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On the Narrative Thrills of Detective Fiction

On the Narrative Thrills of Detective Fiction

Amanda Dennis Unpacks the Inspiration for Her Debut Novel

By Amanda Dennis | March 31, 2021

Are Extraterrestrials Social Distancing from Us?

Are Extraterrestrials Social Distancing from Us?

Avi Loeb in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | March 31, 2021

Melissa Febos on Facing the Daunting Essay

Melissa Febos on Facing the Daunting Essay

From the Thresholds Podcast, Hosted by Jordan Kisner

By Thresholds | March 31, 2021

Jacqueline Novogratz on the Need for Moral Imagination

Jacqueline Novogratz on the Need for Moral Imagination

In Conversation with Paul Holdengräber
on The Quarantine Tapes

By The Quarantine Tapes | March 31, 2021

A Sonnet by Diane Seuss

A Sonnet by Diane Seuss

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By Diane Seuss | March 31, 2021

<em>The Code Breaker</em> by Walter Isaacson, Read by Kathe Mazur and Walter Isaacson

The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson, Read by Kathe Mazur and Walter Isaacson

On Jennifer Doudna, CRISPR, and More

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On the Behavioral Economy of the Book World

By Robert Frank | March 30, 2021

Melissa Febos on the Uses of the Word “Slut”

By Melissa Febos | March 30, 2021

Revisiting Speedboat in Search of a New York City That Never Really Existed

By Emily Temple | March 30, 2021

Gabriela Garcia on the Interplay Between Literature and Class Consciousness

Gabriela Garcia on the Interplay Between Literature and Class Consciousness

The Author of Of Women and Salt Talks to Jane Ciabattari

By Jane Ciabattari | March 30, 2021

A Room of One’s Own Sounds Great... But What If You're a Mom?

A Room of One’s Own Sounds Great... But What If You're a Mom?

Ilona Bannister on the Fantasy of Compartmentalization

By Ilona Bannister | March 30, 2021

The Virtue of Lying? Unmasking the Truth About the Rwandan Genocide

The Virtue of Lying? Unmasking the Truth About the Rwandan Genocide

Michela Wrong on Obfuscation and the Impact of Polarizing Narratives

By Michela Wrong | March 30, 2021

Deep in an Icelandic Archive, the Earliest Roots of Nordic Mythology

Deep in an Icelandic Archive, the Earliest Roots of Nordic Mythology

Andri Snær Magnason Navigates a Sacred Text

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The Life and Times of “The Most Intelligent Bird in the World

The Life and Times of “The Most Intelligent Bird in the World"

Jonathan Meiburg on the Remarkable Mental and Physical Dexterity of Tina the Striated Caracara

By Jonathan Meiburg | March 30, 2021

What It Means to Choose Whiteness

What It Means to Choose Whiteness

Marcos Gonsalez on Racism, Violence, and Innocence

By Marcos Gonsalez | March 30, 2021

Sherry Turkle on AI and the Perils of Pretend Empathy

Sherry Turkle on AI and the Perils of Pretend Empathy

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