In “Biological War,” Annie Jacobsen imagines society collapsing from a man-made plague—part of a wave of such prophecies. But what do we miss when we try to predict the future?

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    A Nobel laureate’s pedophilia was an open secret among the scientific community. In this week’s issue, Rachel Aviv reports on his dark legacy.

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    In 1989, a group of Soviet scientists was summoned to a secluded village on Moscow’s periphery, to discuss a pioneering technique for mass murder. Experiments had begun to demonst…

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    In 1989, a group of Soviet scientists was summoned to a secluded village on Mos…
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    Cartoons by Ellie Black, Hartley Lin, Matilda Borgström, and Asher Perlman. See more cartoons from the issue:

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    Cartoons by Ellie Black, Hartley Lin, Matilda Borgström, and Asher Perlman. See… Cartoons by Ellie Black, Hartley Lin, Matilda Borgström, and Asher Perlman. See… Cartoons by Ellie Black, Hartley Lin, Matilda Borgström, and Asher Perlman. See… Cartoons by Ellie Black, Hartley Lin, Matilda Borgström, and Asher Perlman. See…
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    On May 17th, the director general of the World Health Organization declared the current Ebola outbreak a public-health emergency of international concern in the Democratic Republi…

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    On May 17th, the director general of the World Health Organization declared the…
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    “Dukes,” a new show by the “S.N.L.” cast member Jane Wickline and the comedian Liva Pierce, is playful, illuminating, and unpretentiously experimental, Emily Nussbaum writes.

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    “The progression to get to that shot was impactful for me personally,” the celebrity photographer Emily Shur said, about shooting Mike Gordon, the bassist for Phish, in a bathtub…

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