Breaking Through

4 days 21 hours ago
Icebreakers are corny, corporate get-to-know-you exercises. But there’s something thrilling in dispensing with small talk.
Melissa Kirsch

Crypto: The Currency of the (Uninhabitable) Future

4 days 22 hours ago
This story was originally published by Slate and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Once upon a time, not long ago, Elon Musk was worried sick about climate change. Stopping it became an overarching career mission, reflected in both his business decisions and everyday actions. He gave the electric vehicle industry a jolt after taking […]
Nitish Pahwa

Why Is ICE Detaining College Students?

4 days 23 hours ago
The Trump administration is trying to deport pro-Palestinian students who are legally in the United States, citing national security. First Amendment experts say that violates free speech protections. Anemona Hartocollis, a national reporter for The New York Times covering higher education, looks at the students’ legal cases and how the Trump administration’s actions could change the culture of American universities.
Anemona Hartocollis, Melanie Bencosme, Christina Thornell, Nikolay Nikolov and James Surdam