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The Problem of Assessing Democratic Decline

In early-19th century Britain, body snatchers were such a problem that lead coffins, metal cages, and other hardware were used to protect the dead

Pesticides may wreak havoc on the gut microbiome

Physicists zero in on the mass of the fundamental W boson particle

AI’s grandiose paradoxes. It will bring us heaven on earth or kill us all, we’re told; it is the most important invention in history or a scam

“People in government today obviously don’t care about literature, so the effort to ridicule them in literature can seem pointless or (worse) harmless”

Ghost Urbanism: Haunted Concrete and Its Cultural Forms

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Are Prediction Markets Gambling?

The Fall of Gazprom

Penny, a Doberman pinscher, wins the Westminster dog show

Minnesota's Fraud Scandal Isn't an Immigration Problem. It's a Spending Problem.

Why America, Not Iran, Has a Succession Problem

AI got the blame for the Iran school bombing but the truth is more worrying

Autonomous AI Agents Have an Ethics Problem

Are Seed Oils Bad for You? Debunking a Viral Social Media Myth

No More Snow Days for New York City Students. Blame the Teachers’ Union

New York’s Budget-Busting Special-Ed Problem

Zero-sum bias in politicized problem solving

Blame Your Parents for Your Extreme Aversion to Snakes

Why “Legalize and Tax” Is the Wrong Solution to Our Drug Problem