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Dissatisfaction is often linked to scandals and economic shocks.
It's estimated that $68 trillion will pass down from Boomers to millennials. Here's how ultra-rich families can do the most amount of good with what they inherit.
The separation of church and state is being dismantled one bill at a time.
With tens of thousands of satellites requiring AI-control to avoid collisions, a single solar flare could everything. Over the next few years, the night sky and the volume of space […]
Come to grips with the fundamentals of graphic design and master the field's top tools.
A.I. hasn't come for our jobs just yet, but it can figure out who is looking for a new one.
A fascinating new book tells the untold stories of two women, Jackie Cochran and Jerrie Cobb, who could have been first. On June 18, 1983, the Space Shuttle Challenger launched with […]
Smoking is not just habit-based but is deeply entwined with emotions.
Will Storr has written a masterful guide to writing with "The Science of Storytelling."
One of NASA’s original great observatories, Spitzer showed us the infrared Universe as never before. On January 30, 2020, NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope was retired after a 17 year mission. Prior […]
New research shows how Americans feel about genetic engineering, human enhancement and automation.
Do you get worried or angry? Ever forget to tithe? One minister has bad news for you.
Why a 400-mile enclosure around the North Sea is not as crazy as it sounds
Check out the curriculum for the nation's first cannabis-focused bachelor's program.
From gun control to immigration, Americans remain split on a handful of contentious issues.
A volcano in California is a hot spot for conspiracy theorists.
Black hole mergers are some of the most energetic events in the Universe. Could the gravitational waves they produce ever harm us? The Universe is not a static, stable place. Out […]
A deep-learning model identifies a powerful new drug that can kill some antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
MIT engineers devise a decision map to identify the best mission type to deflect an incoming asteroid.