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Quanta Magazine

The Architect of Modern Algorithms

Barbara Liskov pioneered the modern approach to writing code. She warns that the challenges facing computer science today can’t be overcome with good design alone.

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Esquire

Inside the Weird and Wonderful World of Miniatures

Once the province of retirees, miniatures are now trending on TikTok, starring on reality television, and selling for six figures. Here, we take you inside the big moment for these tiny worlds.

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Nautilus

The Power of the Prairie

Author Josephine Marcotty on the 3 revelations she had while co-writing Sea of Grass.

GQ

Is It Better to Get Famous in Your 50s?

From Walton Goggins to Colman Domingo to Pedro Pascal, we’re in a golden age of actors getting wildly famous after decades of paying their dues—and they might be having the most fun of all.

History Today

Thatcher’s Wordsmiths

Margaret Thatcher struggled to write her own speeches. Who put the words in her mouth?

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