Essay Politics Working the Room By Michael Phillips-Anderson Presidential humor from Lincoln to Kennedy to Reagan. More
Essay Communication Word for Word By Ben Zimmer Peter Mark Roget’s Thesaurus was the creation of an obsessive list-maker that became a tool and a temptation for generations of writers. 8.3.4 More
Essay Happiness Government Work By Maddy Crowell Could a Ministry of Happiness improve the lives of India’s citizens? More
Essay Luck Our Savior By Ludmilla Petrushevskaya Magical stories come and go, but the song remains the same. There is no way we can escape our destinies. More
Essay States of Mind The Ghost and the Princess By Anthony Gottlieb The correspondence of René Descartes and Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia—a debate about mind, soul, and immortality. More
Essay About Money Funny Money By Edward Castronova Is there really a difference between the “real” world currencies we use everyday and their funny-money alter egos used online in virtual worlds? More
Essay Technology Fusion & Magic By Andrew Blum Technology has created marvels that become everyday. Could that save us soon? More
