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Samanth Subramanian

Samanth Subramanian is the acting managing editor of Equator and the author of four books, including The Web Beneath the Waves.

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June 29, 2026
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The Tragedy of the New Space Race
Space exploration is a rapidly growing industry. But its goal is dominance, not discovery.
April 22, 2024
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AI and the End of the Human Writer
If a computer can write like a person, what does that say about the nature of our own creativity?
March 8, 2022
MagazineSamanth Subramanian
John von Neumann Thought He Had the Answers
The father of game theory helped develop the atom bomb—and thought he could calculate when to use it.
April 6, 2021
MagazineSamanth Subramanian
The Mysteries of Stephen Hawking’s Universe
Why did “A Brief History of Time” make its author the most famous scientist in the world?
November 28, 2008
Samanth Subramanian
The Changing Face Of Indian Terrorism

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