- Big plans for David Bowie’s childhood home
Daily Edition • January 20, 2026 SUPPORTED BY Ready to get your Johnny Appleseed on? A free video game developed by researchers at the University of Vermont called Race Against Rot simulates what it’s like to be a small-scale apple farmer balancing turning a profit with providing affordable food to community members. For an accompanying study, participating players could earn $1 in real money for every $40,000 in fake orchard profits — but most people sacrificed the cash in favor of “feeding”…Read more
- Polar bears, caught on camera
Sunday Edition • November 2, 2025 SUPPORTED BY Many of us spend a lot of time in chairs, and despite the potential perils of prolonged sitting, we’ll likely continue to. But staying in a seat doesn’t have to mean staying sedentary — there are exercises you can do right where you are that work out the entire body. “Things can get heated while seated!” trainer Sarah Eika Burke told Today. “All from a chair, you can get full-body strengthening, effective cardio, mobility exercises, and proper...
- Screen time that makes you feel good
Daily Edition • November 1, 2025 SUPPORTED BY With the status of SNAP benefits still up in the air due to the ongoing government shutdown, people are stepping up to help lower-income American families stay afloat — from the “governerds” who raised $600,000 for food banks via social media to the Portland coffee shop offering free breakfasts to SNAP recipients. Want to step up as well? Click here to find a food bank near you and consider making a donation. Pro tip: Donating money is often...
- Trick-or-treating for good
. Daily Edition • October 31, 2025 SUPPORTED BY Happy Halloween! Want to start the holiday with a spooky scavenger hunt? The New York Times searched the Metropolitan Museum of Art “for the most haunting works, bloody details, and hidden meanings.” Take a tour through the Met’s scary side. Must Reads Love the thrill of a haunted house? There’s a scientific reason for that The Dictionary.com word of the year is a number — actually, two of them Humanity All Treats: UNICEF Halloween Fundraiser...