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Forensic cartography 101: Explain what Brasilia is doing on this map of 1920s South America.
From Newton to today's scientists, we're only seeing part of the story unfold.
Logos, pathos, and ethos can help you bring people over to your side.
We need electric planes, sustainable aviation fuels, and hybrid propulsion now, not later.
"We can't allow people to get sick," President Donald Trump said from the Oval Office.
You’ve seen a black hole’s event horizon for the first time thanks to them. But they’re only getting started. Earlier this year, 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration revealed the first […]
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Academics are often attacked for having the audacity to pursue their research wherever it leads. But engaging with difficult, challenging ideas is a large part of what academia is about.
Charles Koch Foundation
Appraising a ubiquitous feature among modern folk.
Countless top-down reforms haven't improved the U.S. education system; can community-based education make a difference?
yes. every kid.
Scientists say it might even rain on the exoplanet, dubbed K2-18b.
Is it time media outlets stop publishing the names and photographs of mass shooters?
A new study contradicts some popular wisdom that says sharing your goals is always a bad idea.
Clusters of bot boats may offer cities dynamic solutions to rising waters.
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While fewer companies these days rely solely on interviews in deciding who to hire, interviews still have value in that they can reveal the difference between a candidate as a […]
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Specialization in education is just one way of optimizing the system for the future.
yes. every kid.
He lost his passion for poetry and other aesthetic, spiritual interests.
Political activism may get people invested in politics, and affect urgently needed change, but it comes at the expense of tolerance and healthy democratic norms.
Charles Koch Foundation
Moving the needle forward on psychedelic research.