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Is Schoolwork Optional Now?

April 10, 2026

An illustration of code in the shape of a school desk.

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A Romantic Comedy of Errors

January 4, 2026

A pickle-maker named Sam sits with Isabelle's grandmother at a dining table, with Isabelle standing in the background

A Reading Resolution You Can Keep

January 2, 2026

A tiny person looking at a huge book

Albert Einstein’s Brilliant Politics

January 2, 2026

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A Warped View Through an Einstein Ring

December 7, 2025

The center of a distant spiral galaxy appears warped, bulging out as if seen through a thick magnifying lens.

Awe Is Essential

September 16, 2025

Photograph of a mountain range on a sunny day, image quality looks like it's being seen under a kaleidoscope

A Novel That Disrupts a Fundamental Law of the Universe

December 12, 2024

A figure is shown walking along a spiral, surrounded by ethereal pattern.

Stories You Couldn’t Read Anywhere Else This Year

December 22, 2022

An open book illustrated with a path in a forest that extends out fr

Why Did Einstein Promote the Talmud When He Couldn’t Read It?

November 11, 2021

Albert Einstein in front of a chalkboard