Legal abortions did not decline in the first year after Dobbs. Expanded out-of-state access and virtual care have played a role

Legal abortions did not decline in the first year after Dobbs.  Expanded out-of-state access and virtual care have played a role

The number of legal abortions has increased nationwide, a year after the U.S. Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to abortion. This is despite the fact that many states ban abortion altogether or restrict access to abortion after six weeks. The latest WeCount report from the Society of Family Plannings finds that there were nearly …

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Virtual reality lets collectors practice throwing away their precious trash

Virtual reality lets collectors practice throwing away their precious trash

Image of mikkelwilliam/Getty Images Instead of signing up for A&E’s reality TV show “Hoarders” as a desperate cry for help, a new Stanford University study suggests that people with a hoarding problem can make progress by donning a pair of virtual reality glasses to simulate disposing of the mountains of trash that have accumulated inside …

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