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Best of 2024: All Our Number Five Story Picks
Every story that appeared in the number five slot in our Weekly Top 5, all in one place.
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Best of 2023: All of Our Number Five Story Picks
Each story we chose as our number five piece of the week in 2023, all in one place.
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‘Machines Set Loose to Slaughter’: the Dangerous Rise of Military AI
“… it is hard to avoid the conclusion that the idea of ethical robotic killing machines is unrealistic, and all too likely to support dangerous fantasies of pushbutton wars and guiltless slaughters.”
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Best of 2025: All Our Number Five Story Picks
Every story we selected for the number five slot in our weekly newsletter, in a handy digest.
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All in the Family: Considering Television’s Orphan Plot
“Kristen Martin on the Superficial Portrayals of Orphanhood on 90s TV.”
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How Philanthropy Benefits the Super-Rich
““We should expect inequality to decrease somewhat as philanthropy increases … It has not,” writes Kevin Laskowski, a field associate at the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy.”
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Bread and Honey
Sometimes, marriage is about learning how to braid the bitter with the sweet.
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The Battle Over Dyslexia
A dive into the contentious and messy world of diagnosing dyslexia.
