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How Do We Quantify the Elusive Concept of Wasted Time?

How Do We Quantify the Elusive Concept of Wasted Time?

Byron Reese and Scott Hoffman on Our Endless Fascination with the Way We Spend Our Days

By Byron Reese and Scott Hoffman | June 1, 2021

Libraries are crowdfunding an open access collection of American prison newspapers.

Libraries are crowdfunding an open access collection of American prison newspapers.

By Walker Caplan | May 28, 2021

Brad Stone: What Happened to Jeff Bezos?

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In Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On Podcast

By Keen On | May 26, 2021

On the Evolutionary Uses of Storytelling

On the Evolutionary Uses of Storytelling

How Counterfactual Realities Make Us Better Thinkers

By Kenneth Cukier, Viktor Mayer-Scönberger, and Francis de Véricourt | May 24, 2021

Barton Gellman on How Edward Snowden Strengthened American Democracy

Barton Gellman on How Edward Snowden Strengthened American Democracy

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On Podcast

By Keen On | May 24, 2021

Swipe Right for Loneliness: On the Gamification of Dating Apps

Swipe Right for Loneliness: On the Gamification of Dating Apps

Nancy Jo Sales Considers the Perils of Instant Gratification and the Hellscape That is Tinder

By Nancy Jo Sales | May 19, 2021

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Announcing the second season of FUSE: A BOMB Podcast.

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Nicholas Schmidle on the Jack Fischer and Mark Stucky Wagered a Night of Margaritas

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A new digital library in Rome lets commuters read unlimited e-books for free.

A new digital library in Rome lets commuters read unlimited e-books for free.

By Walker Caplan | May 13, 2021

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The key to dodging cyber censorship rules might be . . . a Minecraft library?

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