Even Mild Sleep Deprivation May Lead to Weight Gain 20. July 2026 (21:06) A recent study suggests that not getting enough sleep increases the risk of weight gain, and thus of conditions like heart disease and type 2 diabetes.(Wired)
The Sewer Knows What You Ate 20. July 2026 (21:00) During the Covid-19 pandemic, wastewater testing became a virus warning system. Now, scientists are using the approach to understand how communities eat.(New York Times)
A Beginner’s Guide to Growing Mushrooms at Home (2026) 20. July 2026 (12:31) From countertop kits to a bathroom bucket full of straw and beyond, I spent a year testing popular mushroom-growing methods. Here’s what fruited—and what just grew mold.(Wired)
The ACLU Is Arming Lawyers to Expose State Surveillance Secrets 20. July 2026 (12:00) A new toolkit for attorneys in Massachusetts targets the technologies police use—and conceal—to build criminal cases, from facial recognition to AI-written police reports.(Wired)
