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Science & Health

The Number That Was Never Meant to Diagnose Anyone

BMI was built in the 1830s to describe the average man across a population, not to diagnose the person in the room. It is finally being replaced, and the replacement is harder to use.

September 30, 2026

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Nobody Needs to Phish Your Passkey
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The Customer That Used to Lower Your Bill
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Thirteen Years Late, and Exactly on Time
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The Maps Canceled Out. The Precedent Did Not.
Culture

Two Records of What Was Hanging in a Room, Eighty Five Years Apart

Large topographic maps fanned across a plain table in an empty municipal meeting room, a metal ruler and two pencils resting on the top sheet, stacked chairs against the wall behind.

The Maps Canceled Out. The Precedent Did Not.

Texas drew five seats, California drew five back, and the House majority will be decided by

September 21, 2026

Overhead photograph of a plain clipboard resting on the roof of a dark car in a parking lot, holding a stack of blank ruled forms with a pen clipped to the board. Painted parking lines are visible on the asphalt beyond under flat overcast daylight.

What a Referendum on a Map Actually Decides

A court blocked Missouri's congressional map and a referendum follows in November. A referendum on a

September 11, 2026

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The Debt Crossed Forty Trillion Early, and Part of the Reason Is Revenue That Was Struck Down

US debt passed forty trillion on 19 August, months earlier than forecast. Part of the reason

August 31, 2026

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Forty Three Point Eight Percent, and Three Seats Short

The AfD took 43.8 percent in Saxony-Anhalt and 39 of 83 seats. A majority needs 42.

September 14, 2026

Wide photograph of a broad river valley floor covered in fresh gray sediment and scattered boulders, the surface smooth and featureless where the deposit has settled. Steep valley walls rise on both sides under flat overcast light, with no water and no vegetation on the deposit.

Seismometers Everywhere Recorded It. The People Downstream Had Thirty Minutes.

A glacier collapse sent debris down 72 km of the Trishuli on Wednesday. Seismometers worldwide recorded

August 28, 2026

Photograph of a long concrete breakwater running out from a rocky shore into calm open water at dusk, seen from the land side. The weathered blocks recede toward a hazy horizon under dim blue evening light, and there are no people or vessels anywhere.

How Many People Died at Ceuta Depends Entirely on Who Is Counting

Spain counted 88 bodies in the Ceuta morgue. Morocco counted 11 deaths. Both figures are official,

August 17, 2026

Close photograph of three rough cast metal bars stacked unevenly on a plain steel bench, dull yellow and visibly crude, with pitted surfaces, uneven edges and a casting seam along one side. They read as industrial rather than precious.

The Bar That Is No Longer Allowed to Leave

Ghana now requires artisanal gold to be refined at home before export. The rule is straightforward

September 2, 2026

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Fifty Percent on Hockey Sticks, and an Agreement That Is Still in Force

The tariff list covers hockey sticks, building materials, liquors and clothing. Read as economics it is

August 24, 2026

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Thirty One Dollars a Share, in Cash, and What That Actually Means

Britain cleared Paramount Skydance's purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery yesterday. Clearance is a list to complete

August 7, 2026

Tight close photograph of a blank silver foil compliance label stuck to the painted metal edge of an open car door frame, slightly creased at one corner. There is no printing on it of any kind, and a sliver of plain gray interior sits out of focus beyond.

A Robotaxi Is Being Investigated for Its Paperwork, Not Its Driving

Regulators opened an investigation into Tesla's Cybercab over safety certification rather than driving. In America a

September 7, 2026

Photograph of a large empty cylindrical aluminum tank lying on its side on a bare concrete floor in a dim industrial space, one end open and dark. The metal is dull and slightly dented, nothing is attached to it, and a single overhead light throws a long shadow across the floor.

A Rocket Stage Hit the Moon, and Nobody Was Steering

A spent Falcon 9 upper stage hit the Moon on Wednesday. NASA says solar activity and

August 10, 2026

Photograph of a small flat white satellite terminal bolted to a plain wooden fence post in open dry grazing land, shot from below against a wide pale sky. The dish face is blank and unbranded and angled upward, with a wire fence running off to the right and no buildings anywhere.

Thirty Percent Applies to the License Holder, So Amazon Is Not the License Holder

South Africa requires local ownership of a license holder, which stalled Starlink for years. Amazon began

July 29, 2026

Science & Health

Photograph of a quiet consulting room seen from the doorway: two upholstered armchairs facing a third across a low table, a box of tissues on the table, a folded blanket over one chair arm and a window with the blind half drawn. Nothing in the room reads as clinical, and it is empty of people.

New Zealand Licensed MDMA for PTSD, and the Number of Prescribers Is Two

New Zealand authorized MDMA for severe PTSD this month. Two named psychiatrists may prescribe it, alongside

September 16, 2026

Overhead photograph of a single white chicken egg and a small empty clear glass vial standing side by side on a pale gray laboratory bench. Both are plain and unlabeled, lit evenly from above, with nothing else on the bench.

An mRNA Flu Vaccine Was Approved, and the Vaccine Is Not the Interesting Part

The FDA approved an mRNA flu vaccine for adults over fifty. The advance is not immunological.

August 19, 2026

Photograph of a small circular solar viewing filter in a plain cardboard mount lying alone on a weathered wooden table outdoors. Above and behind it a large expanse of flat gray overcast sky fills most of the frame, with no sun visible at all.

The Eclipse Is Predicted to the Second. Whether You See It Is Not Predicted at All.

Tonight's total eclipse has been computed to the second for every point on its track. Whether

August 12, 2026

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Two Records of What Was Hanging in a Room, Eighty Five Years Apart

A Nazi looted painting was found in a photograph on a real estate listing, hanging in

September 18, 2026

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The Third Biggest Ticketed Event on Earth Has Nobody in Charge of It

The Edinburgh Fringe sells more tickets than anything on earth except the Olympics and the World

August 21, 2026

Photograph taken from the back row of a large empty cinema auditorium, looking forward at a blank softly lit screen that fills most of the frame. Hundreds of empty dark red seats curve away below it, with faint aisle lights along the steps.

The First Film Shot Entirely on IMAX, and the Room It Requires

Premium formats took 53 percent of the domestic gross for Nolan's Odyssey. A poem that spent

July 27, 2026

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The Phone Goes in a Pouch, and the Afternoon Changes Shape

Thirty one states now restrict phones in school. The total screen time does not fall. It

September 9, 2026

Overhead photograph of school supplies laid out in a grid on a wooden kitchen table: four plain folders in red, blue, green and yellow along the top, an open box of sharpened yellow pencils, six glue sticks in a row, a wrapped box of tissues, and a pair of headphones in a clear bag with masking tape across the front.

The Supply List, and the Three Different Numbers for What School Costs

The school supply list is identical for every child in the grade, which is the point

August 26, 2026

Photograph of a bedroom in the late afternoon with a window mounted air conditioning unit running in the lower sash, its cord trailing down the wall. The bed is unmade and holds a closed laptop and a book, and the rest of the room is in warm shadow.

The Fourth of July, and the Arithmetic of One Cold Room

On the Fourth of July more than 180 million people sat inside a zone of major

July 13, 2026

Photograph of five empty folding chairs in a row on a polished wooden floor in an otherwise empty sports hall, shot straight on. The house lights are low, the seating tiers behind fall into shadow, and the court markings run under the chairs.

The Biggest Penalty in NBA History Is Mostly Paid by People Who Do Not Work There Yet

The NBA took five first round picks from the Clippers, running to 2033. By then nobody

September 4, 2026

A horse and rider weathervane seen from below against a large plain overcast sky, mounted on a simple white painted post. The paint on the horse and rider is old and flaking, several layers showing through where it has chipped, and the colors are faded past identifying.

The Triple Crown Was Never Designed. The Thing Replacing It Was.

Churchill Downs and NYRA announced a six race points series for three year olds this week,

August 5, 2026

Photograph of an empty floodlit stadium shot from behind one goal, the net filling the foreground and the pitch running away to the far goal. The six yard area is scuffed bare of grass and the stands are completely dark and empty.

Argentina Did Not Take a Shot, and Their Goalkeeper Made Twelve Saves

Spain took fifteen shots in regulation and Argentina took none. Emiliano Martinez made twelve saves, the

July 20, 2026

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