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A medical field that almost died is quietly fixing one disease at a time.
A viral campaign pitted activists against police tear gas in Wisconsin. It revealed a much bigger fight.
The cognitive trap that’s making us underestimate the Iran crisis.
The official numbers are finally here.
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Is it okay to take money from bad people if it goes to a good cause?
Thanks to PrEP drugs, a country without HIV was in reach. That’s now at risk.
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These are eight of the most high-impact, cost-effective, evidence-based organizations. You may not have heard of them.
How to think about what’s best for your child — and for all the other children, too.
The problem is not the number of hours. It’s “time confetti.”
Making a difference in the world doesn’t require changing your job.
Why giving to charity is a better deal if you’re rich.
AI isn’t going to be the end of the world — no matter what this documentary sometimes argues.
Batteries that could help drive the switch to renewable energy are already, well, driving.
How society convinced us that childbearing without a huge budget is morally wrong.
We finally have some good news about housing affordability.
Why the $14 drug could reshape global health.
Protecting astronauts in space — and maybe even Mars — will help transform health on Earth.
Scientists are keeping their climate work alive by any other name.
This could be the future of foreign aid. Or a total disaster.
Hint: The best educational choice you can make for your child might not focus on your child at all.
Space barons like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk don’t seem religious. But their quest to colonize outer space is.
The world’s poorest countries are paying the price for a war they didn’t start.
We have the tools to end the virus. The question is whether we’ll abandon them.
We can see a future without the disease. But can we get there?
How meat became a measure of manhood.
How AI-generated email creates a synthetic version of you.
The AI hype is real. We’re not prepared for what’s next.
The giant loophole that lets Big Dairy keep baby cows in solitary confinement
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