The epidemiologist who helped quash smallpox talks about what we're doing wrong on monkeypox, vaccines, and…
Author: Steven Levy
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How Hemingway Gradually—Then Suddenly—Defined the Zeitgeist
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The Soul of a New Machine Learning System
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Sheryl Sandberg and the Death of ‘The Deal’
Meta's famous COO is leaving after 14 years at the company—and so goes a partnership that…