Careful what you wish for

+ The one consequence of global warming more people should be aware of (#443)

Scars of human-altered landscapes

+ Grief, China, and small inventions with big effects on our modern world (#442)

Taking inspiration from icebergs

Jokes aside

+ Muscle, Miracle, Moscow. And I could use your help with books (#440)

The last dream

+ Fragile masculinity in one chart, The Pac Man Rule, How shifts in public opinion happen (#439)

Scroll to outer space

+ The last wake-up call, How real people use artificial intelligence, What makes you happy (#438)

Sketches of Hope

+ 📸 Technology’s impact in their communities, 🐍 Why snakes kill so many people in India (#437)

Vive la Vélorution

About average

+ Human history as a hypothetical 1000-page-book, Fear and Wonder, and more (#435)

A Matter of Degrees

Also: Why are we here? And why isn't Credit Suisse? (#434)

Time to take AI seriously

Real talk from kids, and why no country is too small to make a difference (#433)

Truth dare

+ Democracy and capitalism, life and death, and a very special image from space (#432)

How they read Putin's mind

+ How it all works, Plastic Roads, Japanese Ink (#431)

What the hack?

+ The strange death of the centre right, What teens think parents should know about phones (#430)

Charting a greener future

+ How do you serve a friend in despair? (#429)

Not again!?

The next pandemic, an immortal life, and 140 rules on how to behave (#428)

This has been fine, for ten years

+ Fake names, burner phones, and subtitles everywhere (#427)

All roads lead to...well, shit

An issue about money, love, and money again (#426)

10 places not to visit in 2023

+ Companies that are changing the world for the better, and people who can't tell left from right (#425)

The Case for Abolishing Elections

+ What if we completely changed our criteria for what's worth our time and money? (#424)

99+1 good news

+ Conflicts to watch, Online Gurus, Trend defying milllennials (#423)

Featured

💖 Best of 2022

Ten pieces of journalism that made a difference.

Lessons from fire-fighting

+ The wonders of science, and the difficulty of handling kids and artificial intelligence (#422)

Gamechanger?

+ Essential vocabulary for 2023, How to be an excellent gift giver, A perfect first book (#421)

Science non-fiction

+ Why we cry, Questions to ask yourself every decade, We're a curious bunch of pessimists (#420)