Mon. 11/02 - Debunking & Distracting From Election Coverage

Heading into the U.S. general election tomorrow, a refresher on why polls can be unreliable and how to read them responsibly. An opportunity to own the vintage spyware gadgets of your dreams. It’s 2020: platypuses glow in the dark now. And a new site that will distract you from the election.

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How claims of voter fraud were supercharged by bad science (MIT Technology Review)Why Pollsters Were Completely and Utterly Wrong (Harvard Business Review)Opinion | This Election Map Will Be Everywhere. Don’t Let It Fool You. (New York Times)2020 - Latest Election Polls (Real Clear Politics) For Sale: The Entire Spycraft Collection of New York's KGB Museum (Atlas Obscura)Scientists Just Discovered That Platypus Fur Glows Green Under UV Light (Vice)Election Distractor (NY Times)Kottke.OrgJackson Bird on Twitter