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The Alabama Landline That Keeps Ringing
“Auburn University’s help desk is still answering the public’s calls 70 years on.”
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To Steal a Whale Bone
“There’s something about the thrill of discovery that can make a person believe what they’ve found is theirs now—to claim, to guard, to name.”
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Into the Darkness
Germany’s Black Forest faces a future of transformation. So do the people who have lived there for centuries.
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Cracking the Family Codes
A stash of encrypted diaries raises questions about the secrets we carry, and how they are revealed.
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Stories on Shady Science (and Our Top 5)
“On one hand, it’s critical to root out research fraud and serious errors. On the other hand, highlighting the most dramatic outliers risks creating the impression that science as a whole can’t be trusted.” When I told my 7-year-old daughter that the recent viral clip of bunnies jumping on a trampoline was fake, she looked […]
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The Egg
“The human egg is a precious resource, exchanged in markets open, gray or black.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Recommending notable stories by Adlai Coleman, Dan McQuade, Ronald W. Dworkin, Rebecca Burns, and Devon O’Neil.
