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When One Animal Changes a Human’s Mind
E. B. White was accustomed to slaughtering pigs, until one stole his heart.
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Cities Are Ecosystems Too
We mourn glaciers and forests lost to climate change. Why not streets and sewers?
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What Ellen DeGeneres Isn’t Hearing Over All the Applause
In her new—and reportedly last—stand-up special, the comedian struggles to find the humor in her mistakes.
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How to Stop Self-Obsessing and Be Happier
Some introspection is healthy and necessary, but too much can trap you in a cycle of...
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That Time I Was a Russian Propagandist
The Kremlin’s information war in the West is reminiscent of the one it fought—and won—on the...
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A Harmless Volcanic Eruption Has Its Charms
Kilauea's eruption last week was a chance to appreciate Earth’s most powerful forces.
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High School Is Becoming a Cesspool of Sexually Explicit Deepfakes
AI-generated child-sexual-abuse images are flooding the web.
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Cultural Shifts Alone Won’t Persuade People to Have Kids
You still need the economic winds at your back.
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OpenAI Takes Its Mask Off
Another restructure, and the clearest signal yet of what the company really is
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Who Should Get to Have Kids?
The fight over IVF is really about who can start a family.
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The Modern Political Assassin
“The anger comes first. The shopping for the cause comes next.”
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Richard Dawkins Keeps Shrinking
As his career wraps up, a man of big ideas takes on ever smaller targets.
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The Undecided Voters Are Not Who You Think They Are
For most, the big decision is about whether to vote at all.
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331 Days of Failure
A conversation with Franklin Foer about why diplomacy in the U.S. and the Middle East has...
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Nice Little Jewish Community You Have Here
Donald Trump’s Mob-boss warning to American Jews
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A Simple Lab Ingredient Derailed Science Experiments
A scientist in Arkansas couldn’t get her experiments to work. Then others started saying the same...
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Trump’s Most Misunderstood Policy Proposal
Economists aren’t telling the whole truth about tariffs.
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Why Katy Perry Can’t Get Her Groove Back
The pop singer is stuck in a rut—and her soulless new album doesn’t get her moving.
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The War That Would Not End
Inside the year-long American effort to release the hostages, end the fighting in Gaza, and bring...
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Trump Was President Once
And it was a total failure, even by the standards he set for himself.
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On This Corner, January 6 Was a Glorious Revolution
We Live Here Now: a new podcast from The Atlantic. Episode 2.
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The Woo-Woo Caucus Meets
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s appearance at a “health and nutrition” event hosted by a Trump ally...