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A random explainer for curious minds: In case you’re wondering about voting in the New York City mayor’s primary, or what people advocating for ranked choice voting are going on about, here’s an interactive demo. With ice cream!

(Here’s a more complicated explainer, but the ice cream works for me!)

Ranked choice voting: Get the scoop on how it works

Get a taste of RCV by ranking your five favorite ice cream flavors and then follow along as the votes get counted and we find out which flavor tops the cone.

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Ever wondered what it’s really like to be an astronaut? Do you wish you could ask someone all those burning space questions you’ve got in the back of your mind (and who doesn’t)?

Tomorrow is your lucky day!

Astronauts Are Streaming Live on Twitch—and You Can Talk to Them

This Wednesday evening, you’ll be able to join two astronauts—one of whom is in space right now—on a live stream from space and ask them questions about what it’s like to live and work on the ISS.

You can ask your very own question if you remember to tune in on Wednesday, February 12, at 11:45 a.m. EST (8:45 a.m. PST) on NASA’s Twitch channel.

I’m posting this now to give you time to prepare your best questions and to stock up on snacks like freeze dried ice cream, the weirdly addictive treat I’ve loved since childhood.

For fun, here’s an article on space food, even more on space food, and a sample menu from the International Space Station:

Why do typos matter? Ask the “cried apples”! Also, I am hungry now.

Apparently I’m interested in space food😉 No matter what space stuff you’re into, you’ve got a chance to ask about it tomorrow!

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Not an astronaut, but fun all the same. Photo by Iván Díaz on Unsplash

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