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Ali Wyne interviews Graham Allison, the author of Essence of Decision: Explaining the Cuban Missile Crisis, a book that swiftly and significantly altered our understanding of how policy decisions are executed. 

So Cato Institute president Ed Crane is taking an “early retirement” and megabucks former BB&T CEO John Allison is set to take his place. It’s easy to see why Allison […]

Wallison argues that it was we will never be able to eliminate moral hazard from banking simply because the banks are backed by the government.

Mixed messages and competing interests have left college students feeling lost and stressed.

Psychologists often view relationship power imbalances through three unique dynamics.

Bolsheviks planned to erect a towering monument to the socialist cause, but their quixotic ideas never got off the ground.

Opponents of 19th-century American imperialism were not above body-shaming the personification of the U.S. government.

Metal really does sometimes stick to some people’s skin. Here’s the science of why. Every once in a while, a claim comes along that wildly challenges the mainstream scientific narrative. These […]

New research sheds light on the indoctrination process of radical extremist groups.

Did you know that American politics has become polarized? Shocking news, we know, but in case your news feed wasn’t evidence enough, Pew Research Center has been tracking the phenomenon […]

There is no going "back to normal."

New research suggests you can't fake your emotional state to improve your work life — you have to feel it.

A good apology can do great things. A bad one can cause trouble. Know the difference.

On May 4, 1970, the National Guard shot and killed four students during an anti-war protest. The massacre went on to change American culture forever.

A team of scientists created a new type of robot inspired by an octopus, and it could be a major breakthrough in the field.

One study says reduce red meat consumption; another says enjoy. Which should we believe?

When we split something into its most fundamental, indivisible components, are we truly seeing something that’s point-like, or is there a finite minimum size? Imagine that you wanted to know what […]

New technology could predict cancer up to 5 years in advance.

Why do all of our virtual assistants have a female voice?

A new study shows success in a series of Phase 2 trials.

The results of a recent trial found that a new oral immunotherapy regimen could have life-saving potential.

We all know sleeping with your ex is a bad idea, or is it?

In the 1990s, the two scientists made key discoveries that led to the development of promising new cancer-fighting immunotherapy drugs.

The Thucydides Trap leads us to believe a U.S.-China war is inevitable. But is a 2,400-year-old school of thought really what the U.S. should base its foreign policy on?

Environmental concerns have caused some to opt-out of reproduction, both to help the planet and to protect their would-be children.

What’s the difference between “point-like” and what we can actually state? “When we think about the present, we veer wildly between the belief in chance and the evidence in favour of […]

Most teaching textbooks aren't evidence-based according to a new report, so where should teachers go to keep their skills up to date?

Remember to set your clocks tonight if you live somewhere that observes daylight saving time. In the meantime, we can question why so much of the world sticks with outdated Imperial Time. 

Big decisions made now can open up future paths toward working again with a past employer. This means that, in one respect, you can be like LeBron James.

There have been many supernovae in the Milky Way seen over the past 2,000 years, but nobody ever saw the most recent ones! Image credit: NASA/CXC/NCSU/K.Borkowski et al. “When I […]