Gizmodo's best of the week: A Pyrex controversy, an e-scooter escape, and Kickstarter tensions.

Dolphin autopsies, a Stranger Things trailer, and crappy beauty gadgets. [Gizmodo]( March 24, 2019 [Best of the Week: A Pyrex controversy, an e-scooter escape, and Kickstarter tensions.]( [This week, rode an e-scooter as far as we could, away from it all. We spent some time with the “CSI of the Sea.” We dove into the clear glass Pyrex cookware controversy. We marveled at outrageous beauty gadgets from the past 100+ years. We dissected the new Stranger Things trailer for clues. Check out all that and more below.]( [FREEDOM]( [I rode an e-scooter as far from civilization as its batteries could take me]( [I just wondered how far they could go. Could a scooter be used to escape? Would it be possible to ride one out into nature, beyond the reaches of human civilization and its petty entanglements, at 25 cents per minute? I decided to find out.]( [CONSUMER SAFETY]( [The Pyrex controversy that just won't die]( [A few years ago, the pans started exploding when they got too hot—which is ironic since Pyrex glass was specifically designed to be heat resistant. Some blamed a change in the glass formula and flocked to thrift stores to buy older models. Others cried hoax. Here's what happened.]( [SCIENCE]( [Some humans can sense Earth's magnetic field, fascinating experiment suggests]( [The ability to sense the Earth’s magnetic field—a trait known as magnetoreception—is well documented among many animals, but researchers have struggled to show that humans are also capable of the feat. Until now.]( [GADGETS]( [Silly and cruel beauty gadgets that were destined for failure]( [You are ugly, and if you didn’t notice, perusing a history of American cosmetic marketing will point out all of your innumerable flaws until you feel that god has damned you.]( [LABOR]( [Leaked memo shows Kickstarter senior staffers are pushing back against colleagues' union efforts]( [“Unions are historically intended to protect vulnerable members of society, and we feel the demographics of this union undermine this important function,” the memo states. “We’re concerned with the misappropriation of unions for use by privileged workers.”]( [EXTREME FIELD WORK]( [Exploding whales, poisoned porpoises: The gruesome world of cetacean autopsies]( [A dolphin post-mortem may not be everyone’s cup of tea. Many people have a soft spot for the highly intelligent cetaceans, so watching a recently deceased one get comprehensively dissected by tools including a pair of rudimentary garden shears can be tough.]( [ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE]( [Aviation experts have predicted automation will lead to disasters like the Boeing Max crashes for 15 years]( [One thing that’s striking about this is that it’s precisely the hazardous scenario that a top aviation safety forecasting group has warned of for over a decade.]( [TRAILER FRENZY]( [Everything we caught in the surprisingly packed Stranger Things season 3 trailer]( [Shocker: things are gonna get weird and gross.]( You made it to the end. Thanks for reading our newsletter! [Visit Gizmodo]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [Terms of Use]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( © 2019 Gizmodo Media 114 5th Avenue, Floor 2 New York, NY, 10011