American troops fought hard in Afghanistan’s Pech Valley. But why? March 26, 2021 Books IFTTT Washington Post Wesley Morgan writes that the campaign there took on a logic all its own. +
The surprisingly elusive definition of ‘life’ March 26, 2021 Books Carl Zimmer explains. IFTTT Scientists don’t actually agree on what’s alive and what’s not Washington Post +
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Who should translate Amanda Gorman’s work? That question is ricocheting around the translation industry. March 25, 2021 Books IFTTT Washington Post Writers and translators are debating how important it is for a translator’s identity to echo that of the author. +
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