June 6, 2020 - Five Shouts Out

This week in TikTok: 7 videos to watch about this weekend’s protests

EditorJune 6, 2020

Plus, how Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” became a protest anthem. Hello from The Goods’ twice-weekly newsletter! On Tuesdays, internet culture reporter Rebecca Jennings uses this space to update you...

Culture

Join the Vox Book Club!

EditorJune 6, 2020

Zac Freeland/Vox Our pick for June 2020 is The Princess Bride. Here’s how the Vox Book Club works: Every month, we pick a book. We go through it week by...

Science

Consciousness: how can I experience things that aren’t ‘real’?

EditorJune 6, 2020

Great colours in Cappadocia, Turkey. But what are they? Olena Tur/Shutterstock When I see red, it’s the most religious experience. Seeing red just results from photons of a certain frequency...

Science

A mirror image of Earth and sun

Chris SyrgJune 6, 2020

Distant worlds: typical exoplanets orbiting around a sun-like star are about the size Among the more than 4,000 known exoplanets, KOI-456.04 is something special: less than twice the size of...

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This week in TikTok: 7 videos to watch about this weekend’s protests

Join the Vox Book Club!

Consciousness: how can I experience things that aren’t ‘real’?

A mirror image of Earth and sun

How Jeremy the lonely snail showed that two lefts make a right

What does Google know about me?

Coronavirus: inside story of how Mercedes F1 and academics fast-tracked life saving breathing aid