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Tue. 08/03 - What Edgar Allan Poe's Forgotten Science Writing Can Tell Us About Misinformation


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Edgar Allan Poe wasn’t just the sad author of spooky tales we all know and love, but also a passionate science journalist, and the writings he left behind can tell us a lot about our current relationship to misinformation and science communication. Plus, Starbucks officially sells more cold drinks than hot ones now, by a lot. What’s responsible for the trend and how do baristas feel about it? And the newly re-dubbed Cleveland Guardians can’t catch a break when it comes to their team name.

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Links:

Edgar Allan Poe science writing: His forgotten journalism has a lesson about COVID. (Slate)
  • Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History by Kurt Andersen
  • Starbucks Becoming 'Frappuccino Factory' Amid Cold Drinks Boom (Business Insider) 
  • Here's why Starbucks sells so many frozen drinks (The Takeout)
  • Starbucks pushing high-end coffee, might raise prices (The Takeout)
  • Starbucks, Facing Higher Costs, Pushes Upscale Coffee (Wall Street Journal)
  • Cleveland baseball team now in fight with roller derby team over the name Guardians (Deadspin)
  • Kottke.Org
  • Jackson Bird on Twitter
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