The Highlight
A digital magazine unpacking the big ideas changing our present and shaping our future.
They grow up together, but are twins destined to share a social network?
They grow up together, but are twins destined to share a social network?
The future of American politics is being hashed out on podcasts.
Spare bedrooms are America’s next housing market.
Nuclear guardrails are falling apart — and Donald Trump is about to retake the launch codes.
The latest in The Highlight
After decades of social isolation, people are realizing proximity is a resource.
“It’s draining, heartbreaking, and maddening.”
Coal’s century at the top of the world’s power mix is over.
A new generation of influencers is changing the face of the movement.
Insects may feel pain. Do you have a moral duty to protect them from harm?
Want to fight fascism? Join a knitting circle.
Even when you’re physically alone, you might not be getting the restorative solitude you need.
The playbook has been hiding in plain sight.
How to think about what’s best for your child — and for all the other children, too.
Protecting astronauts in space — and maybe even Mars — will help transform health on Earth.
As baby boomers age, caregivers are often squeezed caring for parents and children at the same time. They need help.
The giant loophole that lets Big Dairy keep baby cows in solitary confinement
What the AI jobs panic is missing.
Every detail matters in puzzles, and details are where AI art often falls short.
How scientists (and the rest of us) are finding 16,000 new species a month.
Your pet fish — or bird, or hamster — is probably miserable.
Science fiction promised us humanoids. Do we even want them?
William Foege helped give us a world without smallpox. We’re marking his death by letting measles come back.
Around the world, energy is becoming abundant — there’s just one problem.
Why another big swing at health care reform is coming.
AI is sending stocks soaring, rich people are spending big, and hiring is at a crawl. Here’s why.
It’s a weird time to talk about contraceptives. Here’s what the debate is missing.
Why Catholics could be the key to Trump’s opposition.
Its “disadvantages” can also be its strengths.
The line between medically necessary and elective surrogacy isn’t as tidy as people assume.
The uncomfortable truth about “the left” and “the right.”
Yes, there is a downside to GLP-1 drugs — if you aren’t careful.
I quit podcasts for a month and discovered a new reality.
Police body cameras were supposed to ensure justice. They’ve turned into YouTube content.
What you’re feeling is ambivalence. It can be a good thing.
How doctors learned to stop childhood food allergies.
Tradwives are everywhere on social media. Their allegedly dominant spouses are invisible.
How artificial intelligence could be leading most humans into an inescapable trap.