Life’s final border might not be so final after all. From tardigrades to viruses, some things are both dead and... more

Cyborgs, cyberspace, mind-melting techno. In the mid-’90s, the future had arrived. To find out what happened to it, Hari pays... more

At the dawn of the digital era, a group of engineers tasked with audio compression had to decide what information... more

East Berlin, 1983. A teenage punk rocker finds himself in a Stasi interrogation cell. The choice is simple: inform on... more

Look on the bright side! In a country obsessed with positivity, Hari traces the path of exiled German intellectual Theodor... more

In the 1920s, a messianic visitor to Hari's family home unveils the connection between Indian Independence movement and the astral... more

Hari’s visit to Stonehenge on the solstice prompts an investigation into the gray zone between being a native and a... more

Country? Rap? Lil Nas X’s chart-topping “Old Town Road” revived a long debate about borders and boundaries in American popular... more

Hosted by novelist Hari Kunzru, Into the Zone is a new podcast about opposites, and how borders are never as... more