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Will A.I. Transform the Economy, and if So, How?
So, will artificial intelligence transform the economy? Today I thought I’d take a break from my usual preoccupation with ongoing…
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Magazine
Shoes on the Table! And Other Challenges to the Fashion Status Quo
It’s time we expect more from our clothes. Assessing the options at Balenciaga, Loewe, Hermès and Comme des Garçons.
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Howard S. Becker, Who Looked at Society With a Fresh Eye, Dies at 95
A sociologist, he challenged conventional thinking on matters as diverse as deviance, art making and marijuana use, and later found…
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To Be Happy, Marriage Matters More Than Career
When I’m around young adults I like to ask them how they are thinking about the big commitments in their…
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Magazine
‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Everywhere. What Are They Doing to Us?
The Faroe Islands, an incongruous speckling of green in the North Atlantic, are about as far away as you can…
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Finance
Lois Libien, Who Found a Readership With Household Tips, Dies at 87
As a journalist she covered issues affecting women, then turned to writing about housekeeping in handbooks and a syndicated newspaper…
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US
Florida Schools Question Content on Gender and Sexuality in A.P. Psychology
The Latest Advanced Placement Psychology is the subject of the latest skirmish in the monthslong battle between the state of…
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How to Treat Loneliness (and Should We?)
Readers offer their suggestions, including group therapy and psychedelics, but also question the need for solutions.
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News
What Ozempic Reveals About Desire
Mary Boyer, a 41-year-old tech worker, started taking the drug Mounjaro last October to treat obesity. She has since lost…
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Magazine
Why Travelers Should Seek Out Discomfort
Taking a trip has long been associated with pleasure. But there is nothing more bracing — and vitalizing — than…