“I was born in a country that no longer exists,” Igor Tulchinsky tells me simply at the beginning of our interview. “The Soviet Union.” Tulchinsky, who was born in what is now called the Republic
“Europe has been worrying about slowing growth since the start of this century,” Mario Draghi said in 2024. “Various strategies to raise rates have come and gone, but the trend has remained unchanged.” There is a
Fly-by-wire technology, packaged food safety, the quakeproofing of buildings, and rechargeable hearing-aid batteries—the list of innovations linked to the Apollo missions is as long as it is eclectic. NASA is so proud of the
We still like to travel—despite Greta Thunberg’s protestations. In the first three months of 2026, more than 300 million of us packed our swimwear or skis and headed for the airport or train station, an
Scooping ice cream, lifeguarding swimming pools, and restocking retail stores during the summer has long been teenagers’ rite of passage. For most, it’s the first time they build real-world skills and earn their own
Storytelling about risk is a tricky subject. We tend to reach for metaphors we hope improve understanding. Instead, we may just be adding to the problem. “Going rogue” is the latest iteration—a way of
Comparisons with first in class are often the death knell for new kids on the block. Young black politician, Chuka Umunna, was described in 2009 as Britain’s answer to President Barack Obama. He now works
Wealthy Americans are swapping U.S. ZIP codes for foreign postcodes, chasing stability as the U.S. grapples with a soaring cost-of-living, political polarization, and economic uncertainty. And now, they’re snapping up prime real
The number of British millionaires has dropped to its lowest level in nearly two decades—and high taxes under the Labour government and persistent inflation are being blamed. Last November, the nation’s business secretary
C-suite executives from around the world could have been forgiven for reaching for the atlas when the former Mayor of Manchester (a smallish city 200 miles north of London) became the U.K.’s seventh prime
