The Sunday Read: ‘How A.I. Conquered Poker’
If you didn’t think poker and artificial intelligence could be bedfellows, think again. Keith Romer delves into the history of man’s pursuit of the perfect game of poker, and explains how the use of A...
6 Feb 202230min
A ‘Zero Covid’ Olympics
Reporters from The Times are joining athletes from around the world as they descend on Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics, where they are encountering the strictest and most wide-ranging health requ...
4 Feb 202226min
Is ISIS Back on the Rise?
A recent ISIS attack on a prison in northeastern Syria became the biggest confrontation between the terrorist group and the United States and its allied forces since 2019. The attack raises a question...
3 Feb 202224min
The Trump Plan to Seize Voting Machines
Since the storming of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, a clearer picture has emerged of the steps that President Donald J. Trump and his allies took to try to keep him in power and overturn the 2020 elect...
2 Feb 202224min
Did Democrats Make Inflation Worse?
Inflation in the United States has been getting worse. In December, prices were up 7 percent from the previous year — the fastest rise in 40 years. Americans feel terrible about the economy, imperilin...
1 Feb 202226min
We Need to Talk About Covid, Part 2: A Conversation with Dr. Fauci
America, it seems, might be at a turning point in how we think about and respond to the pandemic. Yet, the U.S., at this moment, is still in the midst of crisis — thousands of people are in hospital a...
31 Jan 202235min
The Sunday Read: ‘The Joys (and Challenges) of Sex After 70’
Today, Maggie Jones explores the overlooked topic of geriatric sex. Profiling older couples for whom it is still important, she considers the obstacles and joys of having sex over the age of 70, and t...
30 Jan 202250min
‘Who Do You Want Controlling Your Food?’
During the pandemic, the price of beef shot up. Wholesale beef prices increased more than 40 percent — more than 70 percent for certain cuts of steak. The conventional wisdom was that price increases ...
28 Jan 202253min
