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The Showdown Over Who Gets to Build the Next DeLorean
The news spread, first with an item on Fox News and then…
They Experimented on Themselves in Secret. What They Discovered Helped Win a War
The Allied soldiers who weren’t killed limped back from the defeat. It…
These Women Came to Antarctica for Science. Then the Predators Emerged
On April 12, 2019, Boston University finally fired David Marchant for sexually…
He Emptied an Entire Crypto Exchange Onto a Thumb Drive. Then He Disappeared
He told the court that he grew his beard down to his…
Elie Hassenfeld Q&A: ‘$5,000 to Save a Life Is a Bargain’
The organizations we recommend offer the best bang for the buck. That…
The Deaths of Effective Altruism
The idea of Singer that excited me was that each of us…
The Mayor of London Enters the Bullshit Cinematic Universe
Political violence is returning to the UK, bursting out of the morass…
8 Google Employees Invented Modern AI. Here’s the Inside Story
The last two weeks before the deadline were frantic. Though officially some…
What Happens When a Guy and His AI Girlfriend Go to Therapy
Annie feels a jolt of alarm. “I could just set her there,”…
