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This is our new normal
Adam Haslett
The economic elite who caused the global recession are tasked with fixing it -- and they'll fix it in their favor
Will Switzerland allow incest?
Tracy Clark-Flory
A Swiss law proposes decriminalizing consensual sexual relationships between parents and their adult children
What doomed the Neanderthal?
A. C. Grayling
A new book investigates how our ancestors beat out their subdued rivals -- and won the battle for survival
Scientists baffled by global warming’s time-out
Gerald Traufetter
Temperatures haven't risen this decade, as climatologists expected. Is it sunspots? Ocean currents? Secret volcano?
Who are you?
Laura Miller
More and more people are trying to trace their ancestry with a quick DNA test. A new book -- and my own experiment -- show that science can reveal some interesting things about your past, but not necessarily what you want to know.
The calculus of coitus
Corrie Pikul
A new book explores "The Rule of 12 Bonks" and other mathematical equations that help explain sex and relationships.
Hey, mister — wanna buy a 4,000-year-old cuneiform tablet for $10?
Katharine Mieszkowski
Iraq's economic collapse means the oldest writing in the world can be bought for a song on eBay -- and has scholars racing to digitize Sumerian artifacts before they become paperweights.
Messing with totems and taboos
Rob Breznsy
Your horoscope for this week. Do the planets control our fates? Hell, no!
Letters to the editor
Letters to the Editor
Compared to the U.S., Germany treats its immigrants well Plus: Macs need to be popular, hello, for Apple to survive; Newt the adulterer/Newt the hero
Why is Madison Avenue gripped by insanity?
Ruth Shalit
After pondering the "cultural meat values" of Peparami, the only question remaining is: What are these guys smoking?
Quantum vibe
Douglas Merrill
At Potsdam's string theory conference, Einstein's heirs try to tie up an explanation for gravity.
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