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Cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker reminds us that innuendo and euphemism yield better quid pro quo results than an “or else” ultimatum.
Could Jerome Segal lead the country toward the utopia of our American dreams?
Around 9 percent of the U.S. population believe the Pizzagate theory is true.
The question is, how can we make employment fair for everyone?
A study of 323 uprisings against repressive regimes yields stunning insights.
In Upheaval, Jared Diamond points out the sad facts of American voter turnout.
Humans hate to surrender, but this clearly makes good sense.
Without a country to belong to, many of these people lack some of the most fundamental rights.
Wide Angle Motion Imagery (WAMI) is a surveillance game-changer. And it’s here.
Todd McLeod, the founder of Greater Commons, has a 12-step plan to transform higher education in the U.S., improve our lives, and improve society.
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Russia urges villagers to leave nuclear fallout area and then tells them to come back.
Silicon Valley started as a Republican stronghold. How did it turn so liberal?
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We know he is on the left, but why? And how left is left anyhow?
From the Revolutionary War, to Rosa Parks and #MeToo, whistleblowing and civil disobedience are in America’s DNA.
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Mass protests alone are never enough.
A new survey suggests that free money isn’t as popular as you’d suppose.
Why the effects of aging are detrimental to being the U.S. president.
Historian Maragaret O’Mara explains why a tech utopia was, and still might be, a pipe dream.
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Construction of the $500 billion dollar tech city-state of the future is moving ahead.
Researchers discover government agencies use facial recognition software on photos from local DMVs.
There are many reasons the student debt crisis is what it is, a few of them can be traced back to good ol’ Uncle Joe.
On the first episode of The Portal, Eric Weinstein and Peter Thiel discuss the future of education.
New research compares the roles and political clout of royal women in eight societies spanning five continents and more than 4,000 years.
A new book from the former editor of El Mundo describes a culture of corruption in Spain’s press. In exchange for favorable coverage of politicians and corporations, bribes.
Why one expert believes it is knocking on death’s door.
Less than 50 percent of Americans say they’re “extremely proud” to be American.
There’s more than one kind of wall that we can build. Building the right kind of wall might even be good for the U.S.
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China has long spied on its own citizens, but a new report shows how foreigners are increasingly falling under the nation’s watchful eye.
Lots of newspapers endorse candidates, but why? Does it actually help?