Newsletter 2 August 2023: viral stories; Tesla dash lies; Texas porn blockers; B&N unchained

Newsletter 2 August 2023: viral stories; Tesla dash lies; Texas porn blockers; B&N unchained

Newsletter week three, thanks for hanging with me. This week: an essay on COVID’s viral storytellers, how Tesla faked out its drivers (including me), more snarky news takes, people to follow, books to read, and explugation. Stories are easier to invent and spread than messy scientific truth David Quammen has been writing books on science,…