The Hypothesis

Here's why Substack's scam worked so well

They paid a secret group of writers to make newsletter authorship seem lucrative

Mar 18, 2021 • 

Annalee Newitz

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Taking a break

If you can, you should take one too

Mar 8, 2021 • 

Annalee Newitz

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The weirdness of the virtual book tour

I'm in a box talking to invisible people

Mar 2, 2021 • 

Annalee Newitz

February 2021

The internet as we know it is doomed

What a stone-age dilemma can teach us about the future of tech

Feb 22, 2021 • 

Annalee Newitz

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The moose in the swimming pool, and other urban futures

Sustainable cities of tomorrow will be for everyone, including non-human lifeforms.

Feb 16, 2021 • 

Annalee Newitz

Last night a podcast saved my life

Here are the science, culture, and gossip shows that help me escape pandemic blues.

Feb 7, 2021 • 

Annalee Newitz

January 2021

Nine things to know before you visit an archaeological dig

From the importance of hats to the unresolved history of colonialism

Jan 31, 2021 • 

Annalee Newitz

Let's put that 45,000 year-old pig into context

Civilization as we know it emerged from the tropics in the global south.

Jan 23, 2021 • 

Annalee Newitz

What lies beneath the world's oldest city

9,000 years ago, Çatalhöyük was the place to be

Jan 15, 2021 • 

Annalee Newitz

What ancient Roman hospitality workers can teach us about this moment in history

Though we usually study the lives of rich Romans like Cicero, the Roman Empire was mostly made up of service workers who didn’t give a crap about…

Jan 9, 2021 • 

Annalee Newitz

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December 2020

This chilling challenge is to find a way out

Looking back on the year when it felt like I was trapped in the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland, where rooms changed shape and skeletons dangled from the…

Dec 26, 2020 • 

Annalee Newitz

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Shells, furs, and propaganda

In the early 1600s, Europeans were fur crazy. They’d killed off most of the European beavers, whose pelts were used to make fashionable felt hats, and…

Dec 20, 2020 • 

Annalee Newitz