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Writers

D.T. Max

Science

The Numbers King

The billionaire founder of Renaissance Technologies turns to science.

D.T. Max The New Yorker Dec 2017 35min Permalink

Science

The Secrets of Sleep

We know we need it, but we don’t know why.

D.T. Max National Geographic May 2010 15min Permalink

Arts

The Unfinished

David Foster Wallace’s struggle to surpass “Infinite Jest.”

D.T. Max New Yorker Mar 2009 50min Permalink