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AddIt’s footy season in Melbourne, and Helen Garner is following her grandson’s under-16s team. She not only goes to every game (give or take), but to every training session too, shivering on the sidelines at dusk, fascinated by the spectacle.She’s a passionate Western Bulldogs fan (with an imperfect
Since I first read Kristen Roupenian’s viral story, I’ve wondered: How did she know about me?
The complicated story of James Watson, whose landmark DNA discovery with Francis Crick was later overshadowed by his deeply offensive remarks
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
The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn’t a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division
Seven years ago, I took a bet with Charles Murray about whether we’d basically understand the genetics of intelligence by now.
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) - The first recorded world-historical pandemic took place in the Roman Empire and Sasanian Iran, as …
You may want to keep this news from your kids.
How the World Became Rich: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth: 9781509540235: Economics Books @ Amazon.com
A simple step we can all take to help stem the rise of fascism. Unfortunately it's not what most of our leaders are doing.
Was Zabihollah Mansouri secretly a prolific author?
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...
When it comes to improving the fairness of the tax system, this is no time to be squeamish.
It is impossible to change people’s minds. Every new fact is taken as confirmation of pre-existing bias, every criticism of our in-group taken as a sign of the critic’s bad faith. We are more sure than ever that we are more sure than ever, we are of one
DNA tests and organizations such as 23andMe, DNAConnect, GEDmatch, and Nanchang Project are reuniting parents and children separated by China's one-child policy, Barbara Demick reports.