Politics & Current Affairs

Scientists feel under attack. This is how they’re fighting back.

At least 25% of the land that captures carbon is in the hands of indigenous people.

A recent psychology study examines the importance of intellectual humility in decision-making related to politics, health and work.

The highest paid athlete in history does not live in modern times. That person lived in Ancient Rome.

DEFCON hackers find it’s really easy to hack U.S. voting machines.

Tesla Motors released updated plans for when its cars will be fully self-driving.  

Is moral superiority the reason American society is so polarized?

The Tokyo-based company is located on the 29th floor of a building, meaning all smoking breaks take at least 15 minutes.

Democracies can fail. They usually do. Van Jones on how America might become functional again. 

A new report from the IMF shows why income equality hurts everyone and proposes higher taxes on the wealthy and investigating universal basic income.

A Clinton Global Initiative event at Northeastern University highlights the work of its alums.

Scotland and Canada also announced they’re getting off of coal completely.

Socrates: what a dummy. 

Tesla founder Elon Musk is in talks with the governor of Puerto Rico to help rebuild the island’s power grid using Tesla technologies. 

Other tech unveiled includes a (somewhat creepy) AI personal photographer, new VR gear, and a very affordable mini assistant.

The story of the 1920 law holding up relief efforts in Puerto Rico after hurricane Maria.

The US island territory of Puerto Rico, recently devastated by category 4 hurricane Maria, remains without electricity.

The US Navy will begin swapping out expensive periscope joysticks in exchange for off-the-shelf Xbox controllers. 

The off-kilter war of words between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un reminds us of better, funnier insults.

There was a silver lining for patients who have heart disease or diabetes. 

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent remarks about the future with artificial intelligence prompted alarm from Elon Musk.

A new study shows the effectiveness of medical marijuana in preventing the abuse of prescription drugs.

Infographics show our attitudes about privacy and keeping our data secure online.

An eruption from a supervolcano could be catastrophic. Here’s NASA’s plan and how sensible it is.   

The strategy of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) that kept the world safe for over 50 years may no longer matter in the modern world.

Treating the theological and the political as warring forces stops us from looking at the more surprising ways that they interact and inform each other.

From its symbolism within the Seven Kingdoms, to its political allegory for all of us beyond it, the season seven finale is an epic set-up for the final showdown.

The world’s largest oil and gas company may be its own worst enemy.   

Religiosity can lead to intolerance for outside groups. Luckily, there are counterweights to this.   

Among other things, researchers found that there are two subgroups of the Alt-Right, but that the more economically motivated members may buy into White Supremacy over time.