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Welcome to The Crunch,  our weekly roundup of stories from around the web. Like reading the news while chomping on granola. Here’s what we’ve been chewing on lately.

DIY Gynecology

Meet the GynePunks pushing the boundaries of DIY gynecology and learn about the hacker community that’s bringing open-source reproductive health care to women everywhere. (via )

A dismal Disneyland

On the shores of Weston-super-Mare outside of Bristol, England, artist Banksy built his sarcastic take on Disney World. Instead of cheerful greeters, Dismaland Bemusement Park guides are gloomy and disinterested, sporting black balloons that boast “I Am An Imbecile.” And the entrance fee is only £3. (via )

Escape from Costa Rica

Costa Rica is planning to close the country’s two zoos, meaning the more than 400 animal inhabitants will soon be getting eviction notices. The closure was meant to release the animals from captivity but those who need special care may be turned away from the already inundated shelters. One way they’re making room? Cutting staff and letting volunteers get up close to the endangered species. (via )

We don’t know if Seattle’s minimum wage worked yet

In the few short months since Seattle passed a $15 minimum wage, the city has seen the largest job gains of  past couple decades. The program hasn’t been in place long enough to prove that it works, but it also means that critics don’t have much proof. (via )

Big Brother is watching

Dutch artists chose to celebrate George Orwell’s birthday by putting party hats on surveillance cameras.“By making these inconspicuous cameras that we ignore in our daily lives catch the eye again we also create awareness of how many cameras really watch us nowadays.” (via )

Science says…

Truth is more elusive than we like to believe, even in the sciences. Check yourself next time you want to use the expression “science says…” (via )

Mary…I mean Matt

Studies have pointed to a bias in publishers when it comes to responding to male and female writers. One author wanted to put the theory to the test, sending out manuscripts with different names. Her results are not surprising, but she puts them to good work. (via )

Leave the gun, take the shovel

A Mexican artist wanted to turn guns into a force for good, so he collected guns from the community in exchange for coupons that could be used on electronics. He then took the 1,527 guns and turned them into shovels for the purpose of planting trees. (via )

 

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