MAJESTIC AND DOOMED
Chasing Bayla
Biologist Michael Moore had waited all day — really, all his life — for the whale to surface, the suffering giant he thought he could save, that science had to save. It had come down to this.
The Boston Globe
YOUR DAILY DOSE OF HELPLESSNESS
Vote All You Want. The Secret Government Won’t Change
The people we elect aren’t the ones calling the shots, says Tufts University’s Michael Glennon.
POSEIDON DIPLOMACY
When Island Nations Drown, Who Owns Their Seas?
As climate change jeopardizes the huge ocean claims of tiny nations, experts propose some bold legal solutions.
LISTEN TO THE MAN
Ebola Survivor Richard Sacra: What We Must Do Next
The doctor on how well-meaning efforts to stop Liberia’s epidemic are devastating the country’s health care system.
SPLIT PERSONALITIES
The Berlin Wall’s Great Human Experiment
Want to know exactly how ideology and economics shape society? Split a nation in half. Twenty-five years later, what we’re still learning.
301 CUPS A DAY
The Grueling, Jolting Life Of A Coffee Quality Specialist
Amanda Juris drinks just one full cup of coffee a day, but she doesn't get to make it until 1:30 in the afternoon after she's tasted at least 300 other cups.
WOULD YOU SUPPORT AN ISIS TAX?
How Much Will It Cost To Fight ISIS?
Twelve years ago we stumbled into a war in Iraq with little thought as to how much it would cost or how we might pay for it. Trillions of dollars later, we are about to wade into another protracted conflict, and once again there is no financial strategy.
A WILD GUESS
How Many Animals Are Really Going Extinct?
Extinction, it turns out, is extremely hard to document, and the health of species and the planet is much more complex than the binary “extinct” or “not extinct.”
CTRL+F 'ISIS'
The Jihadi Hunters
A new generation of self-made experts is tracking extremists through their online activity — and rewriting the rules of intelligence in the process.
HATE POLICE
The Bias Fighters
Psychologists are testing ways to reduce unconscious racial prejudice — not just in the police, but in all of us.