What’s in a name? Many words are arbitrary – there’s no reason a dog must be called a dog or a table must be called a table. Why do we tend to assume there’s a reason any object has its specific name?
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In the years after a traumatic news event, we’re prone to confuse things we saw on TV with what we witnessed in person.
Academics are using Twitter in classrooms and finding that it leads to some real results.
As President Obama writes his thank you notes to Democrats in Congress who helped him pass the accord, he better not forget about his European partners.
Does the definition of self-control – choosing long-term over short-term outcomes – even make sense for people who are short on time, money or both?
Many readers can’t tell the difference between native ads and editorial content. So will a web publisher’s credibility take a hit if it ‘goes native’ with its ad strategy?
When you see a repeating pattern, your mind easily imagines it continuing to infinity. There are mathematical rules behind the intriguing visuals.
The truth expressed by #BlackLivesMatter is not a cliché. That’s because for many Americans, black lives still don’t.
Using more accurate data, researchers find that waste disposal at methane-emitting landfills is two times greater than previous EPA estimates.
This is going to be the most difficult trip of the Argentinian pontiff so far. Here’s why it’s worth paying attention to.
Republicans in the US don’t have a monopoly on anti-immigrant rants. It’s bad in Europe, too.
The timing of Hitler’s home renovations coincided with his public makeover as a statesman and diplomat.
While the timing of the planned forum is not ideal, it continues a long tradition of Chinese leaders engaging with US tech leaders and may prove beneficial to overall relations.
Universities across the country are increasingly buying into the idea of sustainability science as an academic discipline. There are 118 such programs today. What’s the point?
Agroecological techniques that mimic nature – the antithesis of GMOs and high-cost fertilizers – have made farmers in developing countries more resilient to extreme weather.
Autism has gone from a rare disorder to one that affects one in 68 children in a few decades.
Geomagnetic storms can interact with particles near Earth, causing issues for satellites and other tech. Researchers send balloons 20 miles into the sky to figure out just what’s going on up there.
In the years following the end of World War II, Germany took in between 12 and 14 million refugees. What lessons does this past disaster have for today’s Europe?
Candidates beware! History suggests that book writing presidents are not necessarily the best presidents.
Obama’s college scorecard could help students be more discerning when choosing colleges. But could it skew information? Will elite colleges rise to the top?
It’s been a good week for TCUS: we are getting funding from the Knight Foundation and we are advertising for two new positions
The Fed’s policy-setting committee decided to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged. Here’s why that’s the wrong call.
Field trials in Senegal show native shrubs can access deep-soil water and make it available to adjacent crops – a technique that could alleviate drought conditions in marginal lands around the world.
Changing the design of a classroom can get more girls interested in computer science. Here’s how.
Beards are in. So why aren’t politicians following suit?