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Smartphones Do or Don’t Harm Kids! So Which Is It?

Two new books offer radically different approaches to how people should think about smartphones and social media.
The Big Interview

‘$5,000 to Save a Life Is a Bargain’

As Sam Bankman-Fried’s downfall sends effective altruism into a spiral of self-doubt, the idealist quant Elie Hassenfeld is still helping Silicon Valley richies give away hundreds of millions each year.
The Strain

Anthrax Redux: Did the Feds Nab the Wrong Guy?

Ten years ago, letters laced with anthrax killed five people. But did the Feds trace the spores to the wrong man?