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Techno-fixes will not get us where we need to be to stop the effects of climate change.
It makes no “makes no economic or energy sense.”
The realism of video games takes storytelling to another level.
GenTech aren’t happy about how their data is being collected and used.
We put presidents on our money, but isn’t there more to life than politics?
The Hermeus Corporation recently received seed funding to begin building a hypersonic jet that would travel twice the speed of the now-retired Concorde.
Despite the negative rhetoric, Europeans are getting more liberal about immigration.
Cornell University researchers propose using biology to transform the storage of sustainable energy.
Many of us don’t fit perfectly into existing social narratives. But we can still find our own way.
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Soon, residents will be able to pick fruits and vegetables — for free.
Elon Musk took issue with recent ideas for space exploration from Jeff Bezos.
It may be growing in popularity, but is there anything substantive to this new wellness trend?
Researchers advance machine learning to create videos of people from single stills and paintings.
A recent study gives new meaning to the saying “fake it ’til you make it.”
Why do all of our virtual assistants have a female voice?
A new Gallup polls shows the rising support for socialism in the United States.
Where would you go if you could go anywhere?
A 2019 ranking of all 50 states’ education systems shows the Sunshine State serves its college students well.
Mega-rich entrepreneurs are taking us where no human being has gone before.
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Cook’s commencement speech at Tulane University urges students to take action.
Riots may ensue as more poor Americans recognize their “miserable” long-term prospects.
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How many abortions are actually performed? Survey dat reveal the complexity in the raging debate.
Despite being free to users, Facebook seems to have a monopoly on our speech, our data, and our lives.
The lost practice of face-to-face communication has made the world a more extreme place.
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Here’s why the Irish president believes students need philosophy.
What does the downward trend mean?
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Yemen leads the list of the most fragile nations, with the U.S. and U.K. among the “most worsened.”