Dispatches From the Alternate Universe Where Hillary Clinton Won
Newsweek collected numerous articles from the sizeable graveyard of pieces reflecting on a Hillary Clinton election victory.
The Deepest Dig
The ocean bed is little understood and mapped by humans, and has been referred to as “the next best thing to another planet” from an astrobiological point of view. We don’t really know it at all, and yet we have figured out how to mine it.
The Super-Recognisers Of Scotland Yard
A look at the work of The Met’s team of exceptionally gifted facial recognition experts, told through the story of a super-thief known only by his codename – ‘McNulty’.
Top Gun
A 2003 profile of Gaston Glock, the inventor of one of the most widely used handguns in the world, and something of an unusual character.
Axes of Evil
This story examines an international diplomatic incident that erupted in 1976 when an overgrown poplar tree led to murder in the demilitarised zone between North and South Korea.
The Last World Cup
A look at the inevitable intermingling of geo-politics and technology with football and the World Cup. The piece’s thrust is perhaps best exemplified by the anecdote it contains recounting Sepp Blatter’s genuine ambition to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
The Real Story of the Hawaiian Missile Crisis
A story investigating what happens when over a million people get a mobile phone notification suggesting they have minutes left to live.
“F—ing Sith Lord,” “Horrific Leakers,” and “Berserkazoid Craziness”: The Mooch Recalls His Brief Shining Fortnight at the Center of American Politics
This piece reads like so much political gossip, but it is a truly remarkable example of the genre – mainly due to short-lived White House staffer Anthony Scaramucci’s filter-free volubility and talent for name calling.
Humanity’s fight against climate change is failing. One technology can change that.
A piece looking at the potential impact of carbon capture technology on climate change including analysis of large scale trends across different energy sources, industries, and parts of the globe.
NATO Grapples with Serious Organisational Shortcomings
A piece suggesting that a shortfall in NATO’s military capacity, paired with its excessive bureaucracy, means it is ill-equipped to face “a major conflict with Russia”.