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America's railway infrastructure brought to you by: China.
Scientific innovation is not only one of America’s greatest successes, but also what makes America great.
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Why is the pope's visit to America a big deal? Aside from the sheer number of Catholics in the United States, Pope Francis inspires people the world over with the way he leads the Catholic Church.
Studies show that television shows featuring minorities help us ease our attitudes toward people who are "different." We look back at the past thirty years and see how that came to be.
Lying is deception. It’s also human: 60 percent of us can’t go for longer than 10 minutes without doing it.
Why the argument that “this idea is absurd” is no argument at all. “He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a rudder and […]
The Star Trek computer is close. Phasers can't be far behind.
Urbanization is increasing rapidly, worldwide. It's good for innovation, but is it good for people?
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Al Qaeda in Iraq took advantage of information age innovation to take hold and subvert counter-terrorism measures. Retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal's team had to adapt in order to contain this new enemy.
But especially for anyone who listened to your “Celebration of Creation” speech. “In science it often happens that scientists say, ‘You know that’s a really good argument; my position is […]
Laughter helps us cope with negative emotions, new research says, and that's a — comedic — relief.
Painting for Picasso was rule-breaking, serious business, but sculpture was rule-innocent child’s play.
Lemurs, humans, sea birds — they're all at risk. But we can change our fates if we choose to acknowledge what's happening.
Obesity isn't about an individual's choices. It's about the choices of a whole culture.
The median house price in London's most expensive borough is almost six times as high as in its cheapest one.
The world’s most powerful and influential nations are democracies that have been ineffective (at best) at combating climate change.
America is one of the wealthiest nations in the world, so how could people from much poorer ones be better off health-wise than us?
A plant that redefines the relationship between the industrial facilities and the community.
And is blue even a rare color for planets? “Whenever I gaze up at the moon, I feel like I’m on a time machine. I am back to that precious […]