficult to make a news item go viral.
The map results suggest the universe is expanding more slowly than scientists thought, and is 13.8 billion years old, 100 million years older than previous estimates. The data also show there is less dark energy and more matter, both normal and dark matter, in the universe than previously known. Dark matter is an invisible substance that can only be seen through the effects of its gravity, while dark energy is pushing our universe apart. The nature of both remains mysterious.
“Astronomers worldwide have been on the edge of their seats waiting for this map,” said Joan Centrella, Planck program scientist at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “These measurements are profoundly important to many areas of science, as well as future space missions. We are so pleased to have worked with the European Space Agency on such a historic endeavor.”
I have come to the conclusion that our government should not limit the right to marry based on who you love. While churches should never be required to conduct marriages outside of their religious beliefs, neither should the government tell people who they have a right to marry.
My views on this subject have changed over time, but as many of my gay and lesbian friends, colleagues and staff embrace long term committed relationships, I find myself unable to look them in the eye without honestly confronting this uncomfortable inequality. Supporting marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples is simply the right thing to do for our country, a country founded on the principals of liberty and equality.
Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri comes out in favor of legally allowing gay marriage. What a welcome announcement and from a political leader in my home state. I actually worked on McCaskill’s first Senate campaign back in 2006—impressive how far things have come since then.
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski’s real announcement
I have a sneaking suspicion of what topic will dominate my office and our subsequent publication tomorrow. There’s already been the initial emails and gchats tonight. And organizations have already begun releasing statements (some quite vicious!).
Adios, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski. He’s apparently announcing he’s leaving tomorrow.
“Normally life gets scarcer the deeper you go. But when you go very deep, more things start happening again.” The ocean’s deepest depths are terrifying.
