Ranked #1
The Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy: a conversation with my parents who worked the accident
The Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy: a conversation with my parents who worked the accident
On February 1st, 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart over Texas and Louisiana as it returned from a 16-day miss... Read more
1 Feb 2017
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Ranked #2
Online Reunion | Better Worlds Pt. 1
Online Reunion | Better Worlds Pt. 1
Welcome to Better Worlds, The Verge's new series of short fiction, audio, and animation that explores how technology can... Read more
16 Jan 2019
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27mins
Ranked #3
How to build your own personal Westworld
How to build your own personal Westworld
Last year in Los Angeles, a mysterious cult began recruiting people through emails, phone calls, and one-on-one consulta... Read more
22 Mar 2017
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1hr 10mins
Ranked #4
Monsters Come Howling in Their Season | Better Worlds Pt. 2
Monsters Come Howling in Their Season | Better Worlds Pt. 2
Welcome to Better Worlds, The Verge's new series of short fiction, audio, and animation that explores how technology can... Read more
23 Jan 2019
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27mins
Ranked #5
Why watch people play video games?
Why watch people play video games?
About a month ago my colleague Dan Seifert admitted on Twitter to, basically, not understanding me as a person:"i will n... Read more
17 Aug 2017
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22mins
Ranked #6
Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti on tweeting from space and brewing the first zero-G espresso
Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti on tweeting from space and brewing the first zero-G espresso
Samantha Cristoforetti is an Italian astronaut with the European Space Agency. She currently holds a few spaceflight rec... Read more
13 May 2017
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19mins
Ranked #7
The Burn | Better Worlds Pt. 3
The Burn | Better Worlds Pt. 3
Welcome to Better Worlds, The Verge's new series of short fiction, audio, and animation that explores how technology can... Read more
30 Jan 2019
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24mins
Ranked #8
Introducing Better Worlds
Introducing Better Worlds
Welcome to Better Worlds, The Verge's new series of short fiction, audio, and animation that explores how technology can... Read more
17 Dec 2018
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1min
Ranked #9
@dril tweets: a reading of his best work
@dril tweets: a reading of his best work
Last month, Dril published Dril Official “Mr. Ten Years” Anniversary Collection, a 420-page collection of his best tweet... Read more
27 Sep 2018
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Ranked #10
Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines controversy explained
Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines controversy explained
Now that President Trump has resurrected the hotly contested Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipelines, here's what you ne... Read more
30 Jan 2017
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5mins
Ranked #11
Astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly on NASA’s twin experiment and the future of space travel
Astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly on NASA’s twin experiment and the future of space travel
Mark and Scott Kelly are the only twins that have ever traveled to space — and their experience will be invaluable if we... Read more
21 Mar 2017
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15mins
Ranked #12
The delicate science of counting crowds
The delicate science of counting crowds
Here’s how we know how many people were in the crowd for Donald Trump’s inauguration — and why you won’t hear the number... Read more
26 Jan 2017
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2mins
Ranked #13
What to do when 20,000 bees unexpectedly swarm your Manhattan skyscraper
What to do when 20,000 bees unexpectedly swarm your Manhattan skyscraper
theverge.com/2017/6/13/15794060/vox-media-bees-swarm-manhattan-offices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastch... Read more
20 Jun 2017
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3mins
Ranked #14
VR pioneer Jaron Lanier on dystopia, empathy, and the future of the internet
VR pioneer Jaron Lanier on dystopia, empathy, and the future of the internet
Jaron Lanier is one of virtual reality’s most recognizable figures. He’s credited with popularizing the term itself, and... Read more
8 Dec 2017
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1hr 1min
Ranked #15
Judges, not Trump, will decide Obama’s environmental legacy
Judges, not Trump, will decide Obama’s environmental legacy
President Donald Trump has vowed to dismantle many of the environmental policies passed under president Barack Obama. Bu... Read more
20 Jan 2017
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4mins