Warspeak has relentlessly crept into most aspects of American life and public discourse.
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Everyone is a work in progress — even these household names.
Our first “Ask a Scientist” feature is all about the ever-growing universe.
The renowned author plans to publish a follow-up to the 1985 bestseller in September 2019.
How do we combat the roots of these hateful forces?
Wide Angle Motion Imagery (WAMI) is a surveillance game-changer. And it’s here.
The term “self-actualization” is often bandied about on the web, but how does one go about becoming self-actualized really?
Turning the office into a place of artistry.
The animal we fear most? Spiders.
What qualifies someone for the top position in American government?
A second step is to determine where violence concentrates and who is most at risk.
Access to trauma care is a race issue. It shouldn’t be.
Research suggests that you should adopt an ancient rhetorical method called ‘illeism’.
You can become a tree or even the soil supporting it.
Even more intriguing is the reason: recognizing facial expressions.
Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy, is a programmer. When he got the idea to begin posting free online classes, he was able to get the basic infrastructure in place […]
What inspired the Mona Lisa, China’s Terracotta Warriors, and more?
All supernovae are not created equal. After a 14 year investigation, the brightest ones have a surprising explanation. In 2006, astronomers witnessed a supernova that defied conventional explanation. Typically, supernovae […]
If ever there was a food that holds a lesson for building bridges in a fractured America, it’s the cabbage roll.
“If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” — Toni Morrison
Famous inventors and scientists submission to the daily grind
Your microbiome begins in your mouth. Why don’t we look there more often?
Maura O’Connor discusses her new book, Wayfinding: The Science and Mystery of How Humans Navigate the World.
Digitally recording historical sites could serve as insurance in the case of disaster.
No matter how long you wait, the matter that makes you probably won’t end up inside a black hole. It’s one of the most pervasive ideas out there: if you wait […]
America’s socialists owe a lot to one man, but what did he think about socialism?
There’s real, straightforward science behind the destruction of an Alderaan-sized planet. In all of science fiction, perhaps the most iconic moment of destruction occurs in 1977’s Star Wars: A New […]
The ‘People Map of the United States’ zooms in on America’s obsession with celebrity
Sure, Epicureans focused on seeking pleasure – but they also did so much more.