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Xia Jia: The AI Story Is Not Done
4 days ago
On writing, rupture, and the limits of human and artificial intelligence in...
Can Architecture Ever Save Us From Sickness?
7 days ago
Design has long promised to protect us from disease. But its cures...
How to Stop a Killer Asteroid
11 days ago
From high-speed battering rams to gravity tractors, the technology exists to protect...
The Cold War’s Accidental Whale Observatory
14 days ago
Built to track enemy submarines, the Navy’s underwater listening network inadvertently revealed...
The Genius of the Barn Owl’s Feathers
18 days ago
A barn owl’s ability to hunt by hearing alone relies on exquisite...
The Cartoonist Who Mocked the Madness of Modernism
20 days ago
With biting satire, Alan Dunn captured how 20th-century architectural trends left everyday...
Pleasure, Plague, and Panic: Why Cruise Ship Outbreaks Still Haunt Us
25 days ago
From the plague aboard the S.S. Sénégal to hantavirus on the MV...
The Strange Melancholy of Slaying Monsters
28 days ago
From “Shadow of the Colossus” to “Undertale,” video games have turned one...
Paying My Respects to a Linguistic Virtuoso
about 1 month ago
Notes on Kenneth Hale, the Brahma-bull-riding theoretical linguist who spoke 50 languages...
The Forgotten Communications Devices of the French Revolution
about 1 month ago
In a period when confusion could be deadly, inventors devised ingenious contraptions...
The Trouble With Narrative History
about 1 month ago
To understand human history, we must resist attributing meaning and motive to...
America Is a Deadly Maze for Black Mothers-to-Be
about 1 month ago
Even the most privileged among them face needless harm in a healthcare...