The Present

Can AI make better predictions about future crimes?

Can reading increase empathy and charitable thinking?

Here’s how to have a healthier relationship with politics.

Global warming has shown that permafrost is not so permanent after all.

Laws can’t stand by themselves. Professor James Stoner explains why.

Is the experience we call “love” felt the same in every language?

One in five people have ended sex because of bad bedroom talk. Here’s the data and science on how to do it right.

Technological advances in molecular biology could help fix the planet.

Considering strands of liberalism and how each determines right from wrong.

It’s the first American news channel to focus on African-American experiences.

Without regulations, implicit bias could shape artificial intelligence into a nightmare for some.

A new report calls on the departments of certain scientific fields to double the number of black students by 2030.

Ezra Klein offers good reasons to take a skeptical look at automation apocalypse theories.

Belief systems aren’t necessarily dangerous until they’re spread by someone with influence.

University of Utah research finds that men are especially well suited for fisticuffs.

The BYP Network is shining light on overlooked talent in certain industries.

Answer: When 22 men make more money than all of the women in Africa, an Oxfam study says absolutely.

Understanding society as an ever-changing archipelago, rather than as a fixed, closed structure.

Protest music is a natural feature of humanity.

On average, American households dump the equivalent of $1,900 worth of food a year.

No matter how arbitrary the distinction, human beings take affiliation very seriously.

Protect yourself and your personal information at all times on the internet.

61% said adopting a vegan diet was not enjoyable.

The tech billionaire Elon Musk releases a song where he performs himself.

If its claims are true, Clearview AI has quietly blown right past privacy norms to become the nightmare many have been fearing.

Proponents of drones in foreign conflicts argue that it reduces harm for civilians and U.S. military personnel alike. Here’s why that might be wrong.

The “holy grail” of relationships with your customer can be tricky to achieve, and even more complex to uphold.

Social media giants aren’t legally obligated to protect free speech. But they should. Former ACLU president Nadine Strossen explains why.

Graphene is insanely useful, but very difficult to produce — until now.

These seven subjects don’t teach toward the test, but they will help students lead happier, healthier, and smarter lives.