The Present

In the US Army, taking a knee has a special connotation.   

Sen. John McCain announced he’ll be voting against GOP legislation that would repeal the Affordable Care Act.

In an analysis of more than 140 million of its U.S. members, LinkedIn identified a key difference between how men and women present themselves in their profiles.

We are on the verge of the ‘Total Work’ dystopia, a prediction first made in 1948. Can Universal Basic Income wake us from our stupor?

By using the DoNotPay chatbot, you may be able to quickly file a small-claims case against Equifax for up to $25,000.

Anyone can develop a great eye for design, according to the designer who led the team that created the iPod.

The #1 problem with America’s mission to spread democracy? We don’t know how to do it.

As if.

Polygamy has been denounced by the Mormon church for more than 100 years. So why does the stereotype persist?

The most revelatory answers in life come from complex, diverse populations. Technology can open our eyes to what we’re missing and destroy our subconscious biases in one fell swoop.

Hans Monderman believed that societies could make roads safer by making drivers more uncertain, and therefore alert.

Scientists have developed an algorithm that reliably detects the signs of Alzheimer’s dementia before its onset. 

Social citizenship is both a feeling of belonging and a definable set of commitments and obligations associated with living in a place; it is not second-class national citizenship. 

Science gone horribly wrong. This infographic presents inventors where wiped out by their own creations. 

The Internet is all shadows and mirrors—but what if it were the central source of truth? Thanks to Blockchain technology, it’s a future that’s possible.

Elitism has come under fire since the recent wave of populist politics. But when we don’t listen to experts, we end up listening to politicians’ lies, says Richard Dawkins.

A new study finds a link between a desire for uniqueness and a willingness to believe in conspiracy theories.

How to be media savvy? Sample ideas you disagree with, and be duly skeptical of celebrity journalists.

Spoiler alert!

Renowned linguist and public intellectual MIT Professor Noam Chomsky offers his take on the Trump administration and its troubles with Russia.

Is your Facebook wall more of a façade? Data shows that people are brutally honest with Google, but that Facebook is a pack of shameless lies.

The Job Guarantee is a policy proposal that would have the state function as an employer of last resort.

A paper argues that the younger generation is no better at technology and multitasking than older people. 

Would you rather learn philosophy from James Franco or a professor of philosophy? Well, now you don’t have to choose.

Historian Alfred McCoy explains why American power is coming to an end and lays out his vision for the new global order.

Sometimes single words contain whole worlds. Here are some of the best.

You might think philosophy is a boy’s club. We are here to correct that misconception. 

What happens to a nation that only reads headlines? They get journalists who chase clicks, rather than facts.

We used to use technology. Now technology uses us. Silicon Valley ethicist Tristan Harris explains how the attention economy hijacked our self-worth for profit.

Creators of the mega-hit tv show “Game of Thrones” face growing controversy over their next show.