geopolitics
Even tyrants and despots offer wisdom worth heeding.
7 scholars and legal experts dissect what you can and can't say in America.
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"Deepfakes" and "cheap fakes" are becoming strikingly convincing — even ones generated on freely available apps.
Most people believe you can win an argument with facts - but when "facts" are so often subject to doubt, are personal experiences trusted more?
Dr. Eric Lander is a pioneer in genomics. What role will he play in the new administration?
Debating is cognitively taxing but also important for the health of a democracy—provided it's face-to-face.
The attack on the Capitol forces us to confront an existential question about privacy.
The AI constitution can mean the difference between war and peace—or total extinction.
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A new survey shows who believes what and how it differs from what Americans believe as a whole.
Research from MIT's School Effectiveness & Inequality Initiative found making college more affordable cut dropout rates and boosted degree attainment.
A deeper appreciation for science and less unnecessary spending could be in our future.
"The function of private media is to make money for the people who own the media. It is a business," Sanders said.
The United States and Russia are longtime geopolitical adversaries looking for a new way forward.
The U.S. does have one thing in its favor: Inertia. The fact that we have been #1 for so long means that we will continue to live off of past success for several years to come. But, we can't live on fumes forever.
To truly help developing societies, we need to answer their immediate needs.
What the average person in the Westernized world considers to be a big problem is rarely aligned with reality.