The Present

Bernie Sanders reveals an even bigger plan than Elizabeth Warren, but does it go too far?

How much bravery can and should we expect from police officers?

Jonathan Zimmerman explains why teachers should invite, not censor, tough classroom debates.

Codetermination is one of the most interesting ideas you’ve never heard of.

It marks another milestone in SpaceX’s long-standing effort to make spaceflight cheaper.

A loophole signed into law during the Bush administration has been fiendishly tough to close.

The world’s richest people could breeze through a climate disaster – for a price.

Your next payday could be all digital.

Andrew Yang argues that the Alaska Permanent Fund shows the path to implementing a nationwide universal basic income.

What are the plans, and are they enough?

The surprising results come from a new GLAAD survey.

Big data is here to save your dinner.

Country music deserves better cultural ambassadors.

Facebook was careful to say that Libra is not maintained internally and is instead serviced by a non-profit collective of companies.

The Flynn effect shows people have gotten smarter, but some research claims those IQ gains are regressing. Can both be right?

New research suggests that a healthy supply of locally-sourced beer helped maintain the unity of the widespread Wari civilization for about 500 years.

Former president of the ACLU Nadine Strossen discusses whether our society should always defend free speech rights, even for groups who would oppose such rights.

How do you do justice to the truth in a headline-driven world?

Beyond Beef sizzles and marbleizes just like real beef, Beyond Meat says.

A new study shows that most people have advice for their younger self that tends towards a few important areas.

The pizza giant Domino’s partners with a Silicon Valley startup to start delivering pizza by robots.

The war machine needs fuel, perhaps so much as to make protecting oil redundant.

An elegant, 400-year-old means of navigating the stars takes flight.

Albert Einstein is synonymous with genius. While we’re all aware of his outstanding contributions to science, much of his brilliance is incomprehensible to us because it pertains to such an […]

The tactics that work now won’t work for long.

By working together, and learning from one another, we can build better systems.

Here’s why generalists triumph over specialists in the new era of innovation.

A new paper suggests gun licensing laws could be curbing violence in two main ways.

The Tesla Motors CEO has plans for a James Bond-like car that drives on and under water.

We may not learn and grow beyond the #MeToo era if we keep thinking in black and white, says comedian Pete Holmes.