Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Fiction writer and environmentalist T.C. Boyle on the crazy, contested world we might not be able to inhabit much longer, and what we’ll do after that.
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Fire-retardant gels and slimes combine the best attributes of water and foam.
Delaying or refusing vaccines for non-medical reasons is literally a killer choice. When it comes to issues at the intersection of science and society, there are all sorts of things that […]
For the first time, light that comes from behind a black hole has been spotted.
The response to the pandemic illustrates five actions we can take to address the global climate change crisis.
Taking time for thoughtful consideration has fallen out of fashion, writes Emily Chamlee-Wright. How can we restore good faith and good judgement to our increasingly polarized conversations?
Jokesters and serious Area 51 raiders would be met with military force.
Climate change is a dire threat, perhaps it is time to put the people who created and denied the problem on trial?
“Secret Service passes for working White House journalists should never be weaponized,” Fox News’ president said in a statement.
The lawsuit claims the administration violated the First Amendment when it revoked the press credentials of reporter Jim Acosta.
It now moves to a full hearing in front of the arbitrator.
Scientists claim that huge rogue waves account for the disappearance of ships in the Bermuda Triangle.
Please tell me that Internet trolls didn’t just get a huge leg up.
Can we make progress in a world in which we don’t trust our institutions?
More and more companies are in the grip of a new phenomenon: “metric fixation.” Here’s what’s wrong with it.
When we place the known objects in the Solar System in order, four inner, rocky worlds and four, outer, giant worlds stand out. Traditionally, these were defined as planets. Will […]
Amid all the troubling stats about flu season, here’s a little bit of positive news from Georgia State University.
Fatih Akin has first-hand experience of strong cultural cross-winds. Ethnically Turkish and raised in Germany, he has made many films dealing with sudden dislocation and how people respond to it.
100,000 years of human history and young adulthood is still getting weirder. Noël Wells on art, power, and our super dark times.
The reason why illuminates a certain bias we all seem to have.
How serious is the charge against President Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort, indicted for conspiring against the United States?
Several interpretations of the Constitution say that Trump has already broken the law by threatening free speech concerning the NFL. When can we start impeachment proceedings?
For thousands of years, all over the world, we’ve told tales of monsters and the undead. Why? Aaron Mahnke, creator of the ‘Lore’ podcast, on the hunger for mystery.
Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Humanities scholar Stephen Greenblatt on one particular story that just won’t let us go.
Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Artificial Intelligence inventor Ben Goertzel on thinking (and feeling) machines.
Spain and the US have very similar compulsory school hours and homework requirements. There’s a good argument for rallying against this trend.
Millions of Muslims marched to Karbala, Iraq even after suicide bombing and continued threats by ISIL. The Arbaeen pilgrimage continues to be a show of religious freedom.
The way to greatness requires us to look forwards, not backwards. “Whenever I found out anything remarkable, I have thought it my duty to put down my discovery on paper, […]
Spontaneous, deep talk on surprise topics. Author Jodi Picoult and host Jason Gots talk comic books, social justice, and why white Americans need to take the risk (and the consequences) of talking honestly about race and class privilege.
Believe it or not, life for the vast majority of Americans has improved under President Obama. From health and wellbeing to economic stability and quality of life, Americans are living […]