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Susannah Locke

Susannah Locke

Former Senior Audience Experience Editor

    Latest articles by Susannah Locke

    Politics
    America’s big decline in crime, explainedAmerica’s big decline in crime, explained
    Politics

    Crime has plummeted in America over the past couple decades. Here are potential explanations for why it happened.

    By Susannah Locke
    Culture
    Not everyone celebrates the New Year on January 1. Here’s when other cultures do it.Not everyone celebrates the New Year on January 1. Here’s when other cultures do it.
    Culture

    Check out these New Year dates around the world, in one chart.

    By Susannah Locke
    Science
    Why your brain is so bad at planning for the futureWhy your brain is so bad at planning for the future
    Science

    The new science of why we put things off — and how to stop.

    By Susannah Locke
    Technology
    Vox’s 2015 Holiday Gift GuideVox’s 2015 Holiday Gift Guide
    Technology

    Here’s the best ideas for political junkies, foodies, and more.

    By Susannah Locke
    We read all 20 National Book Award nominees for 2015. Here’s what we thought.
    Culture

    Featuring everything from graphic novels for young adults to the interior lives of octopi.

    By Susannah Locke, Emily St. James and 9 more
    World Politics
    18 things about ISIS you need to know18 things about ISIS you need to know
    World Politics

    ISIS, or the Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria, explained.

    By Susannah Locke
    archives
    Bitcoin, explainedBitcoin, explained
    archives
    By Susannah Locke
    archives
    The 13 best comic books right nowThe 13 best comic books right now
    archives

    It’s a fantastic time to be a comic book fan.

    By Susannah Locke
    archives
    Everything you need to know about BenghaziEverything you need to know about Benghazi
    archives

    The Benghazi attack, and its long-running political fallout, explained.

    By Susannah Locke
    archives
    Where Nobel Prize winners were born, in one mapWhere Nobel Prize winners were born, in one map
    archives

    In the earlier days of the Nobels, the United States wasn’t much of a contender.

    By Susannah Locke

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