Today’s Solutions: December 20, 2025

They’ve built a machine in the desert in the heart of the Middle East. Israelis will use it — and so will Iranians, Jordanians, Turks, Pakistanis and many others. Scientists from countries recently at war or without diplomatic relations will work side by side — Muslims, Jews, Christians and atheists sharing the pursuit of knowledge. This may seem an impossible dream, and indeed the project took decades to materialize and often came close to disintegration.

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