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Think Donald Trump is too hotheaded to be president? New research from Yale suggests Trump’s lack of careful consideration may help him build trust with voters, while Clinton’s carefulness harms her.
Party platforms help create parties, not the other way around. A political party expert explains what platforms are, why they matter and for whom.
A scholar who grew up in Turkey explains the important role Turkey’s academics play and why, following the recent coup, the government went after them.
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, known as PPK, became president arguably because his citizens are fed up with corruption. Scandal-plagued Brazil offers a template for how he could tackle it.
Sleep is essential for good executive functioning and for good general health. So how do candidates keep up the grueling demands of their schedules?
We don’t know much about fear during childbirth and its effects on outcomes for women and their newborns in the United States.
How does your brain deal with the ambiguous and variable visual information your eyes collect? Neuroscientists think it bets on what’s the most likely version of reality.
A professor at Ohio State surveyed Turkish citizens about their views on democracy. What he learned helps explain the current crisis in the EU wannabe.
Almost 100 years ago, the foundations to preserve the Boundary Waters in Minnesota for recreation were put in place. Now residents are debating whether to allow a mine in its headwaters.
Hillary Clinton’s work lifting up girls and women has a striking parallel to the work of women who shaped President Obama and his presidency.
Like Brazil’s favela dwellers, America’s working poor felt a sense of pride and community in their shantytowns – and desperately resisted the powerful interests that sought to demolish them.
How far will Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton’s proposals on student loans benefit their college-going voters?
Data from London’s Great Smog of 1952 show that air pollution exposure in early life leads to striking increases in asthma rates. Millions in the developing world face similar risks today.
The writing process is different whether your instrument is a fountain pen, a crayon, a typewriter or a computer. What fingerprints does the technology leave on the product?
The chance the someone at the Rio games will import the virus to their home country is low.
Global temperatures are poised for another record-breaking year. As incomes rise around the world and global temperatures go up, the use of air conditioning is poised to increase dramatically.
Research shows that even people who consciously reject sexism often subconsciously equate leadership with men.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership departs from a half-century of diplomatic progress tying environmental and human rights issues to trade and security pacts.
New research finds state zero tolerance laws do not improve student safety. In fact, they increase the use of suspensions and racial disparities in discipline.
College students often believe that double standards exist in society, but not in their own minds.
The senator from Virginia has a reputation for integrity, speaks Spanish and comes from a purple state. Also, control of his Senate seat isn’t in play.
The former Fox News CEO crossed the line between unbiased coverage and political activism with ease.
This article has been withdrawn. See editor’s note.
Infectious diseases have plagued Africa for decades. Now, Africa faces the threat of a cancer pandemic – with a shortage of equipment, doctors and money to treat it.