A new study reveals a basic income keeps kids in school longer and reduces their participation in crime.
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The Fight to Escape “A World of Anonymous Abuse”
Online harassment is as serious as offline harassment, and it rarely stays “only” online.
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Longreads Best of 2018: All of Our No. 1 Story Picks
Here’s every story that was chosen as No. 1 in our weekly Top 5 email.
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Michelle Dean Uncovers Some Truths About Snopes
The history of Snopes, the legendary internet fact-finding site.
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The Dream of a Perfect Android
Hiroshi Ishiguro has spent his career creating robots. But does he know enough about humans to make them lifelike?
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Walking Across California
To understand what the Golden State is compared to what it was, one solitary hiker follows the trail of the first overland Spanish expedition into California 250 years later.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Profiles & Interviews, Quotes
Can Apple End Smartphone Addiction?
Technology platforms rely on hijacking our attention. Can Apple help us win it back?
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Understanding Adrian Piper’s Probing Body of Work
Adrian Piper’s body of work encourages audiences to think critically about race, gender, and power, and to engage with their own perceptions.
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The Beauty (and Predictability) of a Slot Machine’s Algorithm
At Wired, Brendan Koerner takes a look into the mind of a mathematician-turned-hacker who milks slot machines around the world.
