Humans Have Always Been Wrong About Humans

'The Dawn of Everything' fundamentally shifted my view of … everything. I had to meet one of the minds behind its world-tilting revelations.

Jesper Pedersen (@jesperp) • Instagram photo

Jesper Pedersen (@jesperp) • Instagram photo

A deep-learning algorithm could detect earthquakes by filtering out city noise

The model could uncover quakes that would previously have been dismissed as human-generated vibrations.

How Slowed Reverb Remixes Became the Melancholy Heart of Music YouTube

Houston hip-hop’s chopped and screwed sound has inspired one of the internet’s loneliest and most beguiling corners.

Not Enough Has Changed Since 'Sanford and Son'

The unwritten rules of Black TV

The New Puritans

Social codes are changing, in many ways for the better. But for those whose behavior doesn’t adapt fast enough to the new norms, judgment can be swift—and merciless.

From the Rubble of Atlases, a Colossus Will Rise (Published 2020)

Thirty-eight great statues of Atlas, all now ruined, once decorated the ancient Greek Temple of Olympic Zeus. Archaeologists have a novel plan for the remains.