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By All Measures
Our problems are too vast, our distance from them too great. How do we navigate our derangement of scale?
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Chatbots Can Go Into a Delusional Spiral. Here’s How It Happens.
“Over 21 days of talking with ChatGPT, an otherwise perfectly sane man became convinced that he was a real-life superhero. We analyzed the conversation.”
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My £2,500 Cavapoo is a Middle-Class Cliché. He’s Also a Fake
“Had the award-winning Times head of investigations been duped?”
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Is Gen X Actually the Greatest Generation?
“How one era changed everything about the culture — and why we’re so nostalgic for its creations.”
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How the War Over Trans Athletes Tore a Volleyball Team Apart
“Blaire Fleming was a little-known college player. Then she suddenly became a symbol of injustice — to both sides of the controversy.”
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When Dementia Steals the Imagination of a Children’s Book Writer
“Robert Munsch wrote ‘The Paper Bag Princess,’ ‘Love You Forever’ and other classics by performing them over and over for kids. But his stories are slipping away.”
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She Tried to Kill a President. He Loved Her Anyway.
“A retired widower married Sara Jane Moore, who shot at President Ford in 1975. It tore his family apart.”
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The Rise of Plant Poaching: How a Craze for Succulents is Driving a New Illegal Trade
“In the wilds of South Africa’s Northern Cape, poaching ‘green diamonds’ has become an almost irresistible temptation.”
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He Wants a New Start. So He Is Taking the Hardest Driving Test in the World.
“In a world of GPS and car-hailing apps, some Londoners still want to drive a traditional black cab. First, they must memorize thousands of city streets.”
