Annals of Science
A Life of Its Own
The future of synthetic biology.
by Michael Specter

I was also completely delighted by the Susan Orlean piece “The It Bird: The chicken makes a comeback” and its accompanying video.

Annals of Medicine
The Cost Conundrum
Expensive health care can be harmful.
by Atul Gawande

Annals of Human Rights
Hellhole
Is solitary confinement torture?
by Atul Gawande

Annals of Public Policy
Getting There from Here
How health-care reform really happens.
by Atul Gawande

Annals of the Presidency
The Speech
Inaugural Addresses, great and otherwise.
by Jill Lepore

Annals of Technology
The Grammar of Fun
The art of video-game design.
by Tom Bissell

Annals of Crime
The Chameleon
The many lives of Frédéric Bourdin.
by David Grann