Our 'Unstable' Universe Could Be Wiped Out by a New One
The recent discovery of the Higgs Boson has produced some unfathomable — and frightening — modes of thought in the world of astrophysics. A new idea coming out of the annual meeting of the American...
View ArticleSequester Cuts Felt in American Classrooms
Those automatic spending cuts, known in Washington and beyond as the "sequester," just won't go away. And unless Congress stops it from happening, the "sequester" will kick in this Friday.Factory...
View ArticleStudy Finds Common Genetic Thread in Five Psychiatric Diseases
A new study published in The Lancet today has found a common genetic thread running through five well-known psychiatric diseases: autism, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, bipolar disorder,...
View ArticleWant to Give Back? Get a Job on Wall Street
According to Oxford ethicist and Quartz contributor William MacAskill, the most effective route to "making a difference" in the world is not to work for a charity but to donate loads of cash instead....
View ArticleWashington Braces for Sequestration
Today's deadline for a deal on the sequester is expected to come and go without an agreement between Congress and President Obama. Tensions are high, with House Speaker John Boehner calling on Senate...
View ArticleAre Manufactured Crises the New Norm?
First the fiscal cliff, and now the sequester. Manufactured crises are becoming commonplace in Washington, while voices outside the capital are calling for compromise and an end to the gridlock. Should...
View ArticleLessons in Revitalizing Cities
With Detroit falling deeper into debt and the local government helpless to respond, governor Rick Snyder declared a financial emergency in the city on Friday. The next step is to appoint an emergency...
View ArticleOlder Americans Are Working Longer and Retiring Later
Continuing our thread this week about the changing American workplace, here's a fact about the changing American workforce: it's getting older. In the twentieth century alone, life expectancy in...
View ArticleCyprus Rejects E.U. Bailout Deal
Lawmakers in Cyprus turned down a €10 billion package from the European Union yesterday, calling it not a bailout but blackmail. It would have taxed ordinary bank deposits and left bondholders alone, a...
View ArticleSenator Dianne Feinstein on Drones, Assault Weapons Ban
After this month's Senate-floor filibuster by Senator Rand Paul, the debate over the Obama administration's drone program have been reignited. And a debate that never left — gun control — took a hit...
View ArticleWhere in the Solar System Is Voyager 1?
There was a moment last week when the scientific community was on the edge of its seat after news that NASA's Voyager 1 had left the solar system. Voyager 1 is one of two spacecraft sent into the far...
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