List of Society articles
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A person interacts with a robotic hand at Robot Mall in Beijing on Aug. 4. Is the AI Economy a Bubble?
Economist Jared Bernstein warns that revenues simply aren’t catching up with sky-high valuations.
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A dozen people, including children, stand on the side of a road under a blue sign with the Polish and EU flags. Central Europe Has Compassion Fatigue
Nearly four years of hosting Ukrainian refugees is fueling a resentful backlash.
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Road signs for Słubice with a red line through it and a blue sign with Polish writing. A metal overhang is seen above with a bridge and buildings in the distance. A Bridge Divided
Do expanding internal border controls within the Schengen zone compromise the European project?
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An airplane is visible behind a barbed wire fence and warning signs with text in both Danish and English. The sky above is white with solid cloud cover. Who Is Messing With Airplane GPS Worldwide?
A wave of global interference threatens air safety.
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An illustration shows a tech-textured shape being pulled down to include the Southern hemisphere. How to Make AI More Useful
The obsession with powerful large language models overlooks the developing world.
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A tight shot of a a Labubu character's face. Plush Power
How Labubu dolls became China’s first contemporary cultural export.
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Two people dressed in military gear in the cockpit of an airplane, flying above cloud cover. ‘A House of Dynamite’ Isn’t Explosive Enough
Kathryn Bigelow’s nuclear thriller is terrifying—but falls short of true provocation.
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A sign warning against illegal work online is pictured in Thailand's Mae Sot district in Tak province near the Myanmar border on February 11. China Can’t Keep Its Hands Clean in Myanmar’s Scam Cities
Ties between organized crime syndicates and Chinese intelligence run deep.
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Maria Semyonova, wife of a Russian soldier, poses in front of a recruitment poster in Moscow on December 17, 2023. How to Fight Putin on the Information Battlefield
The West can’t fully adopt Russia’s methods—but it should study them.
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A woman is seen from slightly below as she stands outside a large stone building with columns. The woman holds a set of scales up in one hand. Women’s Rights Are Winning
Around the world, high-profile setbacks have inspired overlooked progress.
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Anthony Albanese, left, and Donald Trump sit in brown chairs at a brown table. In front of Trump is a paper placard which says, "The President." The Countries Courting Trump With Critical Minerals
Australia becomes the latest country to sign a deal with the U.S. president.
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Visitors look at books at the Frankfurt Book Fair in Frankfurt, Germany, on Oct. 15. From Gutenberg to the Deutsche Mark, the Long History of the Frankfurt Book Fair
The world’s largest annual book event gets underway.
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Gen Z protest in Madagascar Gen Z Is Taking to the Barricades
Here’s why you should be paying attention.
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Professor Michael Sandel leads a dialogue on the ethics of artificial intelligence in Harvard’s Sanders Theatre. Michael Sandel’s Critique of Liberalism
The prize-winning political philosopher on how to engage in morally robust public discourse in the age of Trump.
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The head of a humanoid robot is seen from below. The head is constructed as from dark metals and plastic, with a visor that looks like ski goggles rather than eyes. A logo where an ear would be says "Z1 Robot." Racist AI Fantasies Are Spreading on China’s Internet
Anti-Black videos speak to popular prejudices.