In Box
List of In Box articles
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632489_fp_biomimetics01.jpg Biomimetics: A Short History
Why imitating nature's greatest tricks is the future of engineering.
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Illustration by Robert Ball for FP Epiphanies From Christine Lagarde
The managing director of the International Monetary Fund on her frustrations with Congress, how the IMF saved Ukraine, and why her institution is poised to be more relevant than ever.
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Illustration by Elias Stein for FP Born Into Bad Luck
The sad fate of Japan's fire horse women.
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Illustration by Elias Stein for FP Those Tricky Germans
A few too many years under the Deutsche Demokratische Republik can wreak havoc on a moral compass.
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Illustration by Elias Stein for FP Is Polygyny a Slave to History?
How the slave trade patterns of centuries ago are still shaping African marriages today.
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Illustration by Robert Ball for FP Epiphanies From Teju Cole
The Nigerian-American novelist discusses the pitfalls of hashtag activism, the destructiveness of U.S. foreign policy, and that time he dreamed about meeting Obama at a Brooklyn house party.
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620978_aoai_cover.jpg Illegal Alien: A Short History
Undocumented? Unauthorized? Illegal? After 250 years, we're still debating what to call America’s visa-less immigrants.
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Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images The Path of Least Resistance
Why India's biggest problem isn't Narendra Modi.
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Illustration by John Pobojewski / Thirst Back to Basics
Looking for an alternative to dysfunction in Washington? Maybe it's time to turn to Berlin.
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Photo by Wikimedia Did Hitler Bring Home the Bacon?
Why even the Fuhrer was a proponent of pork barrel spending.
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Illustration by Pete Ryan for FP How Do You Say ‘Let the Fat Man Die’ in French?
How language influences morals.
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Illustration by Pete Ryan for FP We Don’t Need No Education
Thought control in the classroom is real -- and it works.
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Illustration by Robert Ball for FP Epiphanies from Jack Matlock
Former U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union Jack Matlock on the flawed “reset” with Russia, Washington’s cliques, and how the Ukraine crisis is a product of NATO expansion.
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618318_gender_cragkarl.jpg Third Gender: A Short History
From ancient Greece to modern Pakistan, the political and cultural emergence of a complex, controversial term.
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620195_globe_v42_web.jpg Arctic Sovereignty: A Short History
How a frigid no man's land became one of the most hotly contested territories on Earth.
