January 29, 2020 Rocket Man Rides, Family Life, and Bootlegging, Russian-style By The Editors In this week's Odder News: a forgetful traveler, spaceman transport, and the seal of approval. Animals Science Social Issues Travel Odder News
January 28, 2020 Big Banks Are Watching You By Griffin Edwards Russian banks to start testing biometric ATMs. This is probably a good idea. Business Economy Science The Weekly Russia File Russia File
January 25, 2020 Prime Amazons Uncovered in Russia By Griffin Edwards Russia has everything, including Amazonians. History Science Women The Weekly Russia File Russia File
January 16, 2020 #TBT: Sofia the Mathematician By The Editors 170 years ago this week, January 15, 1850, the mathematician Sofia Kovalevskaya was born. Biographies History Science Women TBT
January 08, 2020 Statistics are Stubborn By The Editors “Statistics are a stubborn thing, and even with my diagnosis you have a chance to get better! Just believe in it! I was just unlucky :)" – A beloved and influential Russian oncologist, in his last Facebook post before he died of cancer. Humor Science Quote
January 01, 2020 Sofia Kovalevskaya By Tamara Eidelman Poor, unfortunate Vasily Vasilyevich Korvin-Krukovsky. He worked so hard to help his family flourish, and, at least in his eyes, it all went to waste. Biographies Education Russians Abroad Science
December 12, 2019 Exorcising the Spirit of Upside-Down Christmas By Tiffany Zhu Ded Moroz and kindergarten parents conceive of the Christmas spirit very differently. Also, Russians may have domesticated the first dog. Holidays Humor Science The Weekly Russia File
October 03, 2019 Beer, Balloons, and (GMO) Babies By Tiffany Zhu Can samogon predict recessions? Can a balloon seduce Elon Musk? And can Putin grow babies in labs? Find out this and more in this week’s TWERF. Economy Humor Science The Weekly Russia File
June 30, 2019 Chernobyl and the Soviet Legacy By William Stroock Chernobyl, the HBO miniseries, is many things: a disaster movie, a meditation on power, a warning against secrecy, a thriller – a race against time. Environment History Science
June 21, 2019 Arctic Atlantis By Tiffany Zhu On June 21, 1900, an intrepid explorer set off to find a mysterious Arctic island. He was never to be seen again. Environment Geography Science
April 18, 2019 Do Russian Robots Dream of Electric Ice? By Tiffany Zhu This week’s TWERF will amaze you, amuse you, and possibly give you nightmares. Humor Regions Science The Weekly Russia File
April 09, 2019 Estimate, Pray, Light By Katrina Keegan Both science and religion shed (northern) light on the Aurora Borealis. Environment Regions Religion Science
