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Despite what optimists within the White House may believe, the odds are not good that Obama will repeat 1996, when Bill Clinton made a startling political comeback.
An Australian-based firm's $3.9 billion bid for a coal mine in Mozambique says much about its ambitions and the battle that giant mining firms will face in securing Africa's resources.
In the next five years, the American Society of Civil Engineers estimates that the United States will have to spend more than one trillion dollars simply to sustain what we already have.
A clothing company has begun marketing a pair of cargo pants with solar panels sewn into its pockets. The panels are designed to charge personal electronic devices.
How can the government regulate the neutrality of the Internet? Isn't that a contradiction in terms? Stephan Kinsella says government regulation of the Internet will stifle business.
The idea of a 'space elevator' has been around since the late 1800s. Until now, there wasn't a material strong enough to build it. Then carbon nanotubes stepped in.
A new law overhauls the way the federal government supports private-sector R&D, and one of the main ways the government hopes to support R&D is with prizes. Lots of prizes.
Couples who avoid sex before marriage end up having happier, more stable relationships and a better time in bed, according to psychologists. Should sex wait until one's wedding night?
Do you have to be religious to see a face in burnt toast? Probably not, but believers are more likely to attribute such a face to Jesus (1). Believer in […]
Technology goliath IBM just released its top five predictions for the next five years. We agree with all of their sensible forecasts -- with some additional thoughts. 1. Yes, You Too Can Be […]
Let me recommend to you this fine review of this season's best movie. Once again, I think the Coen brothers more than flirt with nihilism. The murderous violence of the film […]
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Autism science is making great strides, but the search for a cure remains "a marathon, not a sprint." The challenge is not one disorder but many.
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New drugs for patients may be on the horizon, but "early, intense" behavioral treatment remains "the very best intervention for autism."
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Four out of five autism sufferers are male. Is something in men’s genes—or brain structure—causing the gap?
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Autism isn’t on the rise: it’s just getting defined better, and diagnosed more.
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Autism sufferers unquestionably have feelings. It’s processing those feelings—and reading them in others—that they struggle with.
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Many kids are vaccinated at age two, the same age at which autism is often first noticed. But the "evidence" that one causes the other doesn't wash.
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The symptoms of autism are better understood than its causes; psychiatrists classify the disorder as having two major components: impaired social cognition and a tendency toward narrow interests and repetitive […]
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There is not a single gene that triggers autism, but more likely dozens of genes that enhance the risk of autism.
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Big Think presents a conversation between top experts highlighting cutting-edge autism research.