For too long, I yearned to feel less like a stranger in a strange land and more like someone who is, finally, home.
Roxane Gay | Mar 26
In a capitalist world, the often-overlooked systems of technical standards offer a rare example of economic collaboration that prioritizes the public good over profit.
Jeffrey Pomerantz & Jason Griffey | Mar 24
“The race of undesirables is simply the race of exploited people.”
Claire Fontaine | Mar 20
I smacked my daughter once. The guilt still haunts me.
Jonathan Taylor | Mar 17
From tool-making crows to alligators that lure birds with twigs, animals may be more rational than we ever imagined.
Mark Rowlands | Feb 27
Every purchase we make ties us to a vast, hidden network of people, machines, and resources — whether we see it or not.
David A. Mindell | Feb 24
Computer scientist Panos Louridas traces the evolution of secret communication, from ancient Greece to the quantum era.
Panos Louridas | Feb 20
A publisher contends with the mystery and myth of a possible forgery.
Mitch Anzuoni | Feb 18
With its oversized Geiger counter and promises of getting rich, Uranium Rush packaged the dangerous and exploitative uranium industry as family-friendly entertainment.
Emily Blair | Jan 30
Our perception of reality is a subjective lived experience, a virtual construct shaped by our senses, biology, and personal history.
Shimon Edelman | Jan 28
