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The Future of the Space Industry

The privatisation of space travel is cutting the cost of rocket launches and powering innovation.

Rainer Zitelmann

26 May 2024 · 12 min read

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Quillette Editors’ Choice of 2024

Jamie, Jon, Iona, and Claire share their favourite essays from this year.

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21 Dec 2024 · 9 min read

Podcast #264: A Theory of Everyone

Podcast #264: A Theory of Everyone

Iona Italia talks to cultural evolutionary theorist Michael Muthukrishna, author of ‘A Theory of Everyone,’ about the human dual inheritance—part inherited, part taught—and about how energy availability underpins everything.

Quillette

21 Dec 2024 · 39 min read

From Skies to Screens

From Skies to Screens

Our experience of the world is increasingly mediated by digital technology. This is stripping us of our sense that the physical landscape is infused with meaning.

Robert Huddleston

20 Dec 2024 · 9 min read

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Quillette’s Most Read—2024

Our most popular essays of 2024.

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19 Dec 2024 · 3 min read

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Jesus Wasn’t Palestinian

Palestinians’ history, culture, and connection to the land are valid in their own right. We don’t need to appropriate or falsify Jewish history.

John Aziz

18 Dec 2024 · 6 min read

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Identity and Conflicts of Interest

It is always the lecturer’s responsibility to ensure that students know that they can speak freely.

Holly Lawford-Smith

18 Dec 2024 · 10 min read

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