Cole Kazdin
cities
I Bought an Air-Quality Monitor and My Life Will Never Be the Same
It all started when my kitten got asthma.
Cole Kazdin
12.13.19
cities
Museums Are Trying to Fireproof Themselves in the Age of Climate Change
Institutions are hiring goats to eat brush, beefing up fire suppression systems, and in some cases are prepared to evacuate their art.
Cole Kazdin
11.1.19
Celebrity
Why Is Failed Professional Liar Sean Spicer on 'Dancing with the Stars'?
Re-framing dangerously incompetent political figures as “fun” is careless and deeply troubling.
Cole Kazdin
8.21.19
Weed
How the 1 Percent Gets High
Wealthy stoners are skipping $750 bongs in favor of cannabis consultants and heirloom weed.
Cole Kazdin
5.31.19
guatemala
Guatemala's 'Slow-Motion Coup' Is Causing Migrants to Flee to the US
The real crisis Trump should focus on, experts say, is hundreds of miles south of the US-Mexico border.
Cole Kazdin
1.31.19
climate change
The Terrifying Future of California Wildfires: 'It's Going to Get Worse'
After a year of record-breaking fires, the state is bracing for what comes next.
Cole Kazdin
12.12.18
self-defense
What It's Like to Be a Man Paid to Pretend to Attack Women
“You have to learn how to say some pretty nasty stuff,” says one of the male instructors at an “adrenal stress training” course.
Cole Kazdin
12.6.18
climate change
California's Air Is as Bad as Beijing's and It Will Only Get Worse from Here
Thanks to climate change, massive wildfires and the unhealthy smog they emit aren't going anywhere anytime soon.
Cole Kazdin
11.19.18
Drugs
For $1,000, These 'Sitters' Will Save You from a Bad Acid Trip
Yes, being a professional trip sitter is actually a job.
Cole Kazdin
9.25.18
mental illness
PTSD, Suicide, and Despair: The Silent Perils of Being a Firefighter
The most dangerous part of the job can come when firefighters are off the clock.
Cole Kazdin
8.7.18
Cannabis
CBD Products Are Everywhere, but Is CBD Legal? Not Exactly
The compound being advertised as a miracle cure for many conditions exists in a legal gray area.
Cole Kazdin
7.12.18
immigration
The Violence Central American Migrants Are Fleeing Was Stoked by the US
We're still dealing with the aftermath of atrocities committed by US allies in Central America during the Cold War.
Cole Kazdin
6.28.18
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