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Slashing Racist Crack Sentences Has Already Saved 16K Prison Years And Half A Billion Dollars

Nicole Flatow Think Progress
One federal appeals court panel held that the FSA’s reduction of mandatory minimum sentences should apply retroactively, not just because that was the intent of the 2010 Fair Sentencing Act, but because failure to do so would amount to unconstitutional, “intentional racial subjugation.” Should this ruling does not survive a full panel review and/or appeal, a bipartisan bill introduced this week by Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mike Lee (R-UT) would make the ruling law.

Can You Tell What A Black Hole Has Been Eating?

Dave Goldberg http://io9.com/can-you-tell-what-a-black-hole-has-been-eating-670216697
If you jump into a black hole, your mass energy will be returned to our universe but in a mangled form which contains the information about what you were like but in a state where it can not be easily recognized. It is like burning an encyclopedia. Information is not lost, if one keeps the smoke and the ashes.

Cultured Beef: An Alternative to Meat Production

On August 5, 2013, the world's first cultured beef burger was cooked and tasted in London as proof of concept that this revolution in food science is possible. Cultured Beef represents the crucial first step in finding a sustainable alternative to meat production.

Pete Seeger Remembers His Late Wife Toshi

A month ago, on July 9, the artist. filmmaker and wife of Pete Seeger, Toshi Seeger, died at the age of 91. She was a key leader and artistic programmer for the Great Hudson River Revival. Pete remembers Toshi and sings 'We Shall Overcome.'