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How much do citizens really value free elections?
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Fraud is a $5 trillion “industry.” But not all its perpetrators look alike. Kelly Richmond Pope, a professor of accounting, breaks down who commits fraud — and why.
The pseudoscience phrenology swept the popular imagination, and its practitioners made a mint preying on prejudices, gullibility, and misinformation.
"I grew up in New Jersey in the 1970s and that experience gave me everything I needed to become a skeptic."
The paper does not prove the existence of dark matter, but it mostly eliminates a rival theory called Modified Newtonian Dynamics.
How to figure out the right amount of time for any project.
In the early stages of the hot Big Bang, there were only free protons and neutrons: no atomic nuclei. How did the first elements form from them?
Hundreds of millions of animals get killed for meat every day.
Our intuitive understanding of time is very different from a physicist's understanding of time. How do we reconcile these views?
Stem cells from a fetus can live within the mother for decades — and help her heal.
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It just takes one “yes.” Wharton professor Jonah Berger shares his three tips for getting what you want from others.
The evidence that pollution causes cancer is weak. Lifestyle factors, like smoking, obesity, and alcohol, matter far more.
In the early stages of the hot Big Bang, matter and antimatter were (almost) balanced. After a brief while, matter won out. Here's how.
Instead of fear, his delusions bring him cheer. His psychiatrist embraces them.
A new generation of leaders is forging a path for 21st-century capitalism that’s both profitable and socially responsible.
When ancient humans stared into the darkness, they imagined monsters. Today, staring into the future, AI is the monster.
The sooner you can admit what’s swimming beneath the surface, the sooner you can improve your life.
The modern attention economy hijacks our ability to focus, but an ancient technique offers a means to get it back.
The tonal Native American language differentiates words based on pitch and makes Spanish conjugation look like child’s play.