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A new study challenges international life expectancies.

Many believe that the internet has made it easier for us to participate in political activism. But is that really true?

The Lumina Foundation lays out steps for increasing access to quality post-secondary education credentials.

During World War II, the U.S. incarcerated over 100,000 Japanese Americans in concentration camps throughout the West.

Zizek is on the left and dislikes political correctness. How does that work out?

Atheism doesn’t offer much beyond non-belief, can secular humanism fill the gaps?

A large new study pinpoints a technique to achieving better grades and success in life.

Ever wondered how much you’re worth?

He goes on and on about ideology, but what does it mean?

Here are some practical ways to disagree and get along with someone at the same time.

Researchers recruited more than 1000 polyamorous participants.

Study finds both a possible rise in gender equality and gender differentiation.

It shows Europe divided into two bafflingly unfamiliar blocs – what do red and blue stand for?

Pulitzer Prize-winner Jared Diamond explains why some nations make it through epic crises and why others fail.

At 18 percent of the population, Hispanics account for 67.2 percent of U.S. net homeownership gains.

The results contradict the popular assumption that men react far more strongly to pornography.

New research compares the roles and political clout of royal women in eight societies spanning five continents and more than 4,000 years.

Когда рак на горе свистнет.

Here’s what neuroscience and psychology have to say about how people humanize and dehumanize one another.

The Evergreen National Education Prize offers monetary and promotional support to organizations helping low-income youths access education.

The Doomsday clock has never been closer to midnight.

Why one expert believes it is knocking on death’s door.

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.

Singing is universal. It is found in all cultures and, despite protestations of tone deafness, the vast majority of people can sing.

Changing people’s minds isn’t how we end polarization. Tolerance is the gateway to peaceful coexistence.

From religious wars to French poison conspiracies to the counterculture, we look at the origins of Satanism.

A large new study uses an online game to inoculate people against fake news.

New research suggests that a healthy supply of locally-sourced beer helped maintain the unity of the widespread Wari civilization for about 500 years.

Former president of the ACLU Nadine Strossen discusses whether our society should always defend free speech rights, even for groups who would oppose such rights.