When the Devil Enters
An Italian town is plagued by mysterious fires for years, leading scientists, law enforcement, and the Catholic church to get involved.
Obama Reckons with a Trump Presidency
David Remnick follows President Obama in the days leading up to, and after, a shocking presidential election.
When Public Goes Private, as Trump Wants: What Happens?
Diane Ravitch on the future of charter schools and public schools under President-Elect Trump.
The Agony and the Angst: An Oral History of My So-Called Life
“Television is a very different world now. But you know what? The show had the perfect life.” Winnie Holzman, the creator of “My So-Called Life,” tells the story behind the show, along with crew and cast members including Wilson Cruz, Devon Odessa, and Devon Gummersall.
Visiting Your Leg
Once a body part is removed from its original owner, who does it belong to? Scientists and bioethicists tend to disagree.
J.D. Vance, the False Prophet of Blue America
“No one wrote escape narratives about Staten Island. Few plumbed the psyches of suburban Trumpists. And no one examined why Democratic Buchanan County had become Republican. Instead, the media class fixated on the spectacle of white trash Appalachia, with Vance as its representative-in-exile.”
Theranos Whistleblower Shook the Company—And His Family
In 2014, Tyler Shultz anonymously emailed a complaint to New York officials who administered a proficiency-testing program in which Theranos, a once promising blood testing company, was enrolled. Shultz complained that Theranos doctored research and ignored failed quality-control checks, and warned his grandfather, former Secretary of State George Shultz, who was serving as a company director, about his misgivings. Their relationship would become strained.
A Conversation With Dan Ariely About What Shapes our Motivations
Dan Ariely on building an understanding of how humans behave from the ground up.
With Child
Kiera Feldman reports from South Dakota, one of the most restrictive states in the country when it comes to ending a pregnancy.
The Alphabet That Will Save a People From Disappearing
When they were younger, brothers Abdoulaye and Ibrahima Barry invented a script for their native language, Fulani. They have spent most of their lives getting their new alphabet—called Adlam—adopted widely, added to Unicode, and are now working to get it on your smartphone.
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