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Americans say we value free speech, but recent surveys suggest we love the ideal more than practice, a division that will harm more than it protects.
Charles Koch Foundation
Military recruits are supposed to be assessed to see whether they're fit for service. What happens when they're not?
The climate change we're witnessing is more dramatic than we might think.
Progressive America would be half as big, but twice as populated as its conservative twin.
4mins
Journalism got a big wake up call in 2016. Can we be optimistic about the future of media?
Could consciousness all come down to the way things vibrate?
The answer has nothing at all to do with the Higgs boson. In this Universe, there are very few fundamental properties that cannot be derived from something simpler. The rules governing […]
What defines a dark horse? The all-important decision to pursue fulfillment and excellence.
Facing mounting pressure from the public and government agencies, the e-cigarette maker announced major changes to its business model on Tuesday.
The ability to speak clearly, succinctly, and powerfully is easier than you think
The lawsuit claims the administration violated the First Amendment when it revoked the press credentials of reporter Jim Acosta.
Be glad your name isn't attached to any of these bad ideas.
We've tried talking with apes for nearly a century. How far have we got?
The new offices will be built in New York's Long Island City and Viriginia's Arlington.
Dozens of mummified cats were dug up this week. This isn't as shocking as you might think.
We know the dangers of too little sleep. Now for the other side of the story.
Detailed (and beautiful) information on 57 million crop fields across the U.S. and Europe are now available online.
A Muslim professor teaches how religions can co-exist.
California's raging fires show how climate change can unleash totally new—and deadly—kinds of weather.