1. A radio developer tests playback controls on a bench head unit while a colleague and Stefan watch. Four Fingers on a Button On Thursday, the woman with the painted nails paused a podcast at four minutes and seventeen seconds, switched to FM, and came back. The opening music started again. She let her head drop forward until her forehead almost touched the head unit.

    Four Fingers on a Button

    A radio developer tests playback controls on a bench head unit while a colleague and Stefan watch.
  2. Stefan Richter, Adriana Costa, and Rodrigo Andrade in a São Paulo office with a laptop, signal-trace monitor, folder, espresso cup, and drinking glass. The Space for an Answer By Tuesday, Rodrigo had learned to hate the word provide. It sat at the beginning of Question 14 with the bland confidence of somebody who had never missed the last bus home. Provide an analysis. Provide a reference. Provide confirmation. His shirt was still damp between the shoulder blades from the journey in; the air-conditioning had turned the sweat cold without drying it, and every time he leaned toward the screen the cloth pulled against his skin.

    The Space for an Answer

    Stefan Richter, Adriana Costa, and Rodrigo Andrade in a São Paulo office with a laptop, signal-trace monitor, folder, espresso cup, and drinking glass.