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/ 12 months agoRansom or realism? A closer look at Biden’s prisoner swap deal with Iran
The hostage swap between the U.S. and Iran may be an important step in a new nuclear deal between the West...
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/ 12 months agoThe president loves ice cream, and a senator has a new girlfriend – these personal details may seem trivial, but can help reduce political polarization
When politicians talk more about their personal lives and less about politics, it makes people from the opposing side of the...
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/ 12 months agoCan at-home DNA tests predict how you’ll respond to your medications? Pharmacists explain the risks and benefits of pharmacogenetic testing
Genetic testing can help take the guesswork out of finding the right treatment. For certain diseases. To an extent.
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/ 12 months agoAnxiety can often be a drag on creativity, upending the trope of the tortured artist
A psychiatrist explains the many ways anxiety can hinder, color or compel creativity.
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/ 12 months ago¿Busca un “paraíso climático” en EE.UU. alejado del calor y los riesgos de catástrofe? Buena suerte
Incluso los “paraísos climáticos” se enfrentan a un futuro más arriesgado, y las infraestructuras a menudo no se construyen para hacer...
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/ 12 months agoSi la ansiedad está en mi cerebro, ¿por qué me late el corazón? Un psiquiatra explica la neurociencia y la fisiología del miedo
Aunque emociones como el miedo y la ansiedad se originan en el cerebro, al final recorren el cuerpo y hacen que...
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/ 12 months agoHunter Biden is the latest presidential child to stain a White House reputation − but others have shined it up
Politics, age and gender combine to shape the understanding of presidents’ families – and the presidents themselves.
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/ 12 months agoAs climate change warms rivers, they are running out of breath – and so could the plants and animals they harbor
When water warms, it holds less oxygen, and this can harm aquatic life and degrade water quality. A new study finds...
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/ 12 months agoThe importance of shining a light on hidden toxic histories
Societies celebrate heroes and commemorate tragedies. But why is there so little public acknowledgment of environmental disasters?
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/ 12 months agoHeating and cooling space habitats isn’t easy — one engineering team is developing a lighter, more efficient solution
You can’t bring your AC to space, unfortunately, but innovative flow boiling and condensation research might lead to lighter, more efficient...
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/ 12 months agoThe complex chemistry behind America’s spirit – how bourbon gets its distinctive taste and color
The bourbon industry has been booming in recent years, but what sets all the different types of bourbon apart?
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/ 12 months agoWhat is USB-C? A computer engineer explains the one device connector to rule them all
With Apple’s capitulation on the latest iPhone models, USB-C is poised to become the standard connector for all devices.
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/ 12 months agoA constitutional revolution is underway at the Supreme Court, as the conservative supermajority rewrites basic understandings of the roots of US law
The changes wrought by the new conservative majority in the US Supreme Court are revolutionary.
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/ 12 months agoRosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are times for soul-searching, but not on your own – community has always been at the heart of the Jewish High Holidays
Community is vital in Jewish ritual and tradition, and the High Holidays are no exception, a Judaic studies scholar writes.
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/ 12 months agoShelters can help homeless people by providing quiet and privacy, not just a bunk and a meal
As US cities struggle to reduce homelessness, two scholars explain how planners can reform shelter design to be more humane and...
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/ 12 months agoWhy humans can’t trust AI: You don’t know how it works, what it’s going to do or whether it’ll serve your interests
People can trust each other because they understand how the human mind works, can predict people’s behavior, and assume that most...
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/ 12 months agoSummer 2023 was the hottest on record – yes, it’s climate change, but don’t called it ‘the new normal’
There’s nothing normal about the blast furnace heat much of the world has been experiencing, as an atmospheric scientist explains.
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/ 12 months agoWhy the earth quakes – a closer look at what’s going on under the ground
A geologist explains where earthquakes are most common and why.
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/ 12 months agoHow September 1993, when Latter-day Saints leaders disciplined six dissidents, continues to trouble the church
Many faiths face conflicts over dissent and institutional control. In Latter-day Saints history, the episode around the ‘September Six’ is particularly...
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/ 12 months agoHumility is the foundation to a virtuous life
Humility doesn’t get the fanfare of virtues like courage, compassion or generosity. But without humility, those other virtues won’t get much...