The Present

Kids say the darndest things. They’re also far more adept at workflow management than adults are. What can we learn from them? 

Two-thirds of the achievement gap for American children is due to the “summer learning loss”. Here’s how we fix that.

We know that body language reveals a lot. But language is an even bigger tell if you know what to look for. 

North Korea has a long history of making bellicose threats that defy global norms. So does that mean the country’s leaders are irrational, and will act irrationally?

Researchers tracked academic achievement, social cognition, executive function, and creativity in a longitudinal study of kids across the socioeconomic spectrum. 

When it comes to ISIS, terrorism, and global and domestic instability, America has been its own worst enemy.

Men are barbarians, while women are civilizing. Or at least, that’s how the stereotype goes.    

A supervised learning algorithm can predict clinical depression much earlier and more accurately than trained health professionals.

Raising money for charity is one thing. Knowing where to give it is another. When some charities are 100 times more effective than others, a world champion poker player knows how to spot who’s bluffing.

The one thing both extremes of Left and Right agree on. 

A study reveals the unexpected financial benefits of joining a fraternity.

The positive effect of bilingualism may be particularly beneficial for kids who grow up in low-income households, an environment that usually has negative effects on cognitive performance.

Want to live in an energy efficient masterpiece? This startup has turned a costly overhaul into an opportunity for investors.

Researchers believe it may help uncover the secret to how the pyramid was built.

Though the sample size was small, the results are compelling.

In an age of bountiful data, there’s dark potential for how corporations and judicial systems could use private details to discriminate against innocent people.

Civil wars are a particularly brutal type of conflict. Warring sides are trapped inside a single border, the fighting can last decades, and peace may not last once the fighting stops.

You mad, bro? The way that Facebook (and Twitter) manipulates your brain should be the very thing that outrages us the most.

Richard Thaler is trying to simplify economics. So they gave him the Nobel Prize.

Are you more likely to think everything is going well with your finances if the politics of your country’s leaders align with yours? One new study says yes. 

A children’s hospital is “the first of many solar + storage projects going live” on the island, Elon Musk announced.  

Forty percent of Americans sleep less than seven hours per night, and that’s a problem.

Considering that the United States remains the world’s only superpower, that begs the question: How informed are Americans when it comes to their country’s vast global power?

Several interpretations of the Constitution say that Trump has already broken the law by threatening free speech concerning the NFL. When can we start impeachment proceedings?

Should there be a ceiling to the ambitions of Silicon Valley? It seems like a decisive “no,” according to the people who want to build new societies online, atop the ocean, and on Mars. 

Mark Twain once said that God created war so that Americans would learn geography. Twain died before World War I, but his sardonic remark still has meaning.

Following 14,000 people since the 1940s, these cohort studies offer insights into parenting, education, health, and the impact of poverty.

Here’s how the government improves your life without you knowing it.

Here’s what Israel Guillen learned about life by studying 8 hours a day during his 22-year prison sentence.

A Midwestern university has created a first-of-its-kind program in medicinal plant chemistry that focuses on marijuana.