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Chasing Coincidences

Why it’s hard to recognize the unlikely.

August 12, 2013

When Past Disasters Are Prologue

Past disasters help us prepare—and make us pay attention.

July 26, 2013

The Box That Built the Modern World

How shipping containers made distance irrelevant.

July 9, 2013

A Seven-Month Wait for Lunch

Why food aid needs to overhaul its delivery system.

July 9, 2013

The Fast Food Fruit

The banana’s journey from the plantation to you is one long science project.

July 9, 2013

Unhappy Truckers and Other Algorithmic Problems

Transportation optimization starts with math, but ends in understanding human behavior.

July 9, 2013

Traffic Ghost Hunting

When the biggest problem with traffic is nothing at all.

July 9, 2013

Why a Traffic Flow Suddenly Turns Into a Traffic Jam

Those aggravating slowdowns aren’t one driver’s fault. They’re everybody’s fault.

July 9, 2013