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Richard Reeves explains the big problems facing men today — and why no one is talking about them.
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Why do the worst people rise to power? University College London professor Brian Klaas responds.
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Sabine Hossenfelder discusses the physics of… dead grandmothers?
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Educator Irshad Manji emphasizes that diversity is a fact of life, and it should be harnessed to unite society rather than divide it. Recognizing that humans tend to react defensively […]
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How World War II codebreaker Alan Turing invented modern AI.
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Why the best negotiators are nice, not tough.
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How America became a fragile nation — and how it can get its resilience back.
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A University of Oxford professor explains how conscious machines are possible.
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