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Meditating in the Golden Triangle In the heartlands of the Golden Triangle a sleepy Myanmar town historically linked with Thailand came alive with color when thousands of local and Thai Buddhist monks lined… more ›
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Best photographs of 2014 – in pictures Skip to main content Art and design Best photographs of 2014 – in pictures From the Ferguson riots to the school attack in… more ›
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The Biggest Country Village in the World My first visit to Baishizhou was a bit surreal. I had already visited Shenzhen a number of times — the sprawling Chinese city… more ›
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The Chinese Century Without fanfare—indeed, with some misgivings about its new status—China has just overtaken the United States as the world’s largest economy. This is, and should be, a wake-up… more ›
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Inside Isis: The first Western journalist ever to be given access to the ‘Islamic State’ has just returned – and this is what he discovered The first Western journalist in… more ›
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The 12 most important moments in science in 2014 In January and May we heard news of the “irreversible decline” of the West Antarctic ice sheet. Stark headlines reported three… more ›
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“Deep Media,” Transmedia, What’s the Difference?: An Interview with Frank Rose (Part One) Wired contributing editor Frank Rose is releasing a new book this month which will be of interest… more ›
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The World Cracks Down on the Internet In September of last year, Chinese authorities announced an unorthodox standard to help them decide whether to punish people for posting online comments… more ›
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Net is ‘less free and more unequal’, says web founder The web is becoming less free and more unequal, according to a report from the World Wide Web Foundation. Its… more ›
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How speakers make sound Speakers (also called loudspeakers) push and pull surrounding air molecules in waves that the human ear interprets as sound. You could even say that hearing is… more ›