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The Oldest Problem in American Prisons

U.S. prisons aren’t prepared for an inmate population that is getting older and sicker.

May 23, 2017

Are You a Self-Interrupter?

Distraction in the technology age.

A Linguist Responds to Cormac McCarthy

If language began as a virus, here’s how it spread.

May 23, 2017

The Case for Less Solidarity

The surprising effects of reducing empathy for your own ingroup.

The Hidden Sexism of How We Think About Risk

If men take more risks than women, it’s not because of biology.

May 15, 2017

Defy the Stars

What’s the real difference between man and machine?

May 9, 2017

God Created Consciousness in Fiction

The major exception to the flatness of ancient characters.

April 28, 2017