Your Professional Decline Is Coming (Much) Sooner Than You Think
Here’s how to make the most of it.
Economy
People Who Pay People to Kill People
The twisted logic behind hiring a hit man
Movie-Prop Cash Is Fooling Cashiers
The strange psychology of why so many people fail to notice obviously counterfeit money
The Peculiar Blindness of Experts
Credentialed authorities are comically bad at predicting the future. But reliable forecasting is possible.
James Holzhauer Explains the Strategy Behind His Jeopardy Winning Streak
There are three things that give the seemingly unstoppable contestant an advantage—and this isn’t the first time he’s succeeded on a game show.
Jeopardy Wasn’t Designed for a Contestant Like James Holzhauer
“James’s performance, I’m sure, is causing grief for an accountant somewhere.”
Stock Picks From Space
Investors are using real-time satellite images to predict retailers’ sales. Is that cheating?
Watch Your Wallet
Why pickpockets love our digitally distracted age
Trump Once Proposed Building a Castle on Madison Avenue
A brief history of the president’s unfulfilled architectural dreams
How the Bizarre Economics of Airplanes Raises the Stakes of the Boeing Fallout
Strange things can happen when a business is based on millions of people flying around in $100 million metal boxes that can take a year to build.