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Mountain Goats Are Not Avalanche-Proof
The scene ends badly, as you might imagine.
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When Banks Fail, Why Do We Keep Bailing Out Uninsured Depositors?
Michael Ohlrogge has a theory about the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the agency that makes sure ordinary depositors don’t lose…
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Duane Eddy, Whose Twang Changed Rock ’n’ Roll, Dies at 86
A self-taught electric guitar virtuoso, he influenced a generation of musicians. One of them, John Fogerty, called him rock’s first…
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Are Smartphones Driving Our Teens to Depression?
Here is a story. In 2007, Apple released the iPhone, initiating the smartphone revolution that would quickly transform the world.…
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The ‘Impossible Life’ of Equal Devotion to Art and Mothering
“Too much life enters this house,” Tillie Olsen, the writer, labor activist and mother of four daughters, wrote in a…
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What Makes a Society More Resilient? Frequent Hardship.
Comparing 30,000 years of human history, researchers found that surviving famine, war or climate change helps groups recover more quickly…
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Hey, A.I. Let’s Talk
Meta, Google and others are driving a renaissance for voice assistants, but people have found the technology uncool for more…
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Amazon Reports $143.3 Billion in Revenue for First Quarter of 2024
The company also reported that profit more than tripled, to $10.4 billion, topping Wall Street expectations.
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Paul Auster, the Patron Saint of Literary Brooklyn, Dies at 77
With critically lauded works like “The New York Trilogy,” the charismatic author drew inspiration from his adopted borough and won…
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This Is Peak College Admissions Insanity
Selective college admissions have been a vortex of anxiety and stress for what seems like forever, inducing panic in more…