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Jokesters and serious Area 51 raiders would be met with military force.
He says his company would survive even if Instagram disappeared tomorrow.
Activist and Big Think reader Roy M. Arce explains his idea for a new community policing team and how it can halt vicious cycles of PTSD and homelessness.
The university will also offer partial financial aid to middle-income students.
New research compares the roles and political clout of royal women in eight societies spanning five continents and more than 4,000 years.
The term socialism makes political discourse difficult. Should we do away with it altogether?
A new study lays out a green (very green), data-driven plan to capture much of our atmosphere’s carbon pool.
The museum’s important call to document future history.
The global financial system is under an increasing amount of pressure to get with the times and evolve to the needs of its customers. Crises like the 2008 housing bubble’s […]
A new book from the former editor of El Mundo describes a culture of corruption in Spain’s press. In exchange for favorable coverage of politicians and corporations, bribes.
Bishop Omar Jahwar explains that before mentors can inspire others, they have to be inspired themselves.
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It’s the first major insurance company with operations in the U.S. to move away from coal.
One report claims the trade is better pay for fewer jobs over all. Other reports disagree.
The design ethicist did not hold back his concerns when talking to political leaders.
Astronaut company Virgin Galactic will become first to be publicly traded.
These effective strategies can minimize harmful moral grandstanding – in yourself and in others.
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The Evergreen National Education Prize offers monetary and promotional support to organizations helping low-income youths access education.
Is that what Jesus would have responded to the poll from Pew Research Center?
The strike is poised to happen on Amazon’s upcoming “Prime Day.”
The Doomsday clock has never been closer to midnight.
The U.S. Soccer Federation says “market realities” explain the pay gap. Others say it’s institutionalized sexism.
Compassion is one of several news values that determine if a story is published.
Ideas are plentiful; execution is another story.
Sometimes the way to rise to the top is by moving sideways.
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It isn’t surprising, but what’s behind the straight-white-male hegemony?
Study shows minerals sequester carbon for thousands of years, which may explain oxygen’s abundance in the atmosphere.
Why one expert believes it is knocking on death’s door.
Will the small petrol state soon be solar powered?