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Archives for December 2014

Business & Finance
Bitcoin has become too powerful for regulators to shut it downBitcoin has become too powerful for regulators to shut it down
Business & Finance

If the feds wanted to shut down the Bitcoin network, they should have done so in 2013.

By Timothy B. Lee
Culture
Sony hackers imply threats of physical terrorismSony hackers imply threats of physical terrorism
Culture

Those behind the Sony hack have graduated from threatening to release more information to threats of terrorism.

By Kelsey McKinney
World Politics
Russian state TV is running action movie-style previews for Putin’s press conferenceRussian state TV is running action movie-style previews for Putin’s press conference
World Politics

This is what it would look like if Michael Bay were a Kremlin propagandist.

By Max Fisher
Culture
The Giver, Obvious Child, and abortion in AmericaThe Giver, Obvious Child, and abortion in America
Culture

Two summer movies explored abortion — and moviegoers were quick to stake political flags on them.

By Brandon Ambrosino
Culture
5 old posters warn about the dangers of letting women vote5 old posters warn about the dangers of letting women vote
Culture

There have always been those who have been against progress and equality for women.

By Kelsey McKinney
Culture
Taylor Swift is the humblebrag masterTaylor Swift is the humblebrag master
Culture

Taylor Swift, country-pop princess, high-waisted shorts aficionado, and queen of the humblebrag

By Kelsey McKinney
Explainers
How do you smuggle a dinosaur? And 7 other questions about the fossil black marketHow do you smuggle a dinosaur? And 7 other questions about the fossil black market
Explainers

A saga involving Mongolian fossils, customs raids and the court case United States v. One Tarbosaurus bataar skeleton

By Dara Lind
Business & Finance
6 impossible tightropes we ask working women to walk6 impossible tightropes we ask working women to walk
Business & Finance

Women should negotiate, but maybe they shouldn’t. And also they should advocate for each other. But actually, maybe that’s a bad thing.

By Danielle Kurtzleben
Science
Can you inherit experiences? Inside the weird world of epigeneticsCan you inherit experiences? Inside the weird world of epigenetics
Science

Lamarck may have been (sort of) right after all.

By Susannah Locke
Politics
Marijuana legalization hasn’t made US teens more likely to use pot, federal agency saysMarijuana legalization hasn’t made US teens more likely to use pot, federal agency says
Politics

A new survey shows a drop even as more states legalized and allowed sales.

By German Lopez
Culture
Why everyone is talking about Marvel’s InhumansWhy everyone is talking about Marvel’s Inhumans
Culture

Who are the Inhumans?

By Alex Abad-Santos
archives
Before it made him famous, Marc Maron absolutely hated the internetBefore it made him famous, Marc Maron absolutely hated the internet
archives

Today, Marc Maron hosts a hugely popular interview show distributed through the internet. In 1995, he thought the internet was “all hype.”

By Dylan Matthews
Life
11 charts that show that life’s not fair for Millennials11 charts that show that life’s not fair for Millennials
Life

Low pay, high student debt, and a slow start to their careers. And that’s just the start of it.

By Danielle Kurtzleben
Books
Even Samantha Power, one of the world’s most powerful women, deals with sexism at workEven Samantha Power, one of the world’s most powerful women, deals with sexism at work
Books

The French Ambassador said WHAT?

By Amanda Taub
Science
Why vitamin D testing has the medical establishment totally confusedWhy vitamin D testing has the medical establishment totally confused
Science

The best-available evidence suggests you might not need that routine vitamin D test and the benefits of supplements aren’t quite clear.

By Julia Belluz