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Aeon

How Europe Became So Rich

In a time of great powers and empires, just one region of the world experienced extraordinary economic growth. How?

BBC Travel

The Woman Who Walked Around the World

Seeking a deeper connection to the world, Angela Maxwell set off to walk it alone. Six years and 20,000 miles later, she brought that connection home.

Condé Nast Traveler

Can Aviation Ever Be Sustainable?

As a growing number of passengers take to the skies, a viable path towards climate-friendly innovations in air travel is filled with challenges.

Bon Appétit

Fall-Apart Caramelized Cabbage

This is one of the easiest, most delicious ways to cook down a whole head of cabbage until it’s falling-apart tender.

Quanta Magazine

Evolution Runs Faster on Short Timescales

Evolution progresses much more quickly over years or centuries than it does over geologic time. Now the oldest viruses on the planet are enabling scientists to calibrate this evolutionary clock.

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The New York Times

The Trouble With Wanting Men

Women are so fed up with men that the phenomenon even has a name: heterofatalism. So what do we do with our desire?

New Lines Magazine

Waiting for Justice in South Africa

Families of those killed and tortured for political reasons under apartheid are searching for the truth about why the perpetrators have gone unpunished.

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