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Freedom and democracy are great, but our understanding of what those things are has changed a lot since we came up with them.
People often say, “I’m just not a math person,” but the truth is that no one’s brain is hardwired for math.
Talking about climate change doesn’t have to be an argument over Thanksgiving dinner. Some people, though maybe not all, can be persuaded.
The Justice Department has long held the view that a sitting president cannot be indicted. However there is a fail-safe mechanism in the law reserved for special circumstances.
Some Democrats and political analysts are calling Trump an ‘unindicted co-conspirator’ after his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty to eight felonies.
The updated recommendations come in the wake of research that shows an alarming rise of colon and rectal cancer among young adults.
In her vivid, dreamlike new book of short stories, Florida is a humid, seething organism that wants to eat you. Snake-infested. Full of sinkholes. A thing to resist, get lost in, surrender to, and sometimes, temporarily escape.
As the popularity of sparkling waters grows, many wonder if it represents a fresh turning point or a crisp new snake oil.
The famed author and public intellectual has a bone to pick with the American legal system.
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There is a more accurate date for when American independence from Great Britain was declared.
The Green New Deal is an ambitious attempt to fight climate change, but is it destined to hit the political skids?
New evidence emerges that microplastics eaten by marine animals may be traveling up the food chain to our plates.
The fascinating HBO documentary ‘Elvis Presley: The Searcher’ looks at Elvis’s practice of re-making black hits for his white audience. Was it cultural appropriation or just love of the material?
America’s greatest international impact since World War 2 has been through its diplomacy, not its wars.
The healthiest end-of-day sleep is 6 to 8 hours, but not more. Or less. As for napping, it depends on how you want to wake up.
If confirmed by future observations, this would be the most significant discovery of liquid water on Mars yet.
Haley, who’s at times been both a supporter and critic of the president, reportedly “shocked” White House officials by announcing the end of her two-year tenure as a U.N. ambassador.
Two men formerly close to President Donald Trump are now facing prison in a development that could prove consequential for Trump’s longevity in office and the U.S. political system in general.
A team at MIT has discovered that human brains are capable of “seeing” ghost images hidden between groups of patterns captured by single-pixel cameras.
China’s rise has necessitated a global PR push. It includes influencing how the movies you watch depict China.
Why self-control makes your life better, and how to get more of it.
The most valuable college majors will prepare students for a world right out a science fiction novel.
The buildings of the future will be fluid, impermanent, and in constant transformation. But will human nature catch up?
50 years ago the city of Chicago erupted in a legendary police riot.
Catch up on the phenomenon known as ASMR, which is exploding in popularity and may be linked to the appeal of religion.
We often praise selfless action, but it is even possible?
The European Commission is about to pass some laws regulating the future of the Internet. Here’s how to make sure these laws are fair and just.
A set of new studies that used large-scale computer simulations found that life might be more common throughout other universes than previously thought.