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Eli Pariser explains why we can't just think of civility as being polite to one another.
Charles Koch Foundation
Bernie speaks again about what democratic socialism means, and raises a debate about what freedom is.
Experts say two emerging meat alternatives will challenge the conventional meat industry.
A surprise on the far side of the Moon.
It's the secret ingredient that makes cooperation—and civilization—possible.
A new study in Spain displays the powerful effects of empathy.
There aren’t any holes in the Universe at all. What actually exists is far more interesting. Somewhere, far away, if you believe what you read, there’s a hole in the […]
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Jonathan Rauch explains why the internet is so hostile to the truth, and what we can do to change that.
Institute for Humane Studies
How can a misfolded protein be behind some of the strangest and deadliest diseases out there?
Stop prescribing advice and start helping people come up with their own solutions.
The report comes amid calls for antitrust investigations into big tech.
How does the largest welfare program imaginable have libertarian supporters?
Should you find yourself speaking to a group of people and not connecting, you’re stuck in a situation that seemingly benefits no one. For some people it seems to come […]
Surrounding counties boast even higher increases.
Creating more neural circuits through visual landmarking not only benefits your spatial orientation, it could keep Alzheimer's disease at bay.
If we don’t push the frontiers of physics, we’ll never learn what lies beyond our current understanding. At a fundamental level, what is our Universe made of? This question has […]
