Why Kids Aren’t Falling in Love With Reading
Hint: It's not just the screens.
Procrastination Is the True American Pastime
Jenny Odell’s latest book asks an urgent question: What happens when our emergencies become banal?
A ‘Parade’ of Anti-Semites on Broadway
Anti-Jewish bigots steal the show in the revived musical. And that’s why it works.
Ron DeSantis Is Right About Ukraine
His statements have been hotly disputed, but not refuted.
How Ivermectin Became a Belief System
The deworming drug is central to an improvisational, alternative medical subculture that was forming even before the pandemic.
Tattoos Do Odd Things to the Immune System
When you stick ink-filled needles into your skin, your body’s defenders respond accordingly. Scientists aren’t sure if that’s good or bad for you.
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A poem for Wednesday
Crypto Is Mostly Over. Its Carbon Emissions Are Not.
The environmental toll of Bitcoin could be even higher this year than last.
Chatbots, Yellow Paint, and Payoffs
How Ukraine’s digital resistance fights behind Russian lines
The Malthusians Are Back
Climate activists who worry that the world has too many people are joining an ugly tradition.
Don’t Call It a Global Banking Crisis
This isn’t 2008—but we’re not in the clear just yet.
The Rise of Gender-Neutral Names Isn’t What It Seems
The desire of parents to be truly original has had a perhaps unintended effect.
A Major Clue to COVID’s Origins Is Just Out of Reach
A key set of data could shore up the case for a purely animal origin. So why aren’t scientists sharing it?
Is This the Singularity for Standardized Tests?
GPT-4’s mastery of the SAT will re-entrench the power and influence of rote exams.
Woke Is Just Another Word for Liberal
What many conservative critics of wokeness actually oppose is the pursuit of equality.
If They Can Come for Trump, They Can Come for Everyone
Which is good.
Nobody Likes Mike Pence
In focus groups, Republican voters are brutal in their assessment of the former vice president.
The Real Reason South Koreans Aren’t Having Babies
Gender, rather than race or age or immigration status, has become the country’s sharpest social fault line.
The One Cause of Poverty That’s Never Considered
In a new book, Matthew Desmond argues that to understand what keeps people poor, we need to take a good look at the rich.
Why All the ChatGPT Predictions Are Bogus
And why the makers of AI should learn from the tale of Prometheus
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