New at Zócalo
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In the Green Room
Godmother of Virtual Reality Nonny de la Peña
I Was Scared of Flying, So I Took Flying Lessons
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Essay
In Praise of the Postcard
A Seemingly Obsolete Technology Invites Us to Ruminate on the Possibilities of the Past and the Future
The postcard selection on Vis, Croatia’s most remote island, was not terribly appealing. I considered a card adorned with a photograph of boats in the old harbor. Surely, I thought, …
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The Takeaway
Can Humans Reprogram the Internet’s Original Sin?
From the Pop-Up Ad to Criminal Sentencing Algorithms, Software—And the People Behind It—Shape Our Lives
Will ChatGPT change the world? The new artificial intelligence chatbot, which has inspired both fear and awe with its power to do everything from write jokes and term papers to …
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Essay
The Stories Doctors Tell
Physicians and Patients Stitch Together Narratives to Diagnose and Heal
The belly pain is so bad that Mrs. Alves*, a woman in her 40s, is worming uncomfortably on the ER stretcher. “I need an answer,” she says. I promise her …
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Connecting California
California’s Beauty Doesn’t Love You Back
The Stunning Hillside Homes, Epic Mountains, and Gnarly Waves That Draw Us Here Also Threaten Our Existence
Early in the film Chinatown, a Southern California coroner named Morty chuckles after examining the dead body of the city’s water department chief.
“Isn’t that something?” Morty says. “Middle of a …
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In the Green Room
L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer
There’s Nothing We Do by Ourselves
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In the Green Room
Black Women for Wellness’ Janette Robinson-Flint
We Can Create a Meaningful Shift in Reproductive Justice