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Russia Says It Wasn’t Plague. So What Was It?
The worst fears about Siberia are beginning to fade. We still don’t know what killed Darya Shipilova.
13 hrs ago
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Rob Archer
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Annie Jacobsen’s Crystal Ball: Possible Plague Leak in Siberia
Annie Jacobsen wrote a nightmare about a plague escaping from a Russian laboratory. Two months later, something happened in Siberia.
Oct 5
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Rob Archer
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A Brief History of Botched Executions
Executions don't always go as planned
Oct 4
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Rob Archer
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How to Use AI So It Doesn’t Make You Stupid
The machines can help us think. The trick is making sure they don’t start doing the thinking — or talking — for us.
Oct 1
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Rob Archer
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September 2026
What We Lose When They Don’t Visit
Foreign tourism to the US is down. Way down.
Sep 29
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Rob Archer
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By All That’s Holy
Good night, country that landed a man on the moon, wherever you are
Sep 27
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Rob Archer
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Explainer: Presidents Fighting with the Press
Here’s what’s the same, and here’s what’s different this time.
Sep 21
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Rob Archer
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So AI Is Going to Kill Us All. How, Exactly?
Ending civilization is one thing. Wiping out every human being on Earth is another.
Sep 20
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Rob Archer
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The First Person to Die in an Airplane
Five years after Kitty Hawk, flying claimed its first life.
Sep 17
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Rob Archer
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A Brief History of Measles
An ancient virus, a modern vaccine, and a disease that never went away
Sep 15
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Rob Archer
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The Useless Eaters: A Warning from History
How Nazi Germany turned poverty, homelessness, and disability into measures of human worth
Sep 13
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Rob Archer
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9:03 am
The moment everything changed
Sep 11
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Rob Archer
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