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Factory Logic
Afra Wang
Xinyan Yu’s Made in Ethiopia documents the growth of a Chinese factory complex in the Ethiopian countryside. The director has much more to say on how it reflects the path of industrialization in China — and America.
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Justified True Belief
Clara Collier
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The Fight For Slow And Boring Research
Jolie Gan
As federal research funding shrinks, scientists are looking to other sources of support. Can they learn to sell their work without selling out?
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A Brief History of the History of Science
Matthew Jordan
What do Works in Progress and Social Text have in common?
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AI After Drug Development
Abhishaike Mahajan
Coming up with drug candidates isn’t the bottleneck on finding new treatments. Can AI help with the things that are?
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Rethinking High-School Science Fairs
Leah Libresco Sargeant
America’s earliest science fairs gave students the chance to do independent research. Today, they’re a competitive gloss to glorified internships. It’s time for a new format.
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Seeing Like a Sedan
Andrew Miller
Waymos and Cybercabs see the world through very different sensors. Which technology wins out will determine the future of self-driving vehicles.
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The Sweet Lesson of Neuroscience
Adam Marblestone
Scientists once hoped that studying the brain would teach us how to build AI. Now, one AI researcher may have something to teach us about the brain.
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Merchants of Certainty
Alex Trembath
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Language Birth
Karson Elmgren
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The Institute Behind Taiwan’s Chip Dominance
Karthik Tadepalli
13: Science
Why do rats laugh? Will AI cure cancer? Laser vision. Thomas Kuhn. IPCC AR6 does not say what you think it says. ESP. Development angst. The breakfast meeting that changed the world. 32 different words for field. Would it kill them to hire a graphic designer?