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Jeff Goodell wrote the best true crime book of 2023. Unfortunately, we’re the victims. Profiles How To

In The Heat Will Kill You First, the best-selling author turns an invisible, nebulous subject into a page-turning thriller.

Thor Benson and Chris Harrigan

31/08/23

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The climate is changing. Science fiction is too. For Good Close Reads

Eliza Levinson

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The daily writing routines of Joan Didion, Kurt Vonnegut, Haruki Murakami and other famous writers How To Close Reads

Chris Harrigan

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The digital media experiment is over. What comes next? Close Reads

Chris Harrigan

12/05/23

Why is the left so bad at talking about the climate crisis? Podcast For Good

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31/08/23

Did A.I. just become a better storyteller than you? Art & Science

James Hennessy

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The climate communications problem and how to fix it For Good

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QAnon, fan fiction, and the blurry line between reality and fantasy Close Reads

James Hennessy

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Season 2 – Episode 1: Andrew Mueller

How Andrew Mueller pulled off one of the most interesting careers in journalism

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The result is the world’s saddest puppet show performed at a philosophical gunpoint, the bastardisation of our true selves to better lubricate our passage down the gastrointestinal tract of late capitalism.

So you’ve been fired. Here’s how not to post about it on LinkedIn.

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In the age of big data, many of the world’s secrets are hiding in plain sight. You just need to know where to look.

How to bring down a government using numbers

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Sure, the books all follow a formula... but the mastery of that formula’s execution makes Reacher a fascinating read for anyone who likes thinking about how stories work.

What I learned about storytelling after reading every Jack Reacher novel in a year

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As an exercise in storytelling, ‘Together We Can’ tackles the most critical communications challenge of our times: how to discuss climate change in a way that inspires people to become part of the solution rather than scaring them into inaction.

Claire O’Rourke says stories of hope can save us from a climate disaster

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