CLOCKING IN FOREVER
A Brief Economic History Of Time
Capitalism changed how humans perceive the passage of hours, days, and weeks. This made people more productive, but did it make them any happier?
The Atlantic
IT US
The Brainless Slime That Can Learn By Fusing
The oozing yellow organism has no neurons, but it can solve mazes, make decisions, and learn by merging together.
A TROPHY CASE
Ending Extracurricular Privilege
One man’s mission to make college admissions sane (and fair) again
BREAKING THE BOUNDARIES
The Limits Of Diversity
As we get closer to genetically altering our offspring, at what point will we decide that some changes are too much?
WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE
How A Pandemic Might Play Out Under Trump
It’s not clear that the next administration is ready to deal with an outbreak of Ebola, pandemic flu, or other emerging diseases.
SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE
How Much Ambition Can A Marriage Sustain?
Power couples are a rarity. Instead, many high achieving women have husbands who do their own opting out.
NOW THAT'S A PROPER INTRODUCTION
Is 'Arrival' The Best 'First Contact' Film Ever Made?
Two Atlantic writers on the very high highs, and (perhaps) the very low lows, of the genre
THINSPIRATION
The Ninja Cure For Anxiety
The self-medicating effects of extreme-fitness TV.
AN IDIOT ABROAD
The American Leader In The Islamic State
John Georgelas was a military brat, a drug enthusiast, a precocious underachiever born in Texas. Now he is a prominent figure within the Islamic State. Here’s the never-before-reported story of his long and troubling journey.
THE SMALL PLEASURES IN LIFE
Why Tiny Food Is So Popular In Japan
There’s something at once mesmerizing and weirdly funny about a gigantic hand trying to chisel a tiny sliver of meat, or smooth whisker-thin coats of icing on a multitiered “cake” cut from a single slice of bread.
YOU DON'T SAY
Earth Is Probably Unprepared For A Comet Strike
Government scientists want the US to invest in an interceptor spacecraft before we detect a dangerous object.
MAYA HE
What Makes Things Cool
Raymond Loewy, the father of industrial design, had a theory of popularity and culture — a four-letter code that he said could help artists sell anything to anyone. Was he right?
'MY PRESIDENT WAS BLACK'
Ta-Nehisi Coates On The Obama Presidency — And What Comes Next
Barack Obama’s victories in 2008 and 2012 were dismissed by some of his critics as merely symbolic for African Americans. But there is nothing “mere” about symbols.
IT'S NOT VERY SMART
The American Obsession With Parenting
Parents of all income and education levels are spending more time promoting their kids’ development — yet socioeconomic gaps in childrearing behavior are growing.
A WHALE OF A DISCOVERY
Can Barnacles Explain One Of Evolution's Biggest Mysteries?
Whales have one of the strangest, least-understood histories of any animal — and barnacles might be the key to unlocking their secrets.
WHO KILLED ALEXANDER PEREPILICHNY?
An Enemy Of The Kremlin Dies In London
When Alexander Perepilichny’s friend Yuri Panchul learned of his death on a blog maintained by a Russian opposition figure, he thought it was strange that police didn’t immediately suspect foul play.
TIME TRAVEL HEALS ALL WOUNDS
Can Building A Fake 1950s Downtown Help Dementia Patients?
Memories of childhood and early adulthood tend to endure the longest in dementia patients — can giving them an environment like that of their youth help them?
AN EYE-OPENING GUIDE
How To Sleep
Should you drink more coffee? Should you take melatonin? Can you train yourself to need less sleep? A physician’s guide to sleep in a stressful age.
STICKING THEIR NECKS OUT
Giraffes Edge Closer To Extinction
An elegy for one of evolution’s marvels.
REGRETS... HE'S HAD A FEW
Why Glenn Beck Is Sorry About Donald Trump
His paranoid style paved the road for Trumpism. Now he fears what’s been unleashed.
