Private Power and Democracy’s Decline

Why unregulated free-market capitalism endangers democracy—and what to do about it.

“An urgent call to curb private interests, restore pro-labor policies, and save democracy. A great book, a must-read.”
—Thomas Piketty

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Corporate Reckoning

How corporations can address legacies of historical oppression in ways that are good for them and good for others.

“A vital guide for anyone serious about building a truly net positive company.”
—Paul Polman

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How AI Could Supercharge Synthetic Biology

New tools aim to turn DNA into something engineers can design.

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Birds Up Close: An Engineer Explores Their Hidden Wonders

“Intriguing and delightful.”
—Richard Prum, Yale University, author of The Evolution of Beauty

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Auditing AI

How tech companies, journalists, and policymakers can prevent AI decision-making from going wrong.

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Paying My Respects to a Linguistic Virtuoso Notes on Kenneth Hale, the Brahma-bull-riding theoretical linguist who spoke 50 languages.

By Samuel Jay Keyser

The Forgotten Communications Devices of the French Revolution In a period when confusion could be deadly, inventors devised ingenious contraptions to help carry the nation’s boldest voices.

By Richard Taws

The Trouble With Narrative History To understand human history, we must resist attributing meaning and motive to it.

By Alex Rosenberg

America Is a Deadly Maze for Black Mothers-to-Be Even the most privileged among them face needless harm in a healthcare system riddled with racial bias.

By Khiara M. Bridges