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Are These Clams Key to Climate Adaptation?
“They have carried different names — from maritime menace to indigenous delicacy to scientific marvel — yet none alone captures their multitude.”
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Apocalypse Now and Then
“Artificial intelligence is capitalism’s final destination.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Showcasing stories from Julia Webster Ayuso, Abe Beame, Tracy Thompson, Will Boast, and Gary Grimes.
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Who Can I Dance With?
“From sneaking into underground basements in Tehran to learning to dance with almost no words in Northern California, I had done everything I could.”
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He Called Himself an ‘Untouchable Hacker God’. But Who Was Behind the Biggest Crime Finland Has Ever Known?
“How would you feel if your therapist’s notes – your darkest thoughts and deepest feelings – were exposed to the world? For 33,000 Finnish people, that became a terrifying reality, with deadly consequences.”
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In Conversation: Julia Sanches & Mara Faye Lethem
“Why would anyone not want the richness that comes from learning a new form of communication, with all the culture it entails?”
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Why One Geologist Thinks We Should All Pay More Attention to Rocks
“Professor Marcia Bjornerud urges us to understand rocks as records of earlier versions of the planet—and as a call to protect its future.”
