Are humans capable of intelligence?
+ China, Street design, Compassionate leadership (#312)
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Yes, we can (improve lives with money)
Plus: A tour of Disney's secret test lab (#220)
You will not feel pain. We will be okay.
Elections, the authoritarian playbook, and an ode to the hardest working font in Manhattan (#519)
Hope is a performative emotion
Also: Grief, microplastics and a recipe against right-wing populism. (#518)
10 ways to think about these «peace negotiations»
Plus: Dishonest charts, regime change, and what it means to be a gardener. (#517)