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Is there now so much information being shown on football broadcast screens that it’s time for another announcerless game?
After Jonathan Bate, in his recent biography of Ted Hughes, wrote about Hughes’ salacious sex life, a number of critics – including Janet Malcolm – were quick to pounce.
Companies can help both society and the bottom line by spending the price of a 30-second Super Bowl spot on something that benefits society.
The evidence that football leads to brain injury is mounting, but there are two big reasons why it’s not likely to change anytime soon.
What, exactly, was going on at the Knoedler Gallery in the years leading up to a forgery indictment?
The latest economic research suggests there are better ways to narrow the gap between the richest and the poorest.
While it’s impressive, developing a computer to win at Go is not a big step toward the type of artificial intelligence used by the thinking machines we see in the movies.
In the 1970s, California Governor Jerry Brown helped pioneer mandatory sentencing. Now he’s working to overturn the practice.
Despite what some climate advocates think, extreme weather events do little to sway Americans’ political views on climate change.
We make assumptions about people based on the words we use, and when we use the words ‘the mentally ill,’ those assumptions lead to lower levels of tolerance and acceptance.
Many Americans move to rural areas to live near nature. But the mere presence of humans changes wildlife behavior in ways that may have ripple effects.
No one is only their sex or only their race or only their sexual orientation. Social psychologists are starting to investigate how people of multiple minority groups are perceived.
Research shows that women are especially drawn to gay men in certain contexts.
Kids who watch educational programs such as ‘Sesame Street’ show better academic skills. But this does not mean all children can learn from educational media.
Lead might not be in paint or gasoline anymore, but since it doesn’t break down in the home or the environment it remains a problem throughout the U.S.
For 100 years, retail politics has ruled the New Hampshire primary. We may be seeing a new dynamic emerge in 2016.
Forests that grow back after being cleared for agriculture or by logging grow back much faster than old-growth forests, soaking up carbon and providing vital habitat.
A class tries an experiment on motivation. What do they learn?
The presidential candidates are largely ignoring one of the biggest economic issues facing Americans: more than half are struggling to save enough for retirement.
It was a true media bonanza – and we now know that the media played a powerful role in influencing public perception of guilt or innocence.
Children exposed to lead are at elevated risk for learning delays and academic issues.
How can the international community be sure Iran is living up to its end of the new nuclear deal?
Ted Cruz opposes subsidies for biofuels and still managed to win in ethanol-friendly Iowa. Is corn ethanol starting to lose its political clout?
Our global newsroom responds to the first results in the US presidential election. We hear from scholars in the UK, US, Australia and France.