Society

A once-thriving network of merchants selling digital content to people without internet connections is struggling under Taliban rule.

A new study finds that investments in R&D on materials and chemistry were key, while economies of scale contributed somewhat less. Lithium-ion batteries, those marvels of lightweight power that have made possible today’s age of handheld electronics and electric vehicles, have plunged in cost

This study provides data and information on broadband availability in 2020 at the county level in the United States.

There’s plenty that the current builders of the metaverse can learn from Second Life, both for better and worse.

The seven-day week has survived for millennia, despite attempts to make it less chaotic.

The history of WD-40, a chemical substance with an unusual origin story and a rust-fighting ability that has become a standby of workbenches the world over.

A contemporary exploration of the 8 circuit model of consciousness from the writings of Timothy Leary, Robert Anton Wilson, et al.

Considering the challenges that face shuttered newspapers with decades or even centuries of material to preserve.

We all have our routines, but from person-to-person, the daily schedule changes a lot depending on your responsibilities.

The Washington State Supreme Court now has to decide where the state's political lines will be drawn, but first they want an accounting of what the commission did or didn't do.

At a time of political turmoil, Francis Selemani, the brother of former DRC president Joseph Kabila, funneled steadily more money into real estate investments abroad, especially in the US.

Despite the trend to label every entitled white woman as a Karen, research indicates these privileged princesses fall into a much wider range of categories.

How Tim Ferriss’s 2007 manifesto anticipated our current moment of professional upheaval.

"I mean, antiwork isn't just telling your boss to go f--- off,” says the sub’s main moderator.

A talk with the author of “Skid Road: On the Frontier of Health and Homelessness in an American City.”

Why children’s radio—a format once important enough that Disney undermined a competitor to dominate the radio dial—has largely disappeared from the airwaves.

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Fitness trends come and go. But the weight, about as low-tech and simple as it gets, is an anchor in the shifting tides of culture. As workout equipment has become canonized within the realm of home appliances, this heavy metal object aids in our dual — and sometimes conflicting — pursuit of athletics and aesthetics.