The Last Summer of Roe v. Wade
By Carter Sherman Vice Texas abortion providers sued to halt the law, but the Supreme Court didn’t stop the law from taking effect early Wednesday morning. Overnight, access to abortion […]
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How Humanity Gave Itself an Extra Life
By Steven Johnson The New York Times Magazine The period from 1916 to 1920 marked the last point in which a major reversal in global life expectancy would be recorded. […]
Closing in on the New Coronavirus
By Tim Vernimmen Knowable Magazine It is new, but not entirely. The coronavirus upending the world right now is so similar to the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) virus of […]
Sometimes Giving a Person a Choice is an Act of Terrible Cruelty
By Lisa Tessman Aeon It is not always good to have the opportunity to make a choice. When we must decide to take one action rather than another, we also, […]
Is Aging Inevitable?
By Josh Mitteldorf & Dorion Sagan Nautilus Humans age gradually, but some animals do all their aging in a rush at the end of life, while others don’t age at […]
Using Antibiotics Wisely
By Jim O’Neill Project Syndicate To solve the problem of antimicrobial resistance, the world needs not only new drugs, but also new behavior – by all seven billion of us. […]
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