Brazil’s Narrow Escape
byLula’s narrow victory checks Brazil’s rightward turn, but a fractured electorate leaves democracy and economic renewal hanging in balance.
EDITOR'S PICKS
POLICY
Why India’s Middle Class Is Living On Borrowed Money
byWith no jobs, low wage growth, lack of social safety net, and easy lending India’s middle class are living on borrowed money.
Opinion
Environment
Optogenetics: From Mapping Neurons To Controlling Them
byAdvances in imaging, electrical recording and optogenetics are giving scientists new ways to understand and influence brain activity.
INSIGHT
Biography
Pablo Neruda: Poet, Communist, Rapist
byPablo Neruda, known for his poetry and for championing human rights, raped a Dalit Sri Lankan woman.
Art & Poetry
Books & Films
Glamour, Grammar, And The Magic Wand of A.I.
byWhy has the glamour in grammar disappeared? From magic and memory to machines and micro-aggressions, here’s a meditation on grammar’s fading glamour in the age of artificial intelligence.
