Interview with Alvin Roth on matching theory. A debate on effective altruism. The LHCb Experiment at CERN discovers a new type of particle made up of 5 quarks. Kim Kardashian explains why marginal propensity to consume decreases as income rises. FAO Schwarz is closing. And more.
What the textbooks don't tell you about psychology's most famous case study. A profile Maryam Mirzakhani. Marina Warner reviews old and new editions of the Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. The best time to post on social networks. Who needs CGI when you've got more than 20,000 extras? And more.
What is code? One of the oldest problems in combinatorics has been solved. Calculate your risk of dying in the next 5 years. The mathematical legacy of John Nash. The Atlantic has republished Host by David Foster Wallace. Karl Ove Knausgaard on Anders Breivik. Profile of Marc Andreessen. And more.
Amman, the capital of Jordan, is a fascinating city of contrasts, a unique blend of old and new. I'd only scheduled a day and a half to visit Amman, but wish I'd had an extra day at least.
Rem Koolhaas on the danger of turning cities into historical Disneylands. Peter Pomerantsev on information-psychological war. Why Dutch people are so tall. Smart people worry more. The evolution of American popular music between 1960–2010. Interview with Slavoj Zizek. And more.
Jerash, Jordan, is the site of the ruins of the Greco-Roman settlement of Gerasa. It is pretty awesome and the complex was much larger than I expected.