The New Yorker Summaries and Reviews
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CO2 could soon reach levels that, it’s widely agreed, will lead to catastrophe.
Elizabeth Kolbert
The New Yorker, 2017
The challenges aren’t just technological. They’re managerial.
Cal Newport
The New Yorker, 2020
In the past two centuries, the evolution of the U.S. Census has tracked the country’s social tensions and reflected its political controversies. Now its future is in question.
Jill Lepore
The New Yorker, 2020
Cheap and simple medical devices could improve performance and lower health-care costs, but first they have to overcome deeply rooted biases.
Tom Vanderbilt
The New Yorker, 2019
It’s the ultimate political weapon. But we’ve never agreed on what it’s for.
Jill Lepore
The New Yorker, 2019
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What the gospel of innovation gets wrong.
Jill Lepore
The New Yorker, 2014
Probably, but don’t count yourself out.
Jill Lepore
The New Yorker, 2019
Patrick Radden Keefe
The New Yorker, 2017
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An earthquake will destroy a sizable portion of the coastal Northwest. The question is when.
Kathryn Schulz
The New Yorker, 2015
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Many Katrina Victims Left New Orleans for Good. What Can We Learn from Them?
Malcolm Gladwell
The New Yorker, 2015
