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Atlantic Trivia, March 27, 2026: Chinese Science
[ad_1] Atlantic Trivia (n.): that quiz which is too easy when one gets three of three correct and too difficult when one correctly answers any fewer. Atlantic Trivia From a story by Ross Andersen What ninth-century Chinese invention was at first employed primarily for fireworks rather than in the capacity that would change the world […]
Atlantic Trivia, March 20, 2026: A World Record
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Today’s Atlantic Trivia Questions and Answers, Week 18
[ad_1] If you put any stock in the ability of IQ tests to assess intelligence, we humans have spent the past century steadily getting smarter. (And if you don’t put any stock in them, well, we humans have steadily gotten better at IQ tests.) Because IQ is a standardized measure, humankind’s average score still sits […]
Fully MAGA-fied Christianity – The Atlantic
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Robert Pinsky: ‘Old News’ – The Atlantic
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Stanley Plumly: ‘Chickadee’ – The Atlantic
[ad_1] Explore the May 2025 Issue Check out more from this issue and find your next story to read. View More Margaret remembering in summer how they’d flyinto her hand, black-capped, black-masked,bobbing one birdseed at a time—I rememberin cold Amherst how they’d fill the lonely feederjust outside the kitchen window, especiallywhen the ice mixed in […]
How to really rest – The Atlantic
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Soda’s Rebound Moment – The Atlantic
[ad_1] Discouraging soda drinking has been a public-health aim for decades. But the beverage is still embedded in American life. Catherine McQueen / Getty January 17, 2025, 6:58 PM ET This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, […]
Biden’s Tarnished Legacy – The Atlantic
[ad_1] He failed to grasp both the political moment and the essential mission of his presidency. Jim Watson / AFP / Getty January 9, 2025, 6:25 PM ET This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends […]