Pocket’s Best of 2021: Big Ideas

“To attribute obesity to ‘overeating’ is as meaningful as to account for alcoholism by ascribing it to ‘overdrinking.’”

“In all of my reporting on the future of work, one of the most interesting and potentially profound trends is the growing skepticism around ‘careers.’”

The clock is a useful social tool, but it is also deeply political. It benefits some, marginalizes others and blinds us from a true understanding of our own bodies and the world around us.

For some Americans, history isn’t the story of what actually happened; it’s the story they want to believe.

We’re so used to putting our entire lives online, but what if we just … didn’t?

The year’s most indispensable advice and enlightening explainers, plus the top stories in science, technology, sports, culture, long reads, and more.