How Smart People Can Stop Being Miserable
Intelligence can make you happier, but only if you see it as more than a tool to get ahead.
Mike Pence Is in a Trump Trap
“Pence unwittingly wrote himself out of conservative politics.”
Farewell From Peacefield
But come and join us at The Daily!
Are Suburbs the Future?
The dream of the city could be on its way out.
Tetris Doesn’t Stack Up
How can a film based on a game about perfectly interlocking pieces be so messy?
Ogoh-ogoh Parades Welcome the Balinese New Year
Giant demonic effigies are carried through the streets of Bali, then burned in purification ceremonies.
Israeli Democracy Faces a Mortal Threat
If Benjamin Netanyahu and his coalition have their way, my country could deteriorate into a dictatorship.
Why Kids Aren’t Falling in Love With Reading
Hint: It’s not just the screens.
Procrastinating Ourselves to Death
Jenny Odell’s latest book asks an urgent question: What happens when our emergencies become banal?
A ‘Parade’ of Anti-Semites on Broadway
Anti-Jewish bigots steal the show in the revived musical. And that’s why it works.
Ron DeSantis Is Right About Ukraine
His statements have been hotly disputed, but not refuted.
How Ivermectin Became a Belief System
The deworming drug is central to an improvisational, alternative medical subculture that was forming even before the pandemic.
Tattoos Do Odd Things to the Immune System
When you stick ink-filled needles into your skin, your body’s defenders respond accordingly. Scientists aren’t sure if that’s good or bad for you.
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A poem for Wednesday
Crypto Is Mostly Over. Its Carbon Emissions Are Not.
The environmental toll of Bitcoin could be even higher this year than last.
Inside Ukraine’s Nonviolent Resistance: Chatbots, Yellow Paint, and Payoffs
How Ukraine’s digital resistance fights behind Russian lines
The Malthusians Are Back
Climate activists who worry that the world has too many people are joining an ugly tradition.
Don’t Call It a Global Banking Crisis
This isn’t 2008—but we’re not in the clear just yet.
The Rise of Gender-Neutral Names Isn’t What It Seems
The desire of parents to be truly original has had a perhaps unintended effect.
A Major Clue to COVID’s Origins Is Just Out of Reach
A key set of data could shore up the case for a purely animal origin. So why aren’t scientists sharing it?
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