There are plenty of sophisticated materials that the world is counting on to limit global warming. Polysilicon for solar panels. Rare earth magnets for wind turbines. Lit...
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The good news is that Americans have never been richer. The bad news is that most of them don’t feel like it.
There has been tremendous growth in income and wealth in the...
Two stories anchor our oldest holiday. Both took place in times of division and deprivation. And both offer a hopeful note about who we can be when we try.
The first, of ...
There is a familiar saying that you can choose your friends, but not your family. For most of the year, that fact can feel like a blessing and a curse. During the holiday...
By the time James Watson died earlier this month at the age of 97, he was one of the world’s most famous — and infamous — scientists.
In 1953, he and three fellow researc...
The bedrock life principle, “the house always wins,” derives from the mathematical advantage casinos build into their games. But what if that wasn’t the price of admittan...
For something so admired, so synonymous with merit, the concept of intelligence is remarkably poorly understood. Our society operates on the assumption that people with g...
The crisp, short days and the multicolored leaves fluttering down mark a time of year that for me always means two things — one happy, one sad.
The happy one is our famil...
This month, I went to school for parent-teacher conferences. My second-grader’s self-evaluation form listed several categories: “I follow directions,” “I understand math,...
