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"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 […]
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 […]
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.
One Juul representative told high-school students that Juul products were "99% safer than cigarettes," according to congressional testimony.
In 2018, The New York Times published a comprehensive expose on the burgeoning crypto movement that detailed the luxurious lives of the newly crypto rich. The article, aptly titled, “Everyone […]
Bill Maher called for fat shaming last week. His argument makes sense.
Critics complain that Maslow's hierarchy of needs focuses too much on the West. Yet other cultures often have similar ideas about personal development.
A group of at least 20 kids in Spain gets a rare illness with historical roots.
The large-scale study got it right for 83 percent of participants. Would you take the blood test?