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A Brief History of Porn on the Internet

XXX

A Brief History of Porn on the Internet

David Kushner

The Body Pullers of Syria

Letter from Syria

The Body Pullers of Syria

Kenneth R. Rosen

What Really Happens in a VC Pitch Meeting?

Big Money

What Really Happens in a VC Pitch Meeting?

Gary Rivlin

Al Gore Did Not Invent the Green New Deal, but He Likes It

Interview

Al Gore Did Not Invent the Green New Deal, but He Likes It

Jason Pontin

On the Trail of the Robocall King

Scams

On the Trail of the Robocall King

Alex W. Palmer

Synthetic Biology Could Bring a Pox on Us All

Vaccines

Synthetic Biology Could Bring a Pox on Us All

David Kushner

A Clever New Strategy for Treating Cancer, Thanks to Darwin

Evolution

A Clever New Strategy for Treating Cancer, Thanks to Darwin

Roxanne Khamsi

A Viral Crime, Genetic Evidence, and a Perplexed Jury

Forensics

A Viral Crime, Genetic Evidence, and a Perplexed Jury

Jessica Wapner

The strange story of Section 230, the obscure law that created our flawed, broken internet

Long Reads

The strange story of Section 230, the obscure law that created our flawed, broken internet

Matt Reynolds

The Punishing Ecstasy of Being a Reddit Moderator

In Moderation

The Punishing Ecstasy of Being a Reddit Moderator

Robert Peck

What It’s Like to Be Thrown in Jail for Posting on Facebook

Bad Omens

What It’s Like to Be Thrown in Jail for Posting on Facebook

Alizeh Kohari

The Read/Write Metaphor Is a Flawed Way to Talk About DNA

Book Excerpt

The Read/Write Metaphor Is a Flawed Way to Talk About DNA

George Estreich

A More Humane Livestock Industry, Brought to You by Crispr

The Crispr Issue

A More Humane Livestock Industry, Brought to You by Crispr

Gregory Barber

Coders’ Primal Urge to Kill Inefficiency—Everywhere

Coders

Coders’ Primal Urge to Kill Inefficiency—Everywhere

Clive Thompson

For Gig Economy Workers, Client Interactions Can Get … Weird

Book Excerpt

For Gig Economy Workers, Client Interactions Can Get … Weird

Alexandrea J. Ravenelle

'We're in the Business of Programming People's Lives'

Book Excerpt

'We're in the Business of Programming People's Lives'

Andrew Smith

With AI and DNA, Massive Attack are hacking a new kind of music

Long Reads

With AI and DNA, Massive Attack are hacking a new kind of music

Stephen Armstrong

Will Machines Be Able to Tell When Patients Are About to Die?

Book Excerpt

Will Machines Be Able to Tell When Patients Are About to Die?

Eric Topol

People Want to Know About Algorithms—but Not Too Much

Book Excerpt

People Want to Know About Algorithms—but Not Too Much

Kartik Hosanagar

The mind behind Minority Report is giving PowerPoint a sci-fi overhaul

Long Reads

The mind behind Minority Report is giving PowerPoint a sci-fi overhaul

Tom Ward