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We haven't seen the worst of what gambling and prediction markets will do
I don’t think people have thought hard enough about how bad this could get.
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Everybody’s home. No one’s coming over
We’re witnessing the death of hosting in America. The share of adults who say they regularly have friends over has declined 70 percent since 1975
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If America's so rich, how'd it get so sad?
Or: How the 2020s broke our brains
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The anti-abundance critique on housing is wrong
Antitrust critics say that homebuilding monopolies are the real culprit of America’s housing woes. I looked into some of their claims. They don’t hold up.
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The death of partying in the USA
Young Americans today spend 70 percent less time attending or hosting parties than they did at the beginning of the 21st century. Why?
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I know why the mathematicians weep
On technological grief
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1910: The year the modern world lost its mind
What one of my favorite history books about my favorite historical period—turn-of-the-century American—tells us about technology, anxiety, and human nature
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Evidence that AI is destroying jobs for young people
A big nerd debate with bigger implications for the future of work, technology, and the economy
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How AI conquered the US economy: A visual FAQ
Artificial intelligence is the biggest tech construction project in a century. Here's what that looks like.
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Why Exercise Is a Miracle Drug
Plus: How to save 100 million lives with 1/400th of our income
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How the AI Bubble Will Pop
The artificial intelligence boom is the most important economic story in the world. But the numbers just don't add up.
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American Dads Became the Parents Their Fathers Never Were
Compared to their parents, Millennial fathers have roughly tripled the amount of time they spend with kids. The new American dad is more present and more exhausted—but also, more satisfied with life.
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America, 1926: A forgotten 100-year-old report
America in 1926 was obsessed with technology, immigration, women, work, and money. Sound familiar?
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What caused the 'baby boom'? What would it take to have another?
Governments worldwide are trying to increase fertility with cash. But the most famous birthrate "boom" had a lot to do with science and technology, as well.
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The Monks in the Casino
A brief theory of young men, "the loneliness crisis," and life in the 21st century