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Is Trump Ready for a Global Outbreak?
Should America experience a pandemic, the president’s tendencies toward nationalism may fuel the fire.
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Annihilation, Utopia, and Climate Change
Jeff VanderMeer discusses how writing fiction about environmental crises may jolt readers out of complacency.
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Simon Dawson / Reuters How Art Reflects the Age It Comes From
The art world is fragmenting. Will we be able to date the art of the future?
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This Is Helen Keller’s 1932 'Modern Woman'
In 1932, Hellen Keller offered some advice for the “perplexed businessman.”
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How Russia Hacked America—And Why It Will Happen Again
Russia’s cyber warfare success revealed America’s weakness.
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David Sedaris on Keeping a Diary in the Age of Over-Sharing
David Sedaris offers some pertinent advice to aspiring writers.
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'The Drone King': An Animated Excerpt
Watch a passage from Kurt Vonnegut’s short story about a businessman’s bizarre idea to use bees as carrier pigeons.
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Is Trumpism the New Conservatism?
To understand the changes taking place in the Republican Party now, it helps to go back to the last time the party went through a major transformation.
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How Bad Is the Senate Health-Care Bill?
Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel says bipartisan ACA reform is the way forward.
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How to Fight Superbugs
One scientist’s solution to drug-resistant bacteria
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What Makes Things Cool?
A handy acronym for popularity
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Why Do Americans Smile So Much?
Research shows how immigration and cultural values shape this distinctive habit.
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Rob Reiner on the Burden of His Name
The award-winning director on confronting his father’s legacy and leaving his children to confront his own.
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How Did Tech Become So Male-Dominated?
Women developed computer science. Today, the industry is mostly men.
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The Crippling Fear of Everlasting Life
While many dream of an afterlife, people with apeirophobia are terrified of eternal existence.
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A Reflection on Trump's Uncharted Presidency
In a short animation, James Fallows considers what’s in store for this new era of American politics.
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How Do I Explain America to My Black Son?
A writer reflects on the burden of fatherhood in a nation that elected Donald Trump.
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How Augmented Reality Will Change Tech Experiences
The CEO of the company behind Pokémon Go describes the future of what smartphones will be able to do.
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We've Reached the End of White Christian America
The decline of a once-powerful majority is going to have profound implications.
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The Right Kind of Flour
We’ve stripped all the nutrients out of bread, and it’s time to put them back in.
