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How WhatsApp Fuels Fake News and Violence in India

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How WhatsApp Fuels Fake News and Violence in India

Timothy McLaughlin

The Race to Understand Antarctica’s Most Terrifying Glacier

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The Race to Understand Antarctica’s Most Terrifying Glacier

Jon Gertner

Stella McCartney is on a quest to save you from the fashion industry

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Stella McCartney is on a quest to save you from the fashion industry

Oliver Franklin-Wallis

An Eye-Scanning Lie Detector Is Forging a Dystopian Future

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An Eye-Scanning Lie Detector Is Forging a Dystopian Future

Mark Harris

The unbelievable tale of a fake hitman, a kill list, a darknet vigilante... and a murder

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The unbelievable tale of a fake hitman, a kill list, a darknet vigilante... and a murder

Gian M. Volpicelli

SpaceX Is Launching a Piece of Art Into Orbit

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SpaceX Is Launching a Piece of Art Into Orbit

Timothy Sohn

How chess became a pawn in Russia's political war games

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How chess became a pawn in Russia's political war games

Daphne Leprince-Ringuet

Meet the Music Obsessives Who Tape Your Favorite Concerts

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Meet the Music Obsessives Who Tape Your Favorite Concerts

Jesse Jarnow

Inside the Retreat Where You Can Learn to Lucid Dream

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Inside the Retreat Where You Can Learn to Lucid Dream

Alice Robb

Inside the British Army's secret information warfare machine

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Inside the British Army's secret information warfare machine

Carl Miller

The Genius Neuroscientist Who Might Hold the Key to True AI

The A.I. Issue

The Genius Neuroscientist Who Might Hold the Key to True AI

Shaun Raviv

Fei-Fei Li's Quest to Make Machines Better for Humanity

The A.I. Issue

Fei-Fei Li's Quest to Make Machines Better for Humanity

Jessi Hempel

How to Teach Artificial Intelligence Some Common Sense

The A.I. Issue

How to Teach Artificial Intelligence Some Common Sense

Clive Thompson

The DIY Tinkerers Harnessing the Power of AI

The A.I. Issue

The DIY Tinkerers Harnessing the Power of AI

Tom Simonite

As fake news flourishes, the UK's fact-checkers are turning to automation to compete

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As fake news flourishes, the UK's fact-checkers are turning to automation to compete

Gian M. Volpicelli

Pipeline Vandals Are Reinventing Climate Activism

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Pipeline Vandals Are Reinventing Climate Activism

Dean Kuipers

An Aging Marathoner Tries to Run Fast After 40

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An Aging Marathoner Tries to Run Fast After 40

Nicholas Thompson

Inside the film studio bringing Earth's extremes to virtual reality

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Inside the film studio bringing Earth's extremes to virtual reality

Tom Ward

YouTube’s Push to Counter Toxic Videos With ‘Good’ Creators

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YouTube’s Push to Counter Toxic Videos With ‘Good’ Creators

Issie Lapowsky

Notorious Swatter Hit With 46 New Charges. He May Plead Guilty

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Notorious Swatter Hit With 46 New Charges. He May Plead Guilty

Brendan I. Koerner