Lizzie O'Leary
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New York, NY, United States
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Past articles by Lizzie:
The Complicated Truth Behind Hollywood’s Favorite Weight-Loss Hack
We’re starting to see what it looks like for a diabetes drug to go viral. → Read More
Can You Really Fix the Biggest Problem With Having a Baby for $1,700?
The Snoo—a “smart” bassinet from parenting-tech company Happiest Baby—promises to make your baby sleep more. It’s full of contradictions. → Read More
The Worst Prisons in the U.S. Have the Most Smuggled Cellphones
The complicated ecosystem of contraband smartphones in prison. → Read More
Did America’s Biggest Bank Purchase a $175 Million Lie?
Ron Lieber on how the financial aid startup Frank wasn’t all that it seemed. → Read More
The “New Rule” of Etiquette That Is Totally Wrong
Unless you have the charisma of a young Harrison Ford, please open and close both your eyelids at the same time. → Read More
How Did the U.S. Let Google Get So Powerful in the First Place?
The Google antitrust lawsuit may have been anticipated, but it’s still surprising. → Read More
Meta’s Laid-Back Approach to User Hacking
If someone steals your Facebook or Instagram account, your options are extremely limited. → Read More
What Exactly Is Going On With Tesla?
Dana Hull on how Musk has lost control of the Tesla narrative. → Read More
Lab-Grown Meat Is Almost Here. Should You Eat It?
How artificial steaks could end up causing problems. → Read More
Can Musk’s Twitter Defend Itself Against Foreign Influence?
“Authoritarians love Twitter,” says the Washington Post’s Joseph Menn. → Read More
The New Wordle Editor Is Ruining Wordle
This has made my early morning routine feel so…BLEAK. → Read More
The Not-So-Obvious Costs of “Buy Now, Pay Later” Plans
“A lot of people have trouble actually keeping track of what they owe and when,” says Bloomberg’s Paulina Cachero. → Read More
Has the FTX Crash Doomed Crypto?
"There's no particular reason why people should invest in crypto," says Felix Salmon. → Read More
What Is the Future of China’s Surveillance State?
Josh Chin on Xi Jinping’s high-tech power and the future of surveillance in China. → Read More
Why Isn’t There an Effective Alzheimer’s Treatment Yet?
How the amyloid hypothesis may affect the future of Alzheimer’s drugs. → Read More
Is Human Composting the Future of Funerals?
“Natural organic reduction” is now legal in several states. Will more follow? → Read More
A Supreme Court Case Could Decide the Fate of the Modern Internet
“This is a really difficult case with tragic circumstances,” says Jeff Kosseff, author of The Twenty-Six Words That Created the Internet. → Read More
Can Longtermism Save Us All?
William MacAskill, author of What We Owe the Future, and Robert Wright debate longtermism. → Read More
A Looming Legal Battle Could Change Social Media Forever
Mark Joseph Stern on how conservative lawmakers are targeting social media content moderation. → Read More
An A.I. Beat Human Artists in a Competition. Will It Come for Their Jobs Next?
Tools like Midjourney and DALL-E 2 have crossed the uncanny valley. What happens next? → Read More