Designer Rüdiger Schlömer has created a new typeface for beginning knitters called Knit Hello. Knit Hello is a typeface for

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Small human plans that run into much larger obstacles. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our premium subscription. Prologue: Angela's dad, an accountant, made a spreadsheet to p...

Nearly invisible from the street, this San Francisco hill’s only signs of human intervention are a massive concrete floor and a single green bench, for maximum sunrise-watching.

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What was it like to work inside Elon Musk's DOGE? The cost-cutting initiative promised transparency, but most of its actions have been shrouded in secrecy.For months, there were reports of software en...

How do you fix a case of national amnesia? A case study in Berlin, and in Montgomery.

No more controlling these “smart” thermostats from a phone.

Designers are burnt out, disillusioned, and constantly joking that design ruined their life – but underneath the memes lies a deeper reckoning. Our US editor-at-large explores how irony became the ind...

As states legislate against products containing PFAS, the chemical and consumer products industries are deploying lawyers and lobbyists to protect their investments.

It’s the culmination of a weeks-long standoff between Elon Musk’s DOGE team and the United States Institute of Peace.

After two decades in design — leading teams, managing million-dollar portfolios, and launching products used by millions — I’m now…

Government-funded scientific research may appear strange or impractical, but it has repeatedly yielded scientific breakthroughs — and continues to pay for itself many times over.

By abandoning fact-checkers and loosening its Hateful Conduct policy, Meta has made clear the future it wants for its platforms.

Last week’s storm has passed, but issues linger with Mission Cultural Center, Adobe Books and Medicine for Nightmares.