Pocket’s Top Stories of March 2023

New large language models will transform many jobs. Whether they will lead to widespread prosperity or not is up to us.

From peppercorns and chile flakes to cardamom and coriander, these are the spices Bon Appétit editors reach for the most.

While sleep and exercise are top priorities, strict diets and supplements aren’t essential in most academics’ routines.

We asked experts how to craft a more intentional, peace-filled ritual to support a better night’s sleep.

Some of our favorite remedies really do work, but others seem to just be harnessing the placebo effect.

If you can’t fall asleep because you’re playing back all the drama from earlier in the day, you are not alone.

A century ago, Thomas Midgley Jr. was responsible for two phenomenally destructive innovations. What can we learn from them today?

What to eat, when, how to do it properly – and what to avoid. Experts lay out the food habits that will make a real difference to your health.

When you’re feeling stuck, focusing on the things you hate can help.

Searching for friends in Mark Zuckerberg’s deserted fantasyland.

Generative AI programs like ChatGPT threaten to revolutionize how disinformation spreads online.

The biological ‘brainwashing’ that happens while you are sleeping is crucial for filtering out toxins. Here’s how to optimise your overnight cycle.

The women of South Korea’s 4B movement aren’t fighting the patriarchy — they’re leaving it behind entirely.

“Nothing they do now is going to take back the years of work I had to put in.”

Katherine May, the best-selling author, has one simple question to help you get started.

It might take some practice, but your body will thank you.

Feelings of loneliness prompt changes in the brain that further isolate people from social contact.

Exclusive conversations that take us behind the scenes of a cultural phenomenon.

Life is full of boring, futile, absurd tasks. You’ll be happier if you can laugh at it all.

There are good reasons you always feel 20 percent younger than your actual age.

Scientists are asking tough questions about the health effects of ultra-processed diets. The answers are complicated—and surprising.

Traveling the world as a private tutor to the offspring of the oligarchy, debut novelist Sarah Thomas found herself thrown into a glossily oppressive life that she could never have imagined.

Enrollment in the humanities is in free fall at colleges around the country. What happened?

You can’t go wrong with an easy meal of air-fried nut-crusted chicken or panko shrimp.

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