Tracing the Crisis of Desertification to Colonization

Tracing the Crisis of Desertification to Colonization

Lisa Wells on the Water Crisis in California’s Central Valley

By Lisa Wells | August 18, 2021

How the Humble Avocado Went from the Unwanted “Crocodile Pear” to America’s Favorite Superfood

How the Humble Avocado Went from the Unwanted “Crocodile Pear” to America’s Favorite Superfood

Andy Robinson Investigates the Human Cost of a Most Coveted Fruit

By Andy Robinson | August 18, 2021

Behind the Invention of the Cryptosystem That Revolutionized Tech

Behind the Invention of the Cryptosystem That Revolutionized Tech

Ian Stewart on the Revolutionary Ideas of Clifford Cocks

By Ian Stewart | August 18, 2021

Shelby Cole on Climate Grief and Indigenous Land and Water Stewardship

Shelby Cole on Climate Grief and Indigenous Land and Water Stewardship

This Week from the Reading Women Podcast

By Reading Women | August 18, 2021

Christopher Gray on Hustling to the Top... with an Altruistic Mindset

Christopher Gray on Hustling to the Top... with an Altruistic Mindset

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | August 18, 2021

Take a look at the 35-pound comic scrapbook that paints a picture of Great Depression-era life.

Take a look at the 35-pound comic scrapbook that paints a picture of Great Depression-era life.

By Walker Caplan | August 17, 2021

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Best ever Batman villain Danny DeVito is writing a Penguin comic.

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Why Does Lionel Messi Ignore the Ball for the First Five Minutes of a Match?

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The Ugliness of Comic Sans Has a Practical Use

The Ugliness of Comic Sans Has a Practical Use

Jonah Lehrer on the Easy Recall of Certain “Disfluent” Fonts

By Jonah Lehrer | August 17, 2021

One in a Million: Where Were You When You Heard that Aaliyah Died?

One in a Million: Where Were You When You Heard that Aaliyah Died?

Kathy Iandoli on the Impact of Generational Celebrity Deaths

By Kathy Iandoli | August 17, 2021

How Surrendering to Communal Time Can Make Us All Happier

How Surrendering to Communal Time Can Make Us All Happier

Oliver Burkeman on the Social Benefits of Nationwide Vacation

By Oliver Burkeman | August 17, 2021

The Beautiful Impossibility of the World’s Largest Pearl

The Beautiful Impossibility of the World’s Largest Pearl

Bill François on the Natural Treasures of the Oyster

By Bill François | August 17, 2021

Jonah Lehrer on the Science of Mystery

Jonah Lehrer on the Science of Mystery

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | August 17, 2021

My Shadow Book: On Consciously—or Unconsciously—Immortalizing Ex-Partners in Literary Fiction

My Shadow Book: On Consciously—or Unconsciously—Immortalizing Ex-Partners in Literary Fiction

Andrew Palmer Struggles with the Idea of Creating Characters (Partly) Based on an Ex

By Andrew Palmer | August 17, 2021

WATCH: Tod Goldberg on Being Ruled By Your Own Game

WATCH: Tod Goldberg on Being Ruled By Your Own Game

From the New Video Series Authors in the Tent, Hosted by Ona Russell

By The Virtual Book Channel | August 17, 2021

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