As food grows more global, so does the influence of the corporations controlling it.
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Reading obituaries can boost creativity by exposing you to distant ideas, fueling the associations that lead to unexpected breakthroughs.
Keith Sawyer | Apr 24, 2025
Behind every great console is a great legal fight.
Julien Mailland | Apr 15, 2025
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, 2025
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, 2025
“The race of undesirables is simply the race of exploited people.”
Claire Fontaine | Mar 20, 2025
I smacked my daughter once. The guilt still haunts me.
Jonathan Taylor | Mar 17, 2025
From tool-making crows to alligators that lure birds with twigs, animals may be more rational than we ever imagined.
Mark Rowlands | Feb 27, 2025
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, 2025
Computer scientist Panos Louridas traces the evolution of secret communication, from ancient Greece to the quantum era.
Panos Louridas | Feb 20, 2025
