What becomes of Times Square when you take away hundreds of thousands of cheering, shivering New Year’s Eve revelers? It may no longer be the…
Health
What Can Be Learned From Differing Rates of Suicide Among Groups
It’s a much debated connection. A recent systematic review of studies found that attending religious service is not especially protective against suicidal ideation (thinking about…
More Contagious Coronavirus Variant Found in Colorado
A case of the more contagious coronavirus variant first discovered in Britain was found in Colorado on Tuesday, Gov. Jared Polis said. It is the…
You’re Infected With the Coronavirus. But How Infected?
As Covid-19 patients flood into hospitals nationwide, doctors are facing an impossible question. Which patients in the E.R. are more likely to deteriorate quickly, and…
Runners’ Post-Pandemic Dreams – The New York Times
This was a different and difficult year for running, with the Olympics delayed, major marathons and races canceled, and even group runs largely off the…
Science & Tech
The 2020 Good Tech Awards
To Perimeter, Technosylva and Ignis, for helping put out the fires. Because of climate change, we’re probably in for many more wildfires like the ones…
Cryptocurrency Start-Up Underpaid Women and Black Employees, Data Shows
The fast-growing cryptocurrency start-up Coinbase has been rattled in recent months by tensions between executives and employees who said they were being treated unfairly because…
Flawed Facial Recognition Leads To Arrest and Jail for New Jersey Man
Clearview AI is a facial recognition tool that uses billions of photos scraped from the public web, including Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram. Clearview AI’s founder,…
Life Without Amazon (Well, Almost)
“Ten years ago we weren’t ordering toilet paper from Amazon,” Mr. Smalls said. “Maybe that’s how long it will take to get over it, too.”…
China Orders Ant Group to Revamp Its Business
Chinese regulators on Sunday ordered the financial-technology giant Ant Group to fix what they described as a litany of business failings, escalating a pressure campaign…
Sports
Julius Randle Is Causing Something Rare: Excitement for the Knicks
You can count the games each N.B.A. team has played so far on a single hand. But since when has a small sample size ever…
From Kobe to LeBron: Tragedy and Triumph in the N.B.A.
Stein: I know Bucks fans are upset, but I don’t think the league’s decision to strip their team of a second-round pick in 2022 in…
Was the College Football Season Worth It?
A torrent of public criticism was directed at Kevin Warren in the aftermath of the decision to suspend the season. Whether this represented a majority…
The 2020 Moments When Sports Made Sense
In a year in which Covid-19 caused more than 1.7 million deaths worldwide, sports competitions took place amid much debate over their necessity and the…
Quarterback Keeper? Jets, Browns and Bears Face Contract Decisions
The most pivotal decision an N.F.L. team must make is often not drafting the right quarterback but determining the right thing to do with the…
Data, Diet and Better Set Pieces: Seeking Soccer’s Future
Now, of course, all those ideas have been adopted at clubs of far greater scale, of far richer history. Where Midtjylland has gone, Europe has…