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Jonathan Haidt Wants You to Take Away Your Kid’s Phone

The social psychologist discusses the “great rewiring” of children’s brains, why social-media companies are to blame, and how to reverse course.

20/04/2024

The Highest Tree House in the Amazon

In 2023, conservationists and carpenters converged on Peru to build luxury accommodations in the rain-forest canopy.

17/04/2024

The Evanescent Art of the Sandcastle

In a new book, “The Work of Art,” Adam Moss, the former editor-in-chief of New York magazine, draws out artists on what makes them make art.

15/04/2024

“Annie Bot” and “Loneliness & Company,” Reviewed

Two new novels, “Annie Bot” and “Loneliness & Company,” reflect anxieties about A.I. coming for our hearts as well as for our jobs.

15/04/2024

Are Flying Cars Finally Here?

They have long been a symbol of a future that never came. Now a variety of companies are building them—or something close.

15/04/2024

Peter Attia’s Quest to Live Long and Prosper

The average American celebrates just one healthy birthday after the age of sixty-five. Peter Attia argues that it doesn’t have to be this way.

15/04/2024

How Perfectly Can Reality Be Simulated?

Video-game engines were designed to mimic the mechanics of the real world. They’re now used in movies, architecture, military simulations, and efforts to build the metaverse.

15/04/2024

What Phones Are Doing to Reading

It’s becoming harder, or at least less common, to read the old-fashioned way. But the new ways of reading are not all bad.

12/04/2024

Anni Albers, Reviewed: Exhibits at the Met and the Blanton Museum of Art

Her textiles are quiet revelations, but even her later prints show how restraint can generate ravishing beauty.

12/04/2024

Could Ultrasound Replace the Stethoscope?

Miniaturization, experimentation, and A.I. have unlocked revolutionary potential in an old technology.

20/01/2023

Could Coal Waste Be Used to Make Sustainable Batteries?

Acid mine drainage has long been a scourge in Appalachia. Recent research suggests that we may be able to simultaneously clean up the pollution and extract the minerals and elements needed to power green technologies.

26/08/2022

Coffeezilla, the YouTuber Exposing Crypto Scams

In the golden age of con artistry, self-proclaimed finance gurus are everywhere, with few checks on their claims.

14/05/2022

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