James Holzhauer Finally Lost Jeopardy!—How Did He Stack Up?
By Brian Barrett
And what, if anything, does his long reign mean for the game show’s future?
Shopping
What Does 'Amazon’s Choice' Actually Mean?
By Louise Matsakis
It almost certainly doesn’t involve Amazon employees selecting products they think are the best.
Loop-the-Loop
How Mattel Shrinks Cars Into Hot Wheels (Crash Test Included)
By Aarian Marshall
Before a Hot Wheels car hits a store shelf, it must pass the "launcher on speed 2" test and the "side slam launcher" test, among others.
Book Excerpt
The Beauty and Madness of Sending a Man to the Moon
By Oliver Morton
From the delicate engineering of the landing module to the self-contained globe of the spacesuit, the astronauts took the world with them—and brought another one home.
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Book Review
Neal Stephenson's Latest Book Dodges Its Scariest Premise
By Peter Rubin
In Fall; or, Dodge in Hell, the sci-fi author tracks our inevitable descent into AR-enabled filter bubbles—only to leave it all behind.
Longevity
You Could Live Forever With This Sci-Fi Time Hack
By Josh Wilbur
In science fiction, time passes in funny ways—vastly slowed down, insanely sped up. Maybe this trope is the secret to eternal life in the real world.
crispr
A Study Exposes the Big Risks of Gene-Editing Human Embryos
By Megan Molteni
Last year, a Chinese scientist tried to give two babies a mutation to protect them from HIV. But that mutation also seems to shave years off people's lives.
Politics
New York's Privacy Bill Is Even Bolder Than California's
By Issie Lapowsky
New York is poised to become the next battleground in the fight for consumers' rights over their personal data.
Book Excerpt
How Early-Stage VCs Decide Where to Invest
You don't have a lot of financial metrics to go on, but yes, the team is very, very important. Also, look for good ideas that look like bad ideas.
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