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Archives for November 2014

Money
Quiz: Five basic questions that predict investment successQuiz: Five basic questions that predict investment success
Money

People with basic financial knowledge tend to get way higher returns on their 401(k)s than their peers, according to one study.

By Danielle Kurtzleben
Space
Watch the Philae mission to land on a comet liveWatch the Philae mission to land on a comet live
Space

We’re moments away from finding out if the mission is a success

By Joseph Stromberg
TV
5 banks fined $3.3 billion for colluding to manipulate foreign currency markets5 banks fined $3.3 billion for colluding to manipulate foreign currency markets
TV

The financial cops are getting tougher.

By Matthew Yglesias
Health Care
Here’s what happened when Dr. Oz asked Twitter for health questionsHere’s what happened when Dr. Oz asked Twitter for health questions
Health Care

Highlights from the #Ozsinbox hashtag.

By Julia Belluz
The cubicle gym: How I used science to make my work day freakishly healthy
TV

Desk jobs don’t have to make us fatter, sicker, and duller. It’s possible to transform nearly any office into a place that leaves us fit and energized.

By Gregory Ferenstein
Climate
To limit divorce settlement, conservative billionaire argues that he got rich through luckTo limit divorce settlement, conservative billionaire argues that he got rich through luck
Climate

Does that mean he didn’t build that?

By Andrew Prokop
archives
Beyond net neutrality: The new battle for the future of the internetBeyond net neutrality: The new battle for the future of the internet
archives

For years advocates have been pushing for network neutrality as a way to make sure the web remains a level playing field. But the internet is changing in ways that could make their efforts obsolete.

Almanac
At 39, Walt Whitman was broke, unemployed, and living with his momAt 39, Walt Whitman was broke, unemployed, and living with his mom
Almanac

The Good Gray Poet wasn’t always the beloved writer he is today.

By Brandon Ambrosino
Health Care
The one thing you need to know about weight lossThe one thing you need to know about weight loss
Health Care

Read this and you’ll never need to look at another diet book or study.

By Julia Belluz
The new battle for the future of the internet
Features

For years advocates have been pushing for network neutrality as a way to make sure the web remains a level playing field. But the internet is changing in ways that could make their efforts obsolete.

By Timothy B. Lee
archives
The new fight over the future of the internetThe new fight over the future of the internet
archives

For two decades, major internet companies have exchanged traffic in a competitive market. But big ISPs are working to undermine online competition.

By Vox Staff
archives
The US and China just reached a major climate deal on cutting emissionsThe US and China just reached a major climate deal on cutting emissions
archives

The deal ends the longstanding climate gridlock between the two countries.

By Brad Plumer
Technology
Obama wants to regulate the internet like a utility. His FCC chair disagrees.Obama wants to regulate the internet like a utility. His FCC chair disagrees.
Technology

In retrospect, maybe a former industry lobbyist wasn’t the best choice for the job.

By Matthew Yglesias
archives
Vox Sentences: The US and China make the most passive-aggressive trade deal everVox Sentences: The US and China make the most passive-aggressive trade deal ever
archives

Also, it looks like a human-made spacecraft is going to land on a comet for the first time ever.

By Dylan Matthews
Health Care
Obamacare advisor apologizes for saying “stupidity of the American voter” helped law passObamacare advisor apologizes for saying “stupidity of the American voter” helped law pass
Health Care

Jonathan Gruber, who advised the Obama administration on Obamacare, said he spoke “inappropriately” when he said that “the stupidity of the American voter” helped the health law pass.

By Sarah Kliff