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This Immortal Coil: How the Slinky Was Born

Toys

This Immortal Coil: How the Slinky Was Born

Jonathon Keats

This Motorcycle Helmet Hushes the Hubbub of the Commute

Fetish

This Motorcycle Helmet Hushes the Hubbub of the Commute

Aarian Marshall

Tony Fadell Gets Back at Silicon Valley—From Paris

Exclusive

Tony Fadell Gets Back at Silicon Valley—From Paris

Adam Fisher

The $95,000 Fake Corpse That Can Simulate a Seizure

Medicine

The $95,000 Fake Corpse That Can Simulate a Seizure

Jon Christian

Tote Your Tots Safely With These Feature-Rich Car Seats

head to head

Tote Your Tots Safely With These Feature-Rich Car Seats

Christopher Null

5 Toys to Teach Your Kids the Basics of Engineering

Gearhead

5 Toys to Teach Your Kids the Basics of Engineering

Liz Stinson

Knead To Know: The Secrets of Gluten, Revealed

Food

Knead To Know: The Secrets of Gluten, Revealed

Joe Ray

Meet The X-Ray Visionary Looking for Signs of Life on Mars

astrobiology

Meet The X-Ray Visionary Looking for Signs of Life on Mars

Laura Parker

Skip the Luau in Hawaii—Snorkel With Sharks Instead

Do (Just) Before You Die

Skip the Luau in Hawaii—Snorkel With Sharks Instead

Ashlea Halpern

Bassel Khartabil's Story Proves Online Activism Can Work

internet culture

Bassel Khartabil's Story Proves Online Activism Can Work

Eric Steuer

The Three Fundamental Moments of Podcasts' Crazy Rise

podcasts

The Three Fundamental Moments of Podcasts' Crazy Rise

Nicholas Quah

Is it Weird to Ask Customer Service Reps if They're Robots?

Mr. Know It All

Is it Weird to Ask Customer Service Reps if They're Robots?

Jon Mooallem

Myanmar's Internet Disrupted Society—and Fueled Extremists

Business

Myanmar's Internet Disrupted Society—and Fueled Extremists

Doug Bock Clark

My Bizarre Week Using the Alt-Right's Vision of the Internet

Social Media

My Bizarre Week Using the Alt-Right's Vision of the Internet

Emma Grey Ellis

The Inside Story of the Great Silicon Heist

Crime

The Inside Story of the Great Silicon Heist

Brendan I. Koerner

How a Decrepit Grain Silo Became a Mind-Blowing Museum

Culture

How a Decrepit Grain Silo Became a Mind-Blowing Museum

Ashlea Halpern

Snopes and the Search for Facts in a Post-Fact World

Longreads

Snopes and the Search for Facts in a Post-Fact World

Michelle Dean

It’s Time to Stereotype a New Generation

Internet Culture

It’s Time to Stereotype a New Generation

Henri Gendreau

Meet the CamperForce, Amazon's Nomadic Retiree Army

Nomadland

Meet the CamperForce, Amazon's Nomadic Retiree Army

Jessica Bruder

Should I Feel Guilty For Watching Pirated TV?

Mr. Know-It-All

Should I Feel Guilty For Watching Pirated TV?

Jon Mooallem