What All Military Families Need to Know About High-Cost Lenders
Lessons from over a year on the beat.
October 17, 2014 • 4:00 PM • Share
The Majority of Languages Do Not Have Gendered Pronouns
A world without “he.” Or “she.”
October 17, 2014 • 2:00 PM • Share
How to Water a Farm in Sandy Ground
Physicists investigate how to grow food more efficiently in fine-grained soil.
October 17, 2014 • 11:01 AM • Share
Can Science Fiction Spur Science Innovation?
Without proper funding, the answer might not even matter.
October 17, 2014 • 10:00 AM • Share
Seattle, the Incredible Shrinking City
Seattle is leading the way in the micro-housing movement as an affordable alternative to high-cost city living.
October 17, 2014 • 8:00 AM • Share
‘Voodoo Death’ and How the Mind Harms the Body
Can an intense belief that you’re about to die actually kill you? Researchers are learning more about “voodoo death” and how it isn’t limited to superstitious, foreign cultures.
October 17, 2014 • 6:00 AM • Share
That Arts Degree Is Paying Off
A survey of people who have earned degrees in the arts find they are doing relatively well, although their education didn’t provide much guidance on managing a career.
October 17, 2014 • 4:00 AM • Share
How (Some) Economists Are Like Doomsday Cult Members
Cognitive dissonance and clinging to paradigms even in the face of accumulated anomalous facts.
October 16, 2014 • 4:00 PM • Share
The Latest—and Most Mysterious—Player in the Nasty Battle Over Net Neutrality
As the FCC considers how to regulate Internet providers, the telecom industry’s stealth campaign for hearts and minds encompasses everything from art installations to LOLcats.
October 16, 2014 • 2:00 PM • Share
How Many Ads Is Too Many Ads?
The conundrum of online video advertising.
October 16, 2014 • 12:00 PM • Share
Unlocking Consciousness
A study of vegetative patients closes in on the nature of consciousness.
October 16, 2014 • 11:00 AM • Share
The False Promises of Higher Education
Danielle Henderson spent six years and $60,000 on college and beyond. The effects of that education? Not as advertised.
October 16, 2014 • 10:00 AM • Share
Faster Justice, Closer to Home: The Power of Community Courts
Community courts across the country are fighting judicial backlog and lowering re-arrest rates.
October 16, 2014 • 8:00 AM • Share
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