The New Mutants
As the coronavirus evolves, where are we in the pandemic?
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16
Feb
‘A casino in your pocket’
Feature: What’s online gambling doing to American society? Gerda Reith on the new “ecosystem” tech, finance, and marketing firms are cultivating together.
5 min read
09
Feb
Empress of luck
Feature: Why is betting everywhere now? Gerda Reith on how it became so mixed up in sports—and then everything else.
7 min read
23
Jul
Last call
Why are so many people in so many countries around the world drinking so much less? Tim Naimi on the spread of sobering research about alcohol’s adverse health effects, the tightening of economic pressures, and the myth of the moderate European drinker.
8 min read
23
Jun
The talking cure
Why are millions more Americans turning to talk therapy—and sticking with it? Carlos Blanco on the decline of a stigma, a shift in health coverage, and the individualization of treatment.
8 min read
11
Jun
Cultivated conflict
Why are American states banning lab-grown meat? Hanna Tuomisto on the technology, economics, and politics of a new industry.
10 min read