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May 1, 2014
This One Graphic Will Change the Way You Look at Breast Cancer Screening
IDEAS
by Gerd Gigerenzer
May 1, 2014
Why Science Needs More Sex
IDEAS
by Menno Schilthuizen
May 1, 2014
How to Be Cool: 5 Research-Backed Tips
IDEAS
by Eric Barker
May 1, 2014
My Experiment Opting Out of Big Data Made Me Look Like a Criminal
IDEAS
by Janet Vertesi
Apr 30, 2014
The Origins of Writerly Words
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by Paul Dickson
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Apr 30, 2014
The NBA's Response to Donald Sterling's Racism Got Everything Right
IDEAS
by Richard Levick
Apr 30, 2014
Punishing Donald Sterling Is Good, But It Doesn't Mean Racism is Dead
IDEAS
by Jim Wallis
Apr 30, 2014
America's Long and Grisly Search for the Perfect Way to Kill
U.S.
by David Von Drehle
Apr 30, 2014
There Is No Such Thing as a Safe Execution
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by Jeffrey Kluger
Apr 30, 2014
Sister Rosemary Inspires Hope Among the Hopeless
WORLD
by TIME Video
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Apr 30, 2014
The Science of Peak Human Performance
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by Steven Kotler
Apr 30, 2014
How to Be More Confident: 5 Research-Backed Methods
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by Eric Barker
Apr 29, 2014
Is the Peer Review Process for Scientific Papers Broken?
IDEAS
by Melinda Baldwin
Apr 29, 2014
With Status Quo On Its Side, Israel Happily Rejects Peace
IDEAS
by Saeb Erekat
Apr 29, 2014
China's Impossible Balancing Act
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by Zheng Wang