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Here's why Substack's scam worked so well
They paid a secret group of writers to make newsletter authorship seem lucrative
Annalee Newitz
Mar 18, 2021
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The internet as we know it is doomed
What a stone-age dilemma can teach us about the future of tech
Annalee Newitz
Feb 22, 2021
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They turned my gender into a dictionary word
“They” is the pronoun I waited my entire life for.
Annalee Newitz
Nov 21, 2020
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Screw the Mars hype. Here's why we should move to Venus.
We can be colonists in the fullest, most historical sense of the word, which is to say alien invaders who want to remake the worlds we find in the image…
Annalee Newitz
Nov 7, 2020
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What lies beneath the world's oldest city
9,000 years ago, Çatalhöyük was the place to be
Annalee Newitz
Jan 15, 2021
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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…
Annalee Newitz
Jan 9, 2021
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History for people who are sick of queens and moguls
Fans are going nuts over The Crown, but I suggest you watch another TV series that brashly exposed a different side of British history: Harlots.
Annalee Newitz
Nov 28, 2020
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Nine things to know before you visit an archaeological dig
From the importance of hats to the unresolved history of colonialism
Annalee Newitz
Jan 31, 2021
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Last night a podcast saved my life
Here are the science, culture, and gossip shows that help me escape pandemic blues.
Annalee Newitz
Feb 7, 2021
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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…
Annalee Newitz
Dec 26, 2020
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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.
Annalee Newitz
Feb 16, 2021
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Five possible cures for space madness
Many of us have reached the space madness phase of the quarantimes, but here are five things that might keep you sane for another week.
Annalee Newitz
Dec 12, 2020
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