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Politics as partisan blood sport may be fun to watch but may undermine discourse necessary for democracy. A study finds that online town halls may re-engage potential voters in the political process.
Four former university presidents speak up for the liberal arts.
Why the 2015 Israeli elections are witness to big shifts in how minorities vote and why that’s bad news for Benjamin Netanyahu.
From serving newborns to treating hospice patients, music can be used in medical and psychological treatment with surprising – and real – results.
On the eve of elections in Israel, a snapshot of the divisions in American Jewish opinion toward the Jewish state and what lies behind them.
Florida’s coastal populations and its economy face serious threats from rising sea levels caused by global climate change. The state’s response could set an example for other nations around the world.
Either or statements about the causes of obesity don’t lead to better policies or solutions. The conversation needs to change, but where do we start?
The dawn of self-driving vehicles will likely lead to the sunset of the modern police force as rule-abiding cars eliminate the need for traffic enforcement.
As digital connectivity increases, personal connectedness can lose out. What is that doing to children?
The band’s first US hit wasn’t ‘Satisfaction.’ Released in March 1965, ‘The Last Time’ possessed stylistic flairs that would predict the band’s future success.
The firestorm over the Republican “open letter” to Iran may be an indication of things to come in a digital era where everyone can talk to anyone.
Emerging research looks at new ways to measure the ecological footprint of cities, a key step to making them more environmentally benign and perhaps more livable.
The desire of some lawmakers to subject the Fed to extra scrutiny betrays a misunderstanding of central bank independence and monetary policy.
3/14 on the calendar approximates the first three digits of the mathematical constant π. Math nerds will celebrate with baked goods, but π is a deeper, nobler entity.
The company is bowing to pressure to take the food whitener titanium dioxide out of its powdered sugar.
Does distrust of scientists happen on both sides of the ideological divide?
Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection depicts the fully-formed artist – a blues musician, yes, but also a performer of string-band, country and pop songs.
Carbon capture and storage – pumping CO2 from power plants underground – is required for dramatic cuts on CO2 emissions. Why is adoption of this technology losing steam?
A 480 million year old fossil recently unearthed in Morocco fills in some of the evolutionary story for arthropods, members of the largest animal phylum on Earth.
Recent research suggests a new way to look at the famous prisoner’s dilemma and how the results could help us better understand human behavior and encourage cooperation.
Because a photograph came from a machine – not a human hand – many were not entirely sure if it could be called art.
How do these massive sea turtles stay on target as they migrate hundreds of miles through featureless open ocean?
Classrooms are places of genuine human engagement, debate, thought and passion. Guns undermine the openness and vulnerability necessary for learning.
Letting workers have more control over their schedules could help them get more sleep.