In my life, I've witnessed three elite salespeople at work(slate.com)

447 points by mooreds 1 year ago | 266 comments

A Slate Life essay in which the author recounts witnessing three elite salespeople at work and reflects on sales jobs in America.

Jeopardy’s most controversial moment was years in the making(slate.com)

38 points by voisin 1 year ago | 11 comments

The Curious Case of the Pygmy Nuthatch(slate.com)

111 points by prawn 1 year ago | 16 comments

The Teton Pass collapsed in the most economically unequal county in the country(slate.com)

16 points by rntn 2 years ago | 1 comments

The government ate my name(slate.com)

116 points by notok 1 year ago | 138 comments

Being Green: A new book marvels at the strangeness of plants(slate.com)

40 points by Petiver 2 years ago | 8 comments