June 24, 2013: Afternoon
- Humans can't compete with machines, and other reasons the quality of life has stagnated in Brazil and elsewhere.
- Expect Miami to be underwater within the next century; before then, expect mayhem.
- Monk responds to appearing on Time's Asia cover with the headline "The Face of Buddhist Terror."
- For the past 13 years, Holly Maniatty has provided ASL interpretation at hip-hop shows.
- What it's like to be nerve-gassed.
- Portraits of a boy born without eyes.
- Banknotes with images of scientists and mathematicians.
- Paris's hidden tennis courts.
- How a used bottle becomes a new bottle.
- Physicians and college grads—but especially chefs—are most likely to buy generic headache remedies.
- Millions of women are being told when to get pregnant based on statistics from a time before electricity, antibiotics, or fertility treatment.
- Virtual reality games in which players see their own life-size images projected onto social scenarios may alleviate social anxiety.
- How I got the fear of flying scared out of me.
- Sign up to get a phone call after 2 a.m., so you can discuss your night, your dreams, etc.
- The Wirecutter recommends the gear you need to have a better summer.
- Children share proof that their dads were in bands.