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Weapons with minds of their own
The future of warfare is being shaped by computer algorithms that are assuming ever greater control over battlefield technology. Will this give mach…
5 years, 2 months ago
Monumental Lies
The murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis Police officer last year sparked a wave of social justice protests, including ones targeting monuments th…
5 years, 2 months ago
Emission control
If we want to quickly combat climate change, we need to deal with “the other” greenhouse gas: methane. Methane leaks are heating up the planet and ha…
5 years, 2 months ago
Viral Lies
From anti-vaxxers to QAnon, we look at how misinformation spreads online – and the lives it disrupts.
There are lots of reasons people give for not …
5 years, 2 months ago
The Mystery of Mountain Jane Doe
In the summer of 1969, a young woman was found dead off a remote mountain trail in Harlan, Kentucky. She’d been stabbed multiple times. Her identity …
5 years, 3 months ago
The Pentagon Papers: Secrets, Lies and Leaks
In 1971, a 22-year-old named Robert Rosenthal got a call from his boss at The New York Times. He was told to go to Room 1111 of the Hilton Hotel, bri…
5 years, 3 months ago