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A gift for mothers and babies

This mobile app helps keep mothers and their babies healthy.

These breakthroughs will make 2021 better than 2020

The latest on the innovations that will let us go back to normal.

Can people really change?

In our podcast’s season finale, we talk to Bono and Kerry Washington about what it takes to change hearts and minds.

The heroes of the cystic fibrosis fight

Breath from Salt gave me new perspective on a disease I’ve been following for two decades.

How Brits survived the Blitzkrieg

Erik Larson’s The Splendid and the Vile is a page-turner about getting through World War II.

An amazing real-life espionage thriller

In The Spy and the Traitor, a Soviet double agent helps prevent a nuclear war—and nearly dies for it.

We need more Rogers

David Epstein’s Range explains the greatness of Roger Federer and other generalists.

An eye-opening look into America’s criminal justice system

The New Jim Crow will help you understand the history and the numbers behind mass incarceration.

5 good books for a lousy year

In a year like this, sometimes you want to go deep on a tough issue. Other times you need a break.

Is it too late to stop climate change?

In the fourth episode of our podcast, we debate whether people should be optimistic about preventing a climate disaster.