America Killed Lunch
Fast-casual chains like Sweetgreen and order-ahead apps like MealPal are optimizing lunchtime to death.
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Bettman / Getty What to Do With That Rotting Pumpkin Corpse
Millions end up rotting in landfills. But Halloween’s leftover pumpkins don’t have to go to waste.
Jeff Haynes / Reuters Self-Driving Scooters Are Coming
Companies hope they’ll keep the sidewalks clear, but there’s plenty of reason for skepticism.
Lewis Joly / AP Squirrels Are Professional Eavesdroppers
Listening in on birds could help the bushy-tailed rodents know if they’re in danger.
Wolfgang Eichentopf / Shutterstock The Rise of the Urban Tattletale
Apps that track bike-lane offenders help cyclists feel a sense of agency. But they also encourage city residents to surveil one another’s movements.
Robert Galbraith / Reuters Norway Is Entering a New Era of Climate-Conscious Architecture
The country now has a suite of buildings that generate more energy than they use.
Snøhetta What Scooters Were Always Supposed to Be
In a battery-powered reboot, the ’90s toy is living up to its destiny.
Andrew Winning / Reuters Fake Public Squares Are Coming to the Suburbs
“Memory towns” promise to provide an aging population with dementia therapy and the accessible spaces of a bygone era.
Senior Helpers New York City Has Its Own Fund to Bail People Out of Jail
It’s one of several ways local officials are trying to reform a bail system that the state largely controls.
Shannon Stapleton / Reuters What Happens When a School Stops Arresting Kids for Throwing Skittles
Officials in Louisiana have embraced a much softer approach to school discipline than they did just a few years ago. And suspensions are down dramatically.
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