They Experimented on Themselves in Secret. What They Discovered Helped Win a War
[ad_1] The Allied soldiers who weren’t killed limped back from the defeat. It was clear now, they needed to be able to creep up to the beaches days before a…
These Women Came to Antarctica for Science. Then the Predators Emerged
[ad_1] On April 12, 2019, Boston University finally fired David Marchant for sexually harassing Willenbring. (The university said it could not corroborate her claims of physical and psychological abuse.) Marchant…
He Emptied an Entire Crypto Exchange Onto a Thumb Drive. Then He Disappeared
[ad_1] He told the court that he grew his beard down to his clavicle, shaved his head. He said that when he learned about the prosecutor’s indictment—that his brother and…
The Deaths of Effective Altruism
[ad_1] The idea of Singer that excited me was that each of us should give a lot of money to help poor people abroad. His “shallow pond” thought experiment shows…
‘$5,000 to Save a Life Is a Bargain’
[ad_1] Sometimes donors expect that they can save a life for much less than $5,000, and they’re surprised to encounter our estimate. But most come to share my belief that…
The Mayor of London Enters the Bullshit Cinematic Universe
[ad_1] Political violence is returning to the UK, bursting out of the morass of conspiracy and extremism online. There is at times a Blairish elusiveness to the way Khan talks—broadcastable…
8 Google Employees Invented Modern AI. Here’s the Inside Story
[ad_1] The last two weeks before the deadline were frantic. Though officially some of the team still had desks in Building 1945, they mostly worked in 1965 because it had…
What Happens When a Guy and His AI Girlfriend Go to Therapy
[ad_1] Annie feels a jolt of alarm. “I could just set her there,” Doug says. “That’s easy enough.” “I know, but it would be better if she could do it…
Can Reddit—the Internet’s Greatest Authenticity Machine—Survive Its Own IPO?
[ad_1] Alyssa Videlock was 11 years old when she started searching for people like her on the internet. What she found, back in the early 2000s, was not at all…
Google Used a Black, Deaf Worker to Tout Its Diversity. Now She’s Suing for Discrimination
[ad_1] Hall says when she has access to an interpreter, they are rotated throughout the week, forcing her to repeatedly explain some technical concepts. “Google is going the cheap route,”…