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The Kids Are Actually Sort of Alright

Every generation finds, eventually, a mode of expression that suits it. Cavemen drew lines on their cave walls. Sixties kids marched. My generation, we Gchat, a million tiny windows blinking…
PUBLISHED: Oct. 16, 2011
LENGTH: 3 minutes (829 words)

Lack of Diversity Limits Clear View

Early last year, I spoke with a frequently quoted economist who…
PUBLISHED: Aug. 1, 2011
LENGTH: 11 minutes (2990 words)

A Physicist Solves the City

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PUBLISHED: Dec. 17, 2010
LENGTH: 18 minutes (4665 words)

The NSA Is Building the Country’s Biggest Spy Center (Watch What You Say)

The spring air in the small, sand-dusted town has a soft haze to it, and clumps of green-gray sagebrush rustle in the breeze. Bluffdale sits in a bowl-shaped valley in the shadow of Utah’s…
PUBLISHED: March 15, 2012
LENGTH: 24 minutes (6227 words)
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