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In his thought-provoking book on the pandemic, The Revenge of the Real, Benjamin Bratton argues that human society has a “sensing layer”: an infrastructure of technology and a knowledge base that allows us to know what is going on with increasing accuracy

International Filmmaker Doug Allan Plans Irish Tour 27th May 2021 Doug Allan at an Emperor penguin colony When the Arctic walrus nicknamed “Wally” arrived in Kerry’s Valentia and then swam over to Wales, award-winning filmmaker Doug Allan was away working on a feature film in Nepal. However, Allan has heard of such visits before – albeit unusual – and believes his survival chances could be “pretty good”. He spoke about this and many other topics - including whether international...

It seemed like there was only one global health story this year: the pandemic. But that wasnt the only topic that grabbed our audiences attention. According to NPRs data on page views, readers were attracted to all kinds of Goats and Soda stories in 2020. The mix of content might surprise you. A 2019 story about how to teach kids to control their anger made a huge comeback. Readers loved our commentary on the Netflix reality show Indian Matchmaking — and an explainer on locusts. And phot...

It seemed like there was only one global health story this year: the pandemic. But that wasnt the only topic that grabbed our audiences attention. According to NPRs data on page views, readers were attracted to all kinds of Goats and Soda stories in 2020. The mix of content might surprise you. A 2019 story about how to teach kids to control their anger made a huge comeback. Readers loved our commentary on the Netflix reality show Indian Matchmaking— and an explainer on locusts. And photos of...

Our Top Global Stories Of 2020 Not About The Pandemic It seemed like there was only one global health story this year: the pandemic. But that wasnt the only topic that grabbed our audiences attention. According to NPRs data on pageviews, readers were attracted to all kinds of Goats and Soda stories in 2020. The mix of content might surprise you. A 2019 story about how to teach kids to control their anger made a huge comeback. Readers loved our commentary on the Netflix reality show Indian Match...

Our Top Global Stories Of 2020 Not About The Pandemic By Malaka Gharib  December 29, 2020 It seemed like there was only one global health story this year: the pandemic. But that wasn’t the only topic that grabbed our audience’s attention. According to NPR’s data on page views, readers were attracted to all kinds of Goats and Soda stories in 2020. The mix of content might surprise you. A 2019 story about how to teach kids to control their anger made a huge comeback. Readers loved our com...

Inside page of Peter Beard published by TASCHEN. Why it’s worth it: When the writer, photographer, and all-around bon vivant Peter Beard died this year at age 82, he left an indelible mark on the art world and everyone he met, from the wilds of Africa to the seedy bars of New York City. His life was marked by a ferocious pursuit of adventure, photographing endangered species and documenting his travels in beautifully intimate diaristic form, collaging photographs with drawings and notation....