The Wall Street Journal

Thirty-eight time Pulitzer Prize winner, The Wall Street Journal offers unrivalled coverage of global markets. Discover insights on business, politics and current affairs.

Dec 3, 2021 - 5 min

The cosmic origins of silver and gold

Frank Wilczek explores the universe's secrets.

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Nov 29, 2021 - 11 min

Why won't employees use their companies' mental health benefits?

Why businesses should increase mental health awareness in the workplace.

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Nov 28, 2021 - 10 min

The burden of causing an accidental death

How does someone go on with life after unintentionally killing someone?

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Nov 26, 2021 - 6 min

An antidote to inflation? ‘Buy nothing’ groups gain popularity

Do you make an effort to minimize the number of new things you buy?

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Nov 26, 2021 - 7 min

Fix burnout - without blowing up your life

It's time to take a personal inventory.

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Nov 25, 2021 - 10 min

Does having ADHD help or hurt entrepreneurs?

Some traits indicate they could be better at business.

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Nov 24, 2021 - 8 min

Why Jeff Goldblum eliminated caffeine from his diet

And whether he would go to space.

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Nov 23, 2021 - 17 min

Should the US want the Taliban to succeed?

There’s a new dilemma facing policymakers.

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Nov 21, 2021 - 14 min

How Binance became the world’s biggest crypto exchange

The world’s fastest-growing crypto makes $76 Billion a day.

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Nov 17, 2021 - 7 min

Rich millennials to financial advisers: thanks for the golf invite, but you can't invest my money

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Nov 16, 2021 - 15 min

How the rock concert changed America

The boisterous rise and decline of rock and roll.

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Nov 13, 2021 - 7 min

Was the office always this distracting?

Get ruthless about your productivity now.

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Nov 12, 2021 - 7 min

Why the billionaires’ tax matters to you, too

Would this way of taxation affect investment strategy?

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Nov 10, 2021 - 7 min

Toxic positivity is very real, and very annoying

Why "always look on the bright side" is the worst advice.

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Nov 10, 2021 - 13 min

Are entrepreneurs happier than everybody else?

It's a lot more complicated than yes.

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Nov 8, 2021 - 18 min

Inside the Alec Baldwin shooting: a dysfunctional set and a fatal mistake

Why was live ammunition on a film set?

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Nov 3, 2021 - 8 min

How the billionaires income tax would work

Ron Wyden's plan would eliminate the ability to defer capital-gains taxes indefinitely.

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Oct 29, 2021 - 21 min

The unlikely outsiders who won the race for a COVID-19 vaccine

Did you know that the vaccine was over twenty years in the making?

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Oct 25, 2021 - 9 min

‘The King’s painter': Holbein’s portraits of power

Understanding the artist who shaped politics and immortalised the Tudors.

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Oct 24, 2021 - 4 min

Storytelling makes hearts beat as one

It turns out that some folk tales are true.

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Oct 24, 2021 - 9 min

How the search for extraterrestrial life helped make your smartphone’s screen possible

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Oct 15, 2021 - 13 min

The real meaning of freedom at work

How to make play and connection your top priority.

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Oct 11, 2021 - 8 min

Pope Francis’s unofficial revolution

As the Vatican criminal trial resumes this week.

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Oct 11, 2021 - 17 min

The Facebook whistleblower, Frances Haugen, says she wants to fix the company, not harm it

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Oct 9, 2021 - 14 min

What makes an American hero?

Today the US knows less about historical heroes than the marvel franchise.

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Oct 7, 2021 - 8 min

Jony Ive on what he misses most about Steve Jobs

Remembering the Apple co-founder and design genius.

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Oct 4, 2021 - 8 min

Awe makes you feel better

Here's a surprising way to find it.

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Oct 1, 2021 - 11 min

Can companies have a hybrid workplace — and keep things fair?

The new arrangement has its bad sides.

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Sep 29, 2021 - 20 min

Angela Merkel’s international legacy: cooler trans-Atlantic relations

The world after Merkel.

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Sep 27, 2021 - 14 min

What’s your raise really worth?

Inflation has something to say about it.

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Sep 26, 2021 - 9 min

How ‘Go Your Own Way’ helped Lindsey Buckingham get over Stevie Nicks

The 1976 breakup song was a way forward for Fleetwood Mac.

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Sep 25, 2021 - 6 min

Evergrande’s struggles reflect China’s efforts to rein in multiyear debt boom

Should Beijing rethink its investment in infrastructure?

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Sep 25, 2021 - 25 min

How Facebook hobbled Mark Zuckerberg’s bid to get America vaccinated

The Wall Street Journal exposes Facebook.

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Sep 20, 2021 - 28 min

Facebook says its rules apply to all - company documents reveal a secret elite that’s exempt

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Sep 20, 2021 - 8 min

Marie Kondo lets the wind purify her home

Hacks and tips from the guru of decluttering.

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Sep 19, 2021 - 14 min

Bezosism

The way Amazon uses tech to squeeze performance out of workers deserves its own name.

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Sep 17, 2021 - 7 min

Digital currencies pave way for deeply negative interest rates

Will physical banknotes ever be replaced?

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Sep 15, 2021 - 13 min

How hackers use our brains against us

The first step is infiltrating our unconscious.

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Sep 14, 2021 - 15 min

A generation of American men give up on college: ‘I just feel lost’

The education gap is widening across the US.

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Sep 11, 2021 - 13 min

The children of 9/11

Lessons in resilience.

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Sep 9, 2021 - 7 min

Five ways to train your brain for another COVID season

It’s a new season of uncertainty.

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Sep 7, 2021 - 10 min

‘The Magician’ review: Colm Tóibín conjures Thomas Mann

Why the novelist's inner-self remains elusive.

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Sep 5, 2021 - 7 min

Big Tech wants you to live in a virtual world - prepare for real problems

Ready for the metaverse? User discretion is advised.

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Sep 3, 2021 - 11 min

Afghanistan’s falling man

The 17-year-old soccer star who plunged from a US military jet.

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Sep 2, 2021 - 4 min

Yes, age does make us more generous

Here, a psychologist explains why.

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Sep 2, 2021 - 18 min

Jack Ma’s costliest business lesson

China has only one leader.

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Aug 31, 2021 - 16 min

The delta variant and beyond

Learning to live with COVID.

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Aug 28, 2021 - 10 min

A star chef’s top-down revolution for solving food inequity

Will he change the world?

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Aug 19, 2021 - 6 min

Oil giants turn to startups for low-carbon energy ideas

But, are they really trying to clean up their act?

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Aug 18, 2021 - 8 min

Scarlett Johansson lawsuit stirs debate over streaming-era movie compensation

Analysing the first lawsuit of its kind.

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Aug 15, 2021 - 6 min

Ancient partners in love and war

The LGBT legends that inspired for millennia.

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Aug 15, 2021 - 8 min

One of the coldest places on earth is on fire

A reflection on the devastating implications.

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Aug 11, 2021 - 9 min

What to do when everybody returns to the office - but you remain remote

Tackling remote work FOMO.

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Aug 9, 2021 - 11 min

Why artificial intelligence isn’t intelligent

Misconceptions of the name fuel a hype that can never be met.

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Aug 7, 2021 - 7 min

Can aiming for gold be a mental health hazard?

Look after your mind like an Olympian.

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Aug 6, 2021 - 16 min

Elon Musk’s trip through hell

Inside the 2018 scramble to avoid the collapse of Tesla.

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Aug 4, 2021 - 8 min

Five seconds that flattened Beirut

One year on from the Beirut explosion.

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Aug 2, 2021 - 11 min

Faces are the next target for fraudsters

Heightened innovation needs heightened security.

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Aug 1, 2021 - 7 min

What Proust knew about identity

A monumental novelist at 150.

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Jul 30, 2021 - 13 min

How science lost the public’s trust

Can we get people to believe again?

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Jul 28, 2021 - 12 min

Third COVID wave upends fragile South Africa

A warning for the developing world.

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Jul 24, 2021 - 34 min

Simone Biles will not be denied

Will she take gold again?

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Jul 24, 2021 - 20 min

‘Financially hobbled for life’: the elite Master’s degrees that don’t pay off

Are top institutions selling myths to students?

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Jul 20, 2021 - 14 min

Companies target a new market: the stressed out

How businesses are cashing in on anxiety.

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Jul 19, 2021 - 7 min

Could AI keep people ‘alive’ after death?

We might be entering a Black Mirror reality.

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Jul 18, 2021 - 10 min

Buy, borrow, die: how rich Americans live off their paper wealth

It’s a good time to be rich in the US.

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Jul 14, 2021 - 17 min

Inside Donald Trump’s last days in the White House and plans for a comeback

Could he make his way back?

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Jul 9, 2021 - 11 min

What a tech breakup could mean for you

Will our tech become less secure?

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Jul 8, 2021 - 18 min

Amazon primed Andy Jassy to be CEO. Can he keep what Jeff Bezos built?

New boss; same threats.

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Jul 8, 2021 - 8 min

Your NFT sold for $69 million — now what? Beeple turns to a new project, and old masters

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Jul 5, 2021 - 9 min

Panama Canal tackles climate-change puzzle: too little rainwater or too much

How to solve a seemingly paradoxical problem.

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Jul 4, 2021 - 11 min

How AI is taking over our gadgets

It’s time to start thinking of the tech in the present, not just the future.

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Jul 1, 2021 - 8 min

What is your microbiome? A wellness trend taking on post-COVID urgency

Enhance your immune system with your skincare routine.

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Jun 27, 2021 - 16 min

The world relies on one chip maker in Taiwan, leaving everyone vulnerable

Has its monopoly on the industry gone too far?

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Jun 24, 2021 - 8 min

Where Google’s advertising chief searches for insight

Lorraine Twohill on the people that helped her succeed.

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Jun 21, 2021 - 14 min

How COVID changed executive recruitment — perhaps for a long time

Will these changes survive lockdown?

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Jun 20, 2021 - 15 min

When Americans took to the streets over inflation

Should we be concerned about the return of high inflation?

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Jun 19, 2021 - 5 min

How the rules of political engagement have changed for brands

Silence on important issues is no longer a viable commercial option.

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Jun 18, 2021 - 7 min

Does evolution want us to drink?

With such a strong taste for alcohol, the question is only natural.

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Jun 17, 2021 - 11 min

Self-driving cars could be decades away, no matter what Elon Musk said

Autonomy deadlines are slipping.

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Jun 15, 2021 - 8 min

Crypto frauds target investors hoping to cash in on Bitcoin boom

Crime in the industry is skyrocketing.

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Jun 11, 2021 - 19 min

The economic recovery is here — It’s unlike anything you’ve seen

America's rebound is triggering a commotion.

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Jun 6, 2021 - 25 min

The Wuhan lab leak question: a disused Chinese mine takes center stage

Is the conspiracy theory coming true?

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Jun 3, 2021 - 10 min

Chellsie Memmel, 32-year-old mother, is the comeback gymnastics wants

The unlikely return of an Olympic athlete.

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May 31, 2021 - 11 min

How TikTok cryptocurrency influencers are teaching a new generation of investors

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May 31, 2021 - 6 min

Why you shouldn't buy Bitcoin when you're hungry

The dangers of decision making.

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May 29, 2021 - 10 min

"Journey to the edge of reason" review: Gödel’s beautiful mind

A significant logician, simplified.

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May 29, 2021 - 15 min

Inside the Simon & Schuster blowup over its Mike Pence book deal

Is the company guilty of woke washing?

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May 25, 2021 - 14 min

Natural gas, America’s no. 1 power source, already has a new challenger: batteries

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May 21, 2021 - 15 min

Cheating at school is easier than ever — and it’s rampant

What will happen to those hacking their way to better grades?

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May 17, 2021 - 15 min

What happens to stocks and cryptocurrencies when the fed stops raining money?

This financial boom could be too good to be true.

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May 17, 2021 - 7 min

From Dutch tulips to internet stocks, how to spot a financial bubble

What could kill off the latest investment crazes?

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May 15, 2021 - 23 min

Michael Lewis’s ‘The Premonition’: a closer look at how the pandemic response went awry

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May 13, 2021 - 15 min

Where she was from: The collected Joan Didion

Celebrating her sixth decade of literary genius.

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May 13, 2021 - 18 min

Trapped aboard an abandoned cargo ship: one sailor’s four-year ordeal

“The world has been isolating, but I have been abandoned.”

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May 11, 2021 - 11 min

TikTok is the place to go for financial advice if you’re a young adult

But, can it be trusted?

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May 8, 2021 - 18 min

The pandemic changed where Americans live

Why US suburbs are winning whilst cities are losing.

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May 6, 2021 - 15 min

Robinhood, three friends and the fortune that got away

The hidden dangers of the trading app.

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May 4, 2021 - 16 min

How electric, self-driving cars and ride-hailing will transform the car industry

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May 4, 2021 - 7 min

What makes an investment 'green'? The EU wants an answer

By asking companies for evidence of big eco-claims.

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Apr 29, 2021 - 11 min

GameStop and Bitcoin renewed a push to digitize the stock market

A tectonic digital shift is starting to happen.

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Apr 26, 2021 - 17 min

The airline safety revolution

Why it is now safer to fly than to get to the airport.

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Apr 24, 2021 - 9 min

New investors discover tax pitfalls of Robinhood and other trading apps

Some users are getting fleeced on taxes.

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Apr 23, 2021 - 9 min

TikTok turns average Joes into stars. Then what?

Cashing in when it counts is key.

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Apr 22, 2021 - 11 min

How payment processor Stripe became Silicon Valley’s hottest startup

How a chaotic start bolstered the company's success.

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Apr 20, 2021 - 10 min

Brené Brown on why good leadership has nothing to do with your salary

What is the key trait of successful leadership?

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Apr 18, 2021 - 15 min

The false promise of quick-fix psychology

The allure of profound personal transformation actions is deceiving.

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Apr 18, 2021 - 7 min

For Taylor Swift, the future of music is a love story

The exceptional power of music fans.

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Apr 14, 2021 - 15 min

China creates its own digital currency, a first for major economy

The dollar’s new rival.

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Apr 12, 2021 - 12 min

Modern life is messing with our microbiomes, but science is fighting back

How to harness good bacteria.

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Apr 10, 2021 - 11 min

Could group therapy get a boost from psychedelics?

Is it time to take a trip with our support group?

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Apr 9, 2021 - 8 min

The new rules for night owl workers

Are you most productive at night?

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Apr 8, 2021 - 16 min

Herd immunity won’t save us — but we can still beat COVID-19

It's time to look elsewhere for a solution.

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Apr 4, 2021 - 8 min

What Is Archegos and how did it rattle the stock market?

Understanding the family investing vehicle.

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Apr 4, 2021 - 23 min

Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh bankrolled his followers — in return, they enabled his risky lifestyle

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Mar 26, 2021 - 13 min

College admission season is crazier than ever — that could change who gets in

School's out for exams.

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Mar 25, 2021 - 4 min

Jennifer Doudna on the pandemic year: the power of mission-driven science

The CRISPR pioneer on a year of lockdown science.

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Mar 22, 2021 - 14 min

Why Stephen Sondheim is America’s greatest living writer

Is it time to take musical theatre more seriously as an art form?

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Mar 20, 2021 - 9 min

How tech will change sex and intimacy, for better and worse

Will people give up humans for good?

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Mar 19, 2021 - 19 min

Why Marcus Rashford is the new Prince of England

The UK’s newest national treasure.

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Mar 18, 2021 - 14 min

Let’s redesign the laptop for a work-from-home era

It’s about time there was an upgrade.

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Mar 14, 2021 - 10 min

Forget what you think happiness is

Is it time for us to shift our focus?

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Mar 12, 2021 - 16 min

How remote work is reshaping America’s urban geography

Is working from home good news for smaller cities?

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Mar 8, 2021 - 17 min

In ‘Another Round,’ Mads Mikkelsen shows another side

From James Bond to Star Wars: his career is the stuff of pop-culture legends.

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Mar 5, 2021 - 9 min

Tech startups’ new million-dollar question: do we really need an office?

Some businesses could retire their entire workforce to the cloud.

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Feb 26, 2021 - 17 min

What gene editing can do for humankind

Will we soon need to draw a line on what we do with it?

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Feb 25, 2021 - 4 min

Do we need an anti-Nobel Prize?

Frank Wilczek: there is too much emphasis on rewarding success in science.

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Feb 22, 2021 - 29 min

Bill Gates has a master plan for battling climate change

The importance of re-designing our approach to nuclear energy.

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Feb 20, 2021 - 17 min

Facebook meets Apple in clash of the tech titans — ‘we need to inflict pain’

Two Big Tech Goliaths, two visionary CEOs, two different approaches to privacy.

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Feb 19, 2021 - 12 min

How women can ditch the guilt when juggling careers and family

Take it from the Power Moms: working-mother guilt is a futile waste of energy.  

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Feb 16, 2021 - 8 min

Clubhouse and social audio apps are having a moment — is it all talk?

Big names in Hollywood, politics and tech are turning to them as a way to expand their reach.

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Feb 14, 2021 - 9 min

The environmental upside of modern farming

The case for innovative thinking in response to farming's negative impacts.

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Feb 6, 2021 - 9 min

A workout for your mental health

Some daily practices to help keep the stress from the pandemic under control.

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Feb 6, 2021 - 7 min

Who is Andy Jassy? Jeff Bezos acolyte moves from cloud to Amazon CEO

He turned Amazon's cloud computing into the company's most profitable business.

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Feb 3, 2021 - 10 min

Cicely Tyson, trailblazing actor, dead at 96

She leaves an inspiring legacy behind.

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Feb 3, 2021 - 22 min

GameStop mania reveals power shift on Wall Street — and the pros are reeling

Melvin Capital lost 30% of their $12.5 billion portfolio, just in January.

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Feb 2, 2021 - 9 min

How higher wages can increase profits

Harvard research suggests that the benefits outweigh the costs.

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Feb 2, 2021 - 18 min

China played its hand well in 2020. Will it keep winning?

The last year could point to notable successes and rising international clout — but at what cost?

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Feb 1, 2021 - 6 min

Why "Candyman" and "Captain Marvel 2" director Nia DaCosta will make history in 2021

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Jan 31, 2021 - 13 min

Fran Lebowitz hates wearing a mask more than you do

“I put that mask on — I’m Helen Keller. It’s amazing I can find my way around.”

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Jan 31, 2021 - 13 min

Keith Gill drove the GameStop Reddit mania — he talked to the Journal

Meet the trader who turned the investing world upside down: “I didn’t expect this.”

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Jan 29, 2021 - 13 min

Trump and the failure of the expert class

Was the real estate tycoon turned President just an 'easy target' for progressive media?

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Jan 22, 2021 - 11 min

Social-media algorithms rule how we see the world — good luck trying to stop them

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Jan 22, 2021 - 6 min

‘David Hockney: Drawing From Life’ review: a lesson in aging gracefully

"Hockney is one of the few modern artists guaranteed to convey unabated pleasure."

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Jan 19, 2021 - 9 min

What to expect from travel in 2021

Get ready to bring your health records alongside your boarding pass and passport.

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Jan 18, 2021 - 9 min

How to stop the negative chatter in your head

A neuroscientist explains how to curb unhelpful thoughts during the pandemic.

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Jan 16, 2021 - 9 min

How to care for aging parents when you can’t be there

Tech innovations are starting to play a key role in monitoring seniors' well-being.

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Jan 16, 2021 - 4 min

Seeing wonder through the eyes of science

Nobel Prize-winning physicist Frank Wilczek on what drives scientists to build a deeper picture of reality.

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Jan 13, 2021 - 10 min

George Saunders gives a short-story master class

A succinct review of the Booker-winning author's new book.

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Jan 11, 2021 - 8 min

When women and politics took over baseball

Activism in sports: over a century ago, suffragists lobbied for the vote at big-league ballparks.

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Jan 8, 2021 - 17 min

Tech that will change your life in 2021

From Hollywood at home to 'assisted reality': here are the innovations to look for this year.

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Jan 5, 2021 - 26 min

How Amazon wins: By steamrolling rivals and partners

No competitor is too small to draw Amazon’s sights, but are the tech giant's tactics even legal?

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Jan 5, 2021 - 10 min

Nature’s guide to building resilient systems

What leaves, bees and the air can teach humans about challenges.

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Jan 1, 2021 - 9 min

Train your body to work out — or just hang out — in colder weather

Do you dread winter’s chill?

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Jan 1, 2021 - 13 min

For NASA, it should be Mars or bust

The Moon now belongs to a previous generation of American pioneers — Mars could define another.

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Dec 29, 2020 - 8 min

The best buildings of 2020 with architecture’s future under a cloud

In a socially distanced world, designers are rethinking their approach to built spaces.

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Dec 29, 2020 - 20 min

The rise of Regina King

Exploring the ever-widening range of her performances and talent.

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Dec 25, 2020 - 6 min

Cuba’s San Isidro uprising

There has been organized dissent in the island for decades, but this time could be different.

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Dec 19, 2020 - 9 min

Kerry Washington designed her own prom dress

The celebrated actress on homeschooling, and how Regina King inspired her new jewellery collection.

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Dec 12, 2020 - 19 min

The class of 2020 looks for work

They have emerged into one of the most challenging job markets in generations.

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Dec 9, 2020 - 21 min

The uncommon depth of Nicole Kidman

Thirty years after Days of Thunder, not only is she busy, but busier than ever.

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Dec 5, 2020 - 10 min

How we can reconcile with each other when our politics are so polarized

There are still ways to find common ground between those who are politically opposed to us.

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Dec 1, 2020 - 13 min

Love and money — and how they’re connected

Our relationships with people are often reflected in our relationship to money, for good and ill.

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Nov 28, 2020 - 17 min

How COVID-19 will change aging and retirement

The pandemic is forcing Americans to completely re-think retirement — but innovations are at the ready.

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Nov 27, 2020 - 16 min

Lessons of the 2020 election — what Democrats and Republicans must now do to win

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Nov 26, 2020 - 20 min

The rise and fall of Martin Lee and his dream of a democratic Hong Kong

Beijing’s growing crackdown marks the twilight of the lawyer’s fight for his city’s future.

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Nov 26, 2020 - 27 min

Why BTS runs the world

The band everyone is talking about is the epitome of South Korea's growing soft power over the world.

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Nov 24, 2020 - 9 min

Alzheimer’s research looks at hot spots across the U.S.

Where you live matters in terms of Alzheimer’s disease risk.

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Nov 23, 2020 - 6 min

COVID is crushing small businesses. That’s bad news for American innovation

With financial power concentrated in fewer hands, entrepreneurship could end-up taking the back seat.

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Nov 23, 2020 - 10 min

Jenna Lyons is back with a new HBO Max show. Does she still have what it takes?

The former J.Crew mastermind reveals the inner workings of her new creative company.

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Nov 21, 2020 - 11 min

Is this the end of college as we know it?

For millions of Americans, getting a four-year degree no longer makes sense. What could replace it?

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Nov 18, 2020 - 7 min

Keith Richards on COVID-19, the next Rolling Stones album and his solo career

How does an inveterate rock ‘n’ roller like him deal with a pandemic thwarting his touring plans?

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Nov 16, 2020 - 16 min

Can the West still lead?

Both internal and external threats have thrown the West into an unparalleled existential crisis.

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Nov 16, 2020 - 8 min

Anya Taylor-Joy on ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ and dancing at the end of the pandemic

The star of Netflix’s hit chess drama immediately connected with the character's loneliness.

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Nov 16, 2020 - 9 min

Jessica Chastain on working out with her grandmother

The award-winning actress shares the things that help her disconnect from social media.

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Nov 13, 2020 - 15 min

Quibi was supposed to revolutionize Hollywood — here’s why it failed

The story behind a failed $1.75 billion bet made on the instincts of two highly experienced executives.

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Nov 11, 2020 - 6 min

Why open plan homes are actually a terrible idea

Creating purposeful private spaces might be one of the pandemic's unexpected legacies.

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Nov 7, 2020 - 14 min

Twitter’s Jack Dorsey: a hands-off CEO in a time of turmoil

His management style faces one of its biggest tests yet.

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Nov 6, 2020 - 8 min

Tired all the time? Here are new ways to recharge as the pandemic drags on

Helpful professional advice on the best ways to find your new wind.

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Nov 5, 2020 - 13 min

‘A Place for Everything’ review: ordering the universe

From the alphabetical index to the filing cabinet, informational tools we take for granted once caused a stir.

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Nov 3, 2020 - 9 min

Finding hope when everything feels hopeless

Hope is important for resiliency — here are ways to boost it.

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Oct 31, 2020 - 8 min

How next-door neighbors with opposing political views stayed friends

In divided times, these families offer a refreshing and inspiring story.

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Oct 30, 2020 - 17 min

Oxford developed COVID vaccine, then scholars clashed over money

Behind the race for its distribution: on-campus clashes of ego and hastily made threats and promises.

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Oct 26, 2020 - 19 min

How Mark Zuckerberg learned politics

Facebook’s chief has transformed himself into an active political operator.

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Oct 25, 2020 - 16 min

How Trump has changed the Republicans

A new generation of conservatives is trying to learn and extend the lessons of his insurgent rise.

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Oct 24, 2020 - 15 min

String of firms that imploded have something in common: Ernst & Young audited them

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Oct 24, 2020 - 11 min

Relationship expert Esther Perel on the surprising intimacy of virtual therapy

For her, it has brought a real change in boundaries, "entering spaces we’ve never entered."

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Oct 21, 2020 - 10 min

Can school be ‘antiracist’? A new superintendent in Evanston, Illinois, has a plan

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Oct 21, 2020 - 4 min

Remember the forgotten man?

Elites’ curiosity about the motivations and mindset of Trump voters was notably short-lived.

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Oct 20, 2020 - 17 min

How Airbnb pulled back from the brink

The main lessons: focus on the core business, keep expenses low and listen to customers.

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Oct 19, 2020 - 21 min

Director Cary Joji Fukunaga on directing the delayed James Bond film ‘No Time to Die’

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Oct 18, 2020 - 6 min

Henry Kissinger: the coronavirus pandemic will forever alter the world order

The U.S. must protect its citizens from disease while starting the work of planning for a new epoch.

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Oct 17, 2020 - 16 min

The world that war has made

War has given us everything from penicillin and highways to universal suffrage and the welfare state.

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Oct 16, 2020 - 10 min

The art of the pandemic meltdown

Under stress from every front, we’re having more meltdowns. Here’s how to lose it the right way.

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Oct 16, 2020 - 7 min

The Korean War’s lesson for Taiwan

Stalin nixed Kim Il-Sung’s plan to invade the South until he was convinced the U.S. wouldn’t strike back.

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Oct 15, 2020 - 14 min

It’s not too late to quit social media

It could be time to embark on a digital cleanse.

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Oct 13, 2020 - 21 min

The COVID economy carves deep divide between haves and have-nots

Many are being left behind in the comeback since the start of the pandemic.

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Oct 12, 2020 - 8 min

Frank Gehry now begins every day with a swim: ‘I’m only 91’

“It’s changed how I feel about the day. I feel very good.”

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Oct 9, 2020 - 9 min

Voting by phone: the promise and peril of digital ballots

How secure is mobile voting?

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Oct 8, 2020 - 9 min

What Americans really think about abortion

Pro-choice or pro-life is the issue that most epitomizes our ‘us’ versus ‘them’ political culture.

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Oct 8, 2020 - 8 min

‘The Princess and the Prophet’ review: an American bridge to Islam

How a Kentucky-born vaudevillian sparked the Black Muslim movement.

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Oct 6, 2020 - 11 min

Fighting wildfires with fire

Native tribes once set fires to help keep forests in balance.

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Oct 4, 2020 - 9 min

‘A Million Random Digits’ was a number-cruncher’s bible. Now one has exposed flaws in the disorder

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Oct 3, 2020 - 15 min

Why we fight so ferociously over the Supreme Court

It became the latest political battleground after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away.

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Oct 3, 2020 - 7 min

It's time to revive the interesting breakfast

Has breakfast become the most boring meal of the day in Western societies?

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Oct 1, 2020 - 4 min

Could Einstein get published today?

Scientific journals have come to favour professionalism over individual style in recent years.

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Sep 29, 2020 - 4 min

Why the old look down on the young

Is the idea that younger generations are getting worse perpetuated in eternity?

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Sep 29, 2020 - 13 min

What the old establishment can teach the new tech elite

What are the public responsibilities of someone like Jeff Bezos or Mark Zuckerberg?

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Sep 28, 2020 - 15 min

No job, loads of debt: COVID upends middle-class family finances

The pandemic is wreaking havoc in loan-laden white-collar workers' households.

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Sep 26, 2020 - 10 min

Where Trump and Biden stand on Big Tech

Both see problems but drastically differ on solutions.

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Sep 25, 2020 - 9 min

Goodbye, open office. Hello, ‘dynamic workplace’

Deciphering the new look of work.

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Sep 22, 2020 - 19 min

Google’s Sundar Pichai Is a really nice guy. Is that enough?

The CEO is facing a multitude of challenges.

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Sep 21, 2020 - 20 min

Trevor Noah’s America

The Daily Show host on his South African upbringing and race conversations in America.

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Sep 20, 2020 - 4 min

You read ‘Ulysses,’ I’ll eat potato chips! Science defends simple pleasures

Researchers in Europe find that short-term hedonism may be as satisfying as longer-term accomplishments.

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Sep 19, 2020 - 14 min

The new geopolitics of energy

Are Russia and Saudi Arabia losing their oil power to China and the US?

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Sep 17, 2020 - 8 min

Philosophy for a time of crisis

Eric Weiner: is the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic turning us all into philosophers?

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Sep 16, 2020 - 14 min

Land of free (and fettered) speech

Why is political speech in 'real life' becoming more costly?

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Sep 15, 2020 - 9 min

The Opioid Crisis, already serious, has intensified during coronavirus pandemic

Overdose deaths rise as job losses and stress from COVID-19 destabilise people struggling with addiction.

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Sep 15, 2020 - 11 min

Lance Armstrong, Ryan Lochte and the marketing of controversy

Has the public appetite for controversial sports figures reached a fever pitch?

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Sep 14, 2020 - 21 min

‘Really diabolical’: inside the coronavirus that outsmarted science

Why did we underestimate COVID-19?

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Sep 13, 2020 - 6 min

How koalas survive forest fires: Australia is global test for animals

As wildfires ravage California, this study could hold critical lessons for the survival of some species.

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Sep 12, 2020 - 21 min

Naomi Osaka on fighting for No. 1 at the U.S. Open and why she’s speaking out

She is standing up for Black lives while taking inspiration from her late mentor, Kobe Bryant.

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Sep 11, 2020 - 16 min

Most businesses were unprepared for COVID-19. Domino’s delivered

Winning in the COVID economy: robot co-workers and hands-free pizza delivery.

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Sep 9, 2020 - 11 min

I never thought I’d write this: I am a female bodybuilder

"I realised I wanted to own my appearance, my hard-earned muscles, and celebrate them."

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Sep 7, 2020 - 6 min

Conscientious objectors in the ‘war’ on COVID?

It's time to give the military metaphors a dishonourable discharge.

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Sep 6, 2020 - 9 min

The 72 hours that shook Kenosha and stopped the NBA

The athlete's protest ignited action spanning four professional leagues, calling for racial justice and political change.

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Sep 4, 2020 - 16 min

The secrets of elite college admissions

In the final 'shaping' of an incoming class, academic standards give way to other, more ambiguous factors.