The Scientist vs. the Machine
What happened when AI took over these researchers’ jobs?
‘Gut Health’ Has a Fatal Flaw
The obsession with digestion has gone too far.
I Have a Huge Crush on a Writer
Should I reach out to her?
The New Rasputins
Anti-science mysticism is enabling autocracy around the globe.
The Perverse Logic of Trump’s Nomination Circus
The sheer quantity of individually unqualified selections might make blocking any of them harder.
Dear Therapist: I Was the Other Woman
I know I sound naive, but this wasn’t like a “normal” affair.
Harvard Didn’t Break America
Readers respond to our December 2024 cover story and more.
The Easiest Way to Keep Your Friends
It’s a little boring, a little type A, and a lot better than letting relationships fizzle.
DNA Tests Are Uncovering the True Prevalence of Incest
People are discovering the truth about their biological parents with DNA—and learning that incest is far more common than many think.
Iran’s Return to Pragmatism
The events of 2024 shifted the balance of power in the Middle East—and inside Iran.
A Palestinian Story Unlike Any Other
In her debut novel, Too Soon, Betty Shamieh isn’t trying to educate or enlighten.
Not Just Sober-Curious, but Neo-Temperate
How sobriety went from a radical social movement to a tool of self-optimization
The Case for Brain Rot
The new language of the internet is both mind-numbing and irresistible.
Where Han Kang’s Nightmares Come From
In her novels, the South Korean Nobel laureate returns again and again to her country’s bloody past.
The Intellectual Rationalization for Annexing Greenland
Donald Trump’s defenders have little choice but to cast his trolling as a clever geopolitical stratagem.
The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books
To read a book in college, it helps to have read a book in high school.
Time for Senate Republicans to Decide
The confirmation of all of Trump’s Cabinet choices isn’t a foregone conclusion.
Trump Is Facing a Catastrophic Defeat in Ukraine
If Ukraine falls, it will be hard to spin as anything but a debacle for the United States, and for its president.
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
Democracy Is Not Over
Americans who care about democracy have every right to feel appalled and frightened. But then they have work to do.