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AddThe white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn’t a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division
How the World Became Rich: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth: 9781509540235: Economics Books @ Amazon.com
Seven years ago, I took a bet with Charles Murray about whether we’d basically understand the genetics of intelligence by now.
S2 E8 Free Solo and More - Alex Honnold on Life and El Capitan
I’ve never been accused of any crimes, let alone prosecuted. My experience sums-up the draconian plight of non-citizens in the US, says journalist Amandla Thomas-Johnson
Those who predict that superintelligence will destroy humanity serve the same interests as those who believe that it will solve all of our problems.
The cosmic traveller flying at 61km/s and steaming with gaseous cyanide is only the third object we’ve detected in our solar system that came from another star. And one Harvard professor believes it may be an alien spacecraft with malicious intent.
The manosphere is confusing, because it’s a place where one can find both benign advice about protein consumption and...
It was one of those nights we wait all year for, the first night where you can go outside without a coat or a sweater. I walked up Lincoln Avenue after an uncommonly good production of Hamlet, and thinking many thoughts about the play. They’d gotten Hamlet right, which is rare enough that I should…
Six takeaways from the March for Australia and why it should be a wake-up call.
S3 E4 Back to Thailand - Cave Diver Craig Challen on The Rescue, Risk and Adventure
Laudable! Let's take a look at some of the changes that arise from this, through a simple case study: making an international phone call to a relative.
Before abolishing time zones I want to call my Uncle Steve in Melbourne. What time is it there? Google tells me it is currently...
Patients who had more cells had better outcomes, particularly for aggressive types such as triple-negative breast cancer
An armed man at a gathering of the website’s volunteers is just the latest reminder: Editing the internet’s encyclopedia has never been riskier.
The complicated story of James Watson, whose landmark DNA discovery with Francis Crick was later overshadowed by his deeply offensive remarks