The Present

“We need to get our priorities straight,” Warren said.

Why are we prioritizing completion, rather than actual learning?

On the latest episode of The Portal, the two men talk about the consequences of a public being shielded from battle.

A study of 323 uprisings against repressive regimes yields stunning insights.

We need electric planes, sustainable aviation fuels, and hybrid propulsion now, not later.

Academics are often attacked for having the audacity to pursue their research wherever it leads. But engaging with difficult, challenging ideas is a large part of what academia is about.

Countless top-down reforms haven’t improved the U.S. education system; can community-based education make a difference?

Is it time media outlets stop publishing the names and photographs of mass shooters?

Clusters of bot boats may offer cities dynamic solutions to rising waters.

Specialization in education is just one way of optimizing the system for the future.

Political activism may get people invested in politics, and affect urgently needed change, but it comes at the expense of tolerance and healthy democratic norms.

In 2018, The New York Times published a comprehensive expose on the burgeoning crypto movement that detailed the luxurious lives of the newly crypto rich. The article, aptly titled, “Everyone […]

Critics complain that Maslow’s hierarchy of needs focuses too much on the West. Yet other cultures often have similar ideas about personal development.

Correlation doesn’t equal causation — we all know this. Well, except robots.

Virtual borders have also been subtly dividing the world

How much are free online goods worth to people, anyway? Researcher attempt to find an answer.

A scientist in Sweden makes a controversial presentation at a future of food conference.

What can a learning space achieve when it’s optimized for both student and parent expression?

Politically incorrect speakers seem less calculated and more “real,” according to the authors of a new Berkeley study.

Could this be a new trend in the social media landscape?

The study is among the first to explore the relationship between emotional abilities, political ideologies, and prejudice.

Frank W. Abagnale says scammers don’t discriminate — here’s what you can do to protect yourself.

If you’re a great engineer, you can get ahead in Silicon Valley — to a certain extent.

Americans’ inability to agree on what is true and what is false is a problem for democracy.

What does fame have to do with merit, anyway?

But some say the settlement is a slap on the wrist.

Fashion Week, 2050

Can treating addiction as a disease work better than treating it as a vice?

If teachers weren’t taught to fear failure, could they see greater success in the mission of education?

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