Science
The Atlantic
What China Could Learn From Richard Nixon
The country’s growth is inexorably slowing. The wrong response could make that problem much worse.
8 min |
March 2016
The Atlantic
6 Ways Technology Could Stop Scams Before They Happen
How we’ll stop scams before they occur.
7 min |
March 2016
The Atlantic
Why We Still Miss Jon Stewart
The Daily Show host, Trevor Noah, is smooth and charming, but he has yet to find an edge that’s equal to the political moment.
6 min |
March 2016
The Atlantic
A Film Critic Without A Cause
Criticism can be fun, A. O. Scott promises, genially evading serious cultural debate.
10 min |
March 2016
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The Elusive Maggie Thatcher
Why distorting Mrs. T. has been a popular literary pastime.
7 min |
March 2016
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A Free-Market Plan to Save the American West From Drought
A maverick investor is buying up water rights in the West. Could his plan solve the region’s water crisis?
10+ min |
March 2016
The Atlantic
Boycott The Gop
The party is now a threat to the constitutional order. Even conservatives must vote against Republicans at every opportunity.
9 min |
March 2018
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Building A Better Office
WeWork thinks it’s optimized the workplace for creativity and productivity. Has it?
10 min |
March 2018
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Black Gotham
Memorializing Manhattan’s earliest African residents.
4 min |
July/August 2017
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What's Wrong With The Democrats?
Barack Obama's victories obscured failure at every level. The Party's choices have been about disastrous. If Democrats care about winning, they need to learn how to appeal to the white working class.
10+ min |
July/August 2017
The Atlantic
Power Causes Brain Damage
Over time, leaders lose mental capacities—most notably for reading other people—that were essential to their rise.
8 min |
July/August 2017
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The Electric Surge of Miles Davis
The Electric Surge of Miles Davis How his highest-wattage phase secured his legacy—and ultimately burned him out.
6 min |
July - August 2016
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Is the American Idea Over?
Not yet—but it has precious few supporters on either the left or the right.
8 min |
November 2017
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The Martyr And The Pope
What The Canonization Of scar Romero Says About The Catholic Church And Its Embattled Leader
10+ min |
November 2018
The Atlantic
Can We Build Ethical A.I?
A.I. will solve some of our biggest problems. How do we stop it from creating new ones?
2 min |
November 2018
The Atlantic
Raised By Youtube!
A boisterous new age of global childrens entertainment has arrivedand it's not at all what we adults were expecting.
10+ min |
November 2018
The Atlantic
Alexa, How Will You Change Us?”
The voice revolution has only just begun. Today, Alexa is a humble servant. Very soon, she will be much more a teacher, a therapist, a confidant, an informant.
10+ min |
November 2018
The Atlantic
The Pakistan Trap
How Afghanistan’s neighbor has subverted U.S. policy in America’s longest war
9 min |
March 2018
The Atlantic
Donald Trump's Second Term
If it comes to pass, it will be far more consequential than his first.
9 min |
May 2019
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The Peculiar Blindness Of Experts
Credentialed authorities are comically bad at predicting the future. But reliable forecasting is possible.
9 min |
June 2019
The Atlantic
Desus And Mero Beyond The Bronx
Can the stars of the hit podcast Bodega Boys subvert late-night TV?
10+ min |
June 2019
The Atlantic
How I Hacked Facebook
Algorithms have made the social network predictable and dreary. My quest to make it random and fun.
7 min |