A Journey Into the Animal Mind
This story examines research into animal cognition suggesting that many animals have far richer inner lives than previously thought.
The Early Internet, Explained by One Weird Celine Dion Fan Site
The story of a different internet era, told through a website called Celine Dreams, whose zenith was between 2003 and 2007, and whose purpose was for its founder to gather and then interpret visitors’ dreams about Celine Dion.
20,000 Feet Under the Sea
A story about deep-sea mining efforts that are starting to coalesce into action at scale from multinational mineral mining organisations. As one oceanographer puts it – “We’re about to make one of the biggest transformations that humans have ever made to the surface of the planet. We’re going to strip-mine a massive habitat, and once it’s gone, it isn’t coming back.”
The False Romance of Russia
A story about American right’s somewhat surprising love affair with Russia.
Jeff Bezos’s Master Plan
A story that compares Bezos to other titans of industry finds his ambitions so much broader that his company has become “the shared national infrastructure”.
Unfit for Office
A story positing that “Donald Trump’s narcissism makes it impossible for him to carry out the duties of the presidency in the way the Constitution requires.”
Britain’s Most Polarizing Journalist
Despite an unhelpfully bombastic headline and some jarring phrases (the phrases that jar will probably vary depending on who is reading), this profile of the scourge of Cambridge Analytica, Carole Cadwalladr, is undeniably interesting.
The Heir
The story of the ongoing rivalry between Donald Trump’s children to be his political successor. Fans of HBO drama Succession will be in familiar territory.
A Behavioral Economist Tries to Fix Email
A behavioural economist analysed the inefficiency of email. The problem is perhaps best exemplified by the fact that it takes on average 25 minutes to return to a task at work once disturbed, yet in a survey respondents suggested 35% of their recent emails never needed to be seen at all.
China’s Spies Are on the Offensive
An analysis of a spate of intelligence activity involving China and the United States.