The Passover Seder commemorates the escape from slavery in Egypt. But then came the 40-year wandering in the desert – a story that resonates with much of Jewish history.
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With low-scoring games and a preponderance of deflected shots, randomness is much more likely to color NHL teams’ records than those of squads in the other four major US pro sports leagues.
Diversity, equity and inclusion are good for the bottom line.
What mathematicians call ‘disordered collections’ can help engineers explore real-world worst-case scenarios. The simple card game Set illustrates how to predict internet and electrical grid failures.
During the Cuban missile crisis, World War III was likely averted by what one US official called ‘just plain dumb luck.’
In medieval Japan, healing might mean taking medicine, undergoing an exorcism or sidestepping harm in the first place by avoiding inauspicious days.
Enthusiasm for the capabilities of artificial intelligence – and claims for the approach of humanlike prowess –has followed a boom-and-bust cycle since the middle of the 20th century.
Apologies can easily go awry if they’re not made in a certain way.
Chandrayaan-3’s successful landing on the Moon made 2023 a big year for lunar exploration, and future years will come with even more discoveries.
Students learned not just a practical outdoor skill, but how to explain what they were learning to curious observers.
The use of music in theater goes back to ancient Greece, and its popularity has grown to the modern-day productions of ‘Hamilton.’
A sociologist interviewed more than 200 Black workers about their experiences. Here’s what she found.
Comedians like Stephen Colbert might mock the entertainment mecca, but live theater is in too much of a crisis to dismiss the town’s formula of spectacle meets story.
The design philosophy of the everything app WeChat may seem paradoxical, being simultaneously pervasive and inconspicuous. But this idea of “everythingness” goes back to ancient Taoist philosophy.
India’s Chandrayaan-3 rover has found sulfur on the Moon’s surface at higher concentrations than previously seen. Sulfur, a useful resource, could pave the way for future Moon bases.
Politics, age and gender combine to shape the understanding of presidents’ families – and the presidents themselves.
With dads being the primary earners in many heterosexual households, it was often the mother who gave up work to manage extra work at home during the pandemic. But what about heterosexual households where the mother was the primary earner?
Over the past 60 years, the duration of flights has remained roughly the same, while passengers have been subjected to more indignities, longer waits and more cancellations.
Natural selection changed just 13 genes to separate your Felix and Fluffy from their African wildcat ancestor.
The bad news: Extreme heat is probably going to stick around for a couple of more years.
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Professor of Sociology, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
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Lecturer in East Asian Religions, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
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Associate Professor of Sociology, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
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Director of Public Scholarship, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Philosophy of Science, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
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Research Professor of Physics, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
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Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures and of Film and Media Studies, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
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Associate Professor of Dance, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
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Professor of Mathematics, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
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William H. Danforth Distinguished University Professor, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
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Professor of Social Welfare, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
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Professor of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
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Professor of Comparative Literature, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
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Professor of History & American Culture Studies, Associate Vice Dean of Research, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
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John and Penelope Biggs Distinguished Professor of Classics, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
