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Each week this January, we’re sharing a program of workouts to help you get moving. Here are five of our more challenging workouts.
5 Workouts to Level Up Your Fitness
No longer a beginner? Try these routines to challenge yourself.
nyti.ms
January 19, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Each week this January, we’re sharing a program of workouts to help you get moving. Here are five of our more challenging workouts.
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Writing is thinking
"On the value of human-generated scientific writing in the age of large-language models."
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
"On the value of human-generated scientific writing in the age of large-language models."
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
January 18, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Writing is thinking
"On the value of human-generated scientific writing in the age of large-language models."
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
"On the value of human-generated scientific writing in the age of large-language models."
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Martin Luther King Jr. understood better than almost anyone that racial justice and economic justice are inextricably intertwined. Watch his powerful call to end poverty from his final Sunday Sermon.
January 18, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Martin Luther King Jr. understood better than almost anyone that racial justice and economic justice are inextricably intertwined. Watch his powerful call to end poverty from his final Sunday Sermon.
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Good running shoes can make a big difference. For this guide, we’ve gathered advice and insight from eight experts, read dozens of studies, and run more than 5,000 miles over the years. nyti.ms/3YBPiDB
How to Choose the Best Running Shoes for You
The best shoes for you are the ones you won’t think about much once you’re on the road. Finding them may involve trial and error. Here’s how to get started.
nyti.ms
January 14, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Good running shoes can make a big difference. For this guide, we’ve gathered advice and insight from eight experts, read dozens of studies, and run more than 5,000 miles over the years. nyti.ms/3YBPiDB
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The suspect in the shootings that killed two Brown University students and an MIT professor left behind videos that provide some new insight into what might have driven him, according to a transcript of video footage released on Tuesday. Here's what to know.
Suspect in Brown and M.I.T. Killings Discussed Attacks in Videos, Officials Say
Claudio Neves Valente, who is accused of killing two students at Brown and an M.I.T. professor, left rambling descriptions of the shootings.
nyti.ms
January 7, 2026 at 10:25 AM
The suspect in the shootings that killed two Brown University students and an MIT professor left behind videos that provide some new insight into what might have driven him, according to a transcript of video footage released on Tuesday. Here's what to know.
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Scientists are finding ways to minimize the effects of aging on the brain. Here are some ways to keep it healthy.
Even healthy brains decline with age. Here's what you can do
Scientists are finding ways to minimize the effects of aging on the brain. Here are some ways to keep it healthy.
n.pr
January 5, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Scientists are finding ways to minimize the effects of aging on the brain. Here are some ways to keep it healthy.
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A healthy brain is crucial to living a healthy life. That’s why we created a 5-day challenge with activities to benefit your brain, plus the science behind why they work. Let’s start by testing your knowledge with a pop quiz.
Brain Health Challenge: Test Your Knowledge of Healthy Habits
It’s never too early or too late to start healthy brain habits. Today, test your knowledge with a pop quiz.
nyti.ms
January 5, 2026 at 1:10 PM
A healthy brain is crucial to living a healthy life. That’s why we created a 5-day challenge with activities to benefit your brain, plus the science behind why they work. Let’s start by testing your knowledge with a pop quiz.
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We reported on all sorts of products and practices promising to make you healthy last year. Here are the ones that stood up to science, and those that were mostly hype.
Wellness trends worth taking into the new year (and some that aren't)
We reported on all sorts of products and practices promising to make you healthy last year. Here are the ones that stood up to science, and those that were mostly hype.
n.pr
January 4, 2026 at 7:57 PM
We reported on all sorts of products and practices promising to make you healthy last year. Here are the ones that stood up to science, and those that were mostly hype.
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J.S. Park helps patients and their families cope with death every day as a hospital chaplain. He explains what to expect as a person is dying, and how to reckon with uncomfortable feelings about death.
What being around death taught this hospital chaplain about life
J.S. Park helps patients and their families cope with death every day as a hospital chaplain. He explains what to expect as a person is dying, and how to reckon with uncomfortable feelings about death.
n.pr
January 3, 2026 at 11:05 AM
J.S. Park helps patients and their families cope with death every day as a hospital chaplain. He explains what to expect as a person is dying, and how to reckon with uncomfortable feelings about death.
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Mysteries and thrillers are enjoyable no matter the season, but there's something extra satisfying about curling up in the winter with a warm drink and an all-engrossing read. Here's what we suggest.
Hunker down with these 13 mysteries and thrillers from 2025
Mysteries and thrillers are enjoyable no matter the season, but there's something extra satisfying about curling up in the winter with a warm drink and an all-engrossing read. Here's what we suggest.
n.pr
December 28, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Mysteries and thrillers are enjoyable no matter the season, but there's something extra satisfying about curling up in the winter with a warm drink and an all-engrossing read. Here's what we suggest.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
"Economic data never tells a perfectly clear story, but lately the contradictions have been especially jarring," Jason Furman writes in a guest essay.
"Economic data never tells a perfectly clear story, but lately the contradictions have been especially jarring," Jason Furman writes in a guest essay.
Opinion | 3 Theories for Why G.D.P. Is Up but Job Growth Is Slowing
There are some possible explanations for what’s happening with seemingly conflicting macroeconomic data.
nyti.ms
December 24, 2025 at 12:50 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
"Economic data never tells a perfectly clear story, but lately the contradictions have been especially jarring," Jason Furman writes in a guest essay.
"Economic data never tells a perfectly clear story, but lately the contradictions have been especially jarring," Jason Furman writes in a guest essay.
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When claiming Social Security, the best financial move you can make is to wait until age 70. There’s just one catch: Hardly anyone takes that advice. Here’s what to know when you’re planning the unplannable.
Should You Really Wait Till 70 to Take Social Security?
The standard advice is to hold off, but most retirees claim the benefit as soon as they can, at age 62. Here’s what to know when you’re planning the unplannable.
nyti.ms
December 23, 2025 at 12:10 PM
When claiming Social Security, the best financial move you can make is to wait until age 70. There’s just one catch: Hardly anyone takes that advice. Here’s what to know when you’re planning the unplannable.
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I somehow missed when my own story came out... 🤦 but here's one that I've been trying to write a version of for a while.
Amidst the flood of claims from quantum labs right now, a few initiatives are trying to find transparent ways to chart progress. More here 👇
www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪⚛️
Amidst the flood of claims from quantum labs right now, a few initiatives are trying to find transparent ways to chart progress. More here 👇
www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪⚛️
Quantum computing ‘KPIs’ could distinguish true breakthroughs from spurious claims
Researchers are devising ways to make new machines face off, without the hype.
www.nature.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:44 AM
I somehow missed when my own story came out... 🤦 but here's one that I've been trying to write a version of for a while.
Amidst the flood of claims from quantum labs right now, a few initiatives are trying to find transparent ways to chart progress. More here 👇
www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪⚛️
Amidst the flood of claims from quantum labs right now, a few initiatives are trying to find transparent ways to chart progress. More here 👇
www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪⚛️
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On the event of James Watson's death, I highly recommend this 2023 commentary from @matthewcobb.bsky.social and Nathaniel Comfort with crucial new insights into the discovery of the double helix. (And also check out Cobb's brand new biography of Francis Crick) www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
On the event of James Watson's death, I highly recommend this 2023 commentary from @matthewcobb.bsky.social and Nathaniel Comfort with crucial new insights into the discovery of the double helix. (And also check out Cobb's brand new biography of Francis Crick) www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Book review 📚 Sex, drugs and the conscious brain: Francis Crick beyond the double helix
go.nature.com/4oJQAra
go.nature.com/4oJQAra
Sex, drugs and the conscious brain: Francis Crick beyond the double helix
A thoroughly researched account of the history and relationships that shaped the scientist who co-discovered the structure of DNA.
go.nature.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Book review 📚 Sex, drugs and the conscious brain: Francis Crick beyond the double helix
go.nature.com/4oJQAra
go.nature.com/4oJQAra
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“I just … don’t like things in my ear holes,” a friend recently confessed to our Wirecutter tester. These designs offer the lightweight freedom of earbuds without producing that full, clogged-up feeling in your ears. nyti.ms/3Jt5e77
November 1, 2025 at 2:50 AM
“I just … don’t like things in my ear holes,” a friend recently confessed to our Wirecutter tester. These designs offer the lightweight freedom of earbuds without producing that full, clogged-up feeling in your ears. nyti.ms/3Jt5e77
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In Pamplona, where the bulls run, a scientist studies the physics of crowds.
Sheep, soldiers, and grains: Studying the physics of crowds
In Pamplona, where the bulls run, a scientist studies the physics of crowds.
n.pr
October 28, 2025 at 11:36 AM
In Pamplona, where the bulls run, a scientist studies the physics of crowds.
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How much should you worry about chemical coatings on your cookware, and what do "nontoxic" labels actually mean? Here’s what you should know.
How Nontoxic Is ‘Nontoxic’ Cookware?
Many brands claim to have safer chemical coatings on their pots and pans. But can you trust what’s on the label?
nyti.ms
October 27, 2025 at 9:40 PM
How much should you worry about chemical coatings on your cookware, and what do "nontoxic" labels actually mean? Here’s what you should know.
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Scientists have found the first compelling evidence that cognitive training can boost levels of a brain chemical that typically declines as people age. n.pr/4o0QwmO
Mental exercise can reverse a brain change linked to aging, study finds
Scientists have found the first compelling evidence that cognitive training can boost levels of a brain chemical that typically declines as people age.
n.pr
October 22, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Scientists have found the first compelling evidence that cognitive training can boost levels of a brain chemical that typically declines as people age. n.pr/4o0QwmO
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He was expected to get Alzheimer’s 25 years ago. Why hasn’t he? Researchers are trying to answer that question, which could help lead to treatments to benefit many others facing Alzheimer's. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/h...
He Was Expected to Get Alzheimer’s 25 Years Ago. Why Hasn’t He?
www.nytimes.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:27 PM
He was expected to get Alzheimer’s 25 years ago. Why hasn’t he? Researchers are trying to answer that question, which could help lead to treatments to benefit many others facing Alzheimer's. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/h...
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Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.
August 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.
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Meet Syn57, a living cell that only needs 57 codons, not the standard 64. Here's my story on how synthetic biology is tackling the mystery of our bloated genetic code. Gift link: nyti.ms/3Hf4f9v
Scientists are Learning to Rewrite the Code of Life
In a giant feat of genetic engineering, scientists have created bacteria that make proteins in a radically different way than all natural species do.
nyti.ms
July 31, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Meet Syn57, a living cell that only needs 57 codons, not the standard 64. Here's my story on how synthetic biology is tackling the mystery of our bloated genetic code. Gift link: nyti.ms/3Hf4f9v
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Today’s U.S. economy is a far cry from the dire warnings about economic crises that we heard in April. “Why? In part it’s because economists, including me, suffer from tariff derangement syndrome,” Jason Furman writes in a guest essay.
Today’s U.S. economy is a far cry from the dire warnings about economic crises that we heard in April. “Why? In part it’s because economists, including me, suffer from tariff derangement syndrome,” Jason Furman writes in a guest essay.
Opinion | The Tariffs Kicked In. The Sky Didn’t Fall. Were the Economists Wrong?
Well, it’s complicated.
nyti.ms
August 1, 2025 at 4:10 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Today’s U.S. economy is a far cry from the dire warnings about economic crises that we heard in April. “Why? In part it’s because economists, including me, suffer from tariff derangement syndrome,” Jason Furman writes in a guest essay.
Today’s U.S. economy is a far cry from the dire warnings about economic crises that we heard in April. “Why? In part it’s because economists, including me, suffer from tariff derangement syndrome,” Jason Furman writes in a guest essay.
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Today marks 16 years since the federal minimum wage was last raised.
Guess how much the wage would be today if it kept up with worker productivity over the years?
Guess how much the wage would be today if it kept up with worker productivity over the years?
July 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Today marks 16 years since the federal minimum wage was last raised.
Guess how much the wage would be today if it kept up with worker productivity over the years?
Guess how much the wage would be today if it kept up with worker productivity over the years?
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Did you know that ants take 250 micro naps a day? And that cockroaches can live without their heads for a couple weeks?
Wirecutter's pest expert debunks common myths and reveals the right way to tackle ant and roach infestations.
Wirecutter's pest expert debunks common myths and reveals the right way to tackle ant and roach infestations.
How to Get Rid of Ants and Roaches for Good
Tired of creepy crawlies? Our expert reveals the right way to tackle ant and roach infestations, offers practical advice, and debunks common myths.
trib.al
July 24, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Did you know that ants take 250 micro naps a day? And that cockroaches can live without their heads for a couple weeks?
Wirecutter's pest expert debunks common myths and reveals the right way to tackle ant and roach infestations.
Wirecutter's pest expert debunks common myths and reveals the right way to tackle ant and roach infestations.