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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
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Think much of the over-parenting we despise stems from the early on fear of the driver.
If parents weren't terrified of our streets kids would have so much more freedom and independence which might get them comfortable with their children's ability to navigate the world without them.
If parents weren't terrified of our streets kids would have so much more freedom and independence which might get them comfortable with their children's ability to navigate the world without them.
December 5, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Think much of the over-parenting we despise stems from the early on fear of the driver.
If parents weren't terrified of our streets kids would have so much more freedom and independence which might get them comfortable with their children's ability to navigate the world without them.
If parents weren't terrified of our streets kids would have so much more freedom and independence which might get them comfortable with their children's ability to navigate the world without them.
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Administrators at Indiana University baselessly fired the student media director and ordered the student paper to cease its print edition, so it'd sure be a shame if this excellent digital front page were to be widely shared today
issuu.com/idsnews/docs...
issuu.com/idsnews/docs...
October 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Administrators at Indiana University baselessly fired the student media director and ordered the student paper to cease its print edition, so it'd sure be a shame if this excellent digital front page were to be widely shared today
issuu.com/idsnews/docs...
issuu.com/idsnews/docs...
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I spoke with five families in the D.C. region about what it's like raising trans kids in Trump's backyard.
They shared fears about being personally targeted by the federal government and their joys in raising kids that are learning to express themselves authentically in a difficult world.
They shared fears about being personally targeted by the federal government and their joys in raising kids that are learning to express themselves authentically in a difficult world.
What it’s like raising trans kids in Trump’s backyard
Families in and around Washington, D.C., are navigating the White House’s crackdown on gender-affirming care and a growing assertion of federal power.
19thnews.org
September 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I spoke with five families in the D.C. region about what it's like raising trans kids in Trump's backyard.
They shared fears about being personally targeted by the federal government and their joys in raising kids that are learning to express themselves authentically in a difficult world.
They shared fears about being personally targeted by the federal government and their joys in raising kids that are learning to express themselves authentically in a difficult world.
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Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
Arsonists and I Talk About How to Stop Those Weird Fires
Firefighters across the country say that my guests are starting these fires on purpose. My guests just want that sort of inflammatory rhetoric to stop.
Arsonists and I Talk About How to Stop Those Weird Fires
Firefighters across the country say that my guests are starting these fires on purpose. My guests just want that sort of inflammatory rhetoric to stop.
Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
Ben Shapiro and I Talk Political De-escalation
The state — and stakes — of political disagreement in America, both before and after the Charlie Kirk shooting.
open.spotify.com/episode/136V...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/o...
Ben Shapiro and I Talk Political De-escalation
The state — and stakes — of political disagreement in America, both before and after the Charlie Kirk shooting.
open.spotify.com/episode/136V...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/o...
Opinion | Ben Shapiro and I Talk Political De-escalation
www.nytimes.com
September 16, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
Arsonists and I Talk About How to Stop Those Weird Fires
Firefighters across the country say that my guests are starting these fires on purpose. My guests just want that sort of inflammatory rhetoric to stop.
Arsonists and I Talk About How to Stop Those Weird Fires
Firefighters across the country say that my guests are starting these fires on purpose. My guests just want that sort of inflammatory rhetoric to stop.
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When I was placed on the Professor Watchlist in 2021, people sent death threats about my children. I had security officers monitor my 8yo at school.
Where is all the outrage for those of us who have been targeted for years? Where is the outrage for our families?
My own colleagues are silent.
Where is all the outrage for those of us who have been targeted for years? Where is the outrage for our families?
My own colleagues are silent.
September 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
When I was placed on the Professor Watchlist in 2021, people sent death threats about my children. I had security officers monitor my 8yo at school.
Where is all the outrage for those of us who have been targeted for years? Where is the outrage for our families?
My own colleagues are silent.
Where is all the outrage for those of us who have been targeted for years? Where is the outrage for our families?
My own colleagues are silent.
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We simply cannot live in a country where the death of hate mongers is a tragedy and the death of everyone else only warrants a shrug.
September 11, 2025 at 12:03 AM
We simply cannot live in a country where the death of hate mongers is a tragedy and the death of everyone else only warrants a shrug.
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Someone shot up my kid's school today, and our governor is paying tribute to a guy who thought that is an acceptable price to pay for having the Second Amendment.
Jared Polis has failed Colorado.
Jared Polis has failed Colorado.
September 11, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Someone shot up my kid's school today, and our governor is paying tribute to a guy who thought that is an acceptable price to pay for having the Second Amendment.
Jared Polis has failed Colorado.
Jared Polis has failed Colorado.
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The MSNBC commentator saying that most political violence has historically come from the left just once again showed how we suffer from failing to learn history. Lynching, pogroms, race riots, the political violence that ended Reconstruction, and against the Civil Rights Movement. Come on.
September 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The MSNBC commentator saying that most political violence has historically come from the left just once again showed how we suffer from failing to learn history. Lynching, pogroms, race riots, the political violence that ended Reconstruction, and against the Civil Rights Movement. Come on.
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What if we wish for America to finish fifth behind a bunch of more talented countries that worked harder and then spend the rest of its life complaining as if it should have won
The masquerade to save women's sports was always the appetizer.
August 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
What if we wish for America to finish fifth behind a bunch of more talented countries that worked harder and then spend the rest of its life complaining as if it should have won
Steve Holt!
The Patriots have unveiled Tom Brady's statue at Gillette Stadium.
August 8, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Steve Holt!
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I just don’t love the framing of ‘we should set aside our differences & fight the real enemy’ kumbaya shit because sure I would love to but also many of the people asking us to set aside our differences also say that we are losing elections because trans people advocate for their rights too loudly.
July 3, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I just don’t love the framing of ‘we should set aside our differences & fight the real enemy’ kumbaya shit because sure I would love to but also many of the people asking us to set aside our differences also say that we are losing elections because trans people advocate for their rights too loudly.
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We should all be disgusted by the flood of anti-Muslim remarks spewed in the aftermath of Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the NYC mayoral primary — some blatant, others latent.
Shame on the members of Congress who have engaged in such bigotry and anyone who doesn’t challenge it.
Shame on the members of Congress who have engaged in such bigotry and anyone who doesn’t challenge it.
Attacks on Muslims flood mainstream after Mamdani win
Openly racist rhetoric has become normalized at the highest levels of American politics.
www.axios.com
June 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
We should all be disgusted by the flood of anti-Muslim remarks spewed in the aftermath of Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the NYC mayoral primary — some blatant, others latent.
Shame on the members of Congress who have engaged in such bigotry and anyone who doesn’t challenge it.
Shame on the members of Congress who have engaged in such bigotry and anyone who doesn’t challenge it.
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1: I don't really give a fuck if it's divisive - trans rights are human rights; human rights aren't negotiable.
2: Setting aside the moral point, giving on any group's rights because their rights are "divisive" is genuinely stupid and short-sighted. Because it won't stop there - never does.
2: Setting aside the moral point, giving on any group's rights because their rights are "divisive" is genuinely stupid and short-sighted. Because it won't stop there - never does.
June 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
1: I don't really give a fuck if it's divisive - trans rights are human rights; human rights aren't negotiable.
2: Setting aside the moral point, giving on any group's rights because their rights are "divisive" is genuinely stupid and short-sighted. Because it won't stop there - never does.
2: Setting aside the moral point, giving on any group's rights because their rights are "divisive" is genuinely stupid and short-sighted. Because it won't stop there - never does.
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Huge victory for the New York Times' Just Asking Questions Desk
Roberts writes for the conservative supermajority to uphold Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors. He says the law does not discriminate on the basis of sex OR transgender status, and says this issue must be left to the democratic process. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
June 18, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Huge victory for the New York Times' Just Asking Questions Desk
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This photo of Gym Jordan walking past drag queens on his way into Kennedy Center is giving me life.
www.npr.org/2025/06/11/n...
www.npr.org/2025/06/11/n...
June 12, 2025 at 6:26 AM
This photo of Gym Jordan walking past drag queens on his way into Kennedy Center is giving me life.
www.npr.org/2025/06/11/n...
www.npr.org/2025/06/11/n...
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63% of American adults had unfavorable views of Martin Luther King Jr in August 1966, per Gallup surveys
46% of Mississippi GOP voters said interracial marriage should be illegal in a 2011 PPP poll
to push w/e is popular instead of trying to popularize justice is to admit you lack moral leadership
46% of Mississippi GOP voters said interracial marriage should be illegal in a 2011 PPP poll
to push w/e is popular instead of trying to popularize justice is to admit you lack moral leadership
EXCLUSIVE: A top Democratic strategist has launched new policy research and messaging hub, called Searchlight, with a goal of pushing the party toward the most effective, broadly popular positions.
Dems are quietly forming a think tank to help them win again
Searchlight, a name inspired by the birthplace of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, comes at a precarious moment for a Democratic Party.
www.politico.com
June 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
63% of American adults had unfavorable views of Martin Luther King Jr in August 1966, per Gallup surveys
46% of Mississippi GOP voters said interracial marriage should be illegal in a 2011 PPP poll
to push w/e is popular instead of trying to popularize justice is to admit you lack moral leadership
46% of Mississippi GOP voters said interracial marriage should be illegal in a 2011 PPP poll
to push w/e is popular instead of trying to popularize justice is to admit you lack moral leadership
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this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
May 16, 2025 at 3:25 AM
this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
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reason 5327 jersey is better than new york: eric adams, andrew cuomo, bill de blasio, rudy fucking guiliani could never.
this is also the guy who told a bunch of other democrats “you talk a weak game *and* when it counts you don’t even come through for trans people.”
this is also the guy who told a bunch of other democrats “you talk a weak game *and* when it counts you don’t even come through for trans people.”
May 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
reason 5327 jersey is better than new york: eric adams, andrew cuomo, bill de blasio, rudy fucking guiliani could never.
this is also the guy who told a bunch of other democrats “you talk a weak game *and* when it counts you don’t even come through for trans people.”
this is also the guy who told a bunch of other democrats “you talk a weak game *and* when it counts you don’t even come through for trans people.”
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This is an outrageous policy change. Also, if you’re gonna do this then you gotta do it for drivers, too right? Given those are obviously far far more dangerous vehicles.
nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/05/02/p...
nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/05/02/p...
Policy Change: NYPD Will Write Criminal Summonses, Not Traffic Tickets, for Cyclists - Streetsblog New York City
Quietly, the NYPD has changed policy and will now make criminal cases against cyclists who go through red lights, a change that will have predictable and unpredictable ramifications.
nyc.streetsblog.org
May 2, 2025 at 2:18 PM
This is an outrageous policy change. Also, if you’re gonna do this then you gotta do it for drivers, too right? Given those are obviously far far more dangerous vehicles.
nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/05/02/p...
nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/05/02/p...
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Because when i think of vital masculinity, my first thought is definitely Ross Douthat
On one hand, this is a real subculture that has emerged amongst a certain subset of people on the right and we should talk about it. On the other hand, these people want to destroy modern American democracy as we've known it since WWII, and that should maybe be in the headline?
May 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Because when i think of vital masculinity, my first thought is definitely Ross Douthat
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Because if I wanted someone to confidently make up answers to my questions I would simply ask a man
Bit of an odd story this one - the main analysis says women don't use AI because they lack STEM skills, confidence and value in the workplace. Yet the anecdotes suggest that women excel at communication, whether writing or interpersonal, and can spot ChatGPT's flaws
www.bbc.co.uk/news/busines...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/busines...
Why are fewer women using AI than men?
The use of artificial intelligence appears to have a significant gender imbalance.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 30, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Because if I wanted someone to confidently make up answers to my questions I would simply ask a man