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Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Death Is One More Terrible Blow in a Year of Loss

This year has been one of incredible loss. We are approaching 200,000 deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S.…

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The Quantum Butterfly Noneffect – Scientific American

Chaos theory says that a tiny, insignificant event or circumstance can have outsized influence in shaping the way a large,…

5 years ago

How Ginsburg’s Death Threatens the Affordable Care Act and Reproductive Rights

On Feb. 27, 2018, I got an email from the Heritage Foundation, alerting me to a news conference that afternoon…

5 years ago

For Math Fans: A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Number 42

Everyone loves unsolved mysteries. Examples include Amelia Earhart’s disappearance over the Pacific in 1937 and the daring escape of inmates…

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Mining Rare-Earth Elements from…Fossilized Fish???

In the western Pacific Ocean lies the tiny isle of Minami-tori-shima, the easternmost territory of Japan. The triangular speck covers…

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We Need to Do More Research on Honesty

Last year, I published a book about honesty, exploring what it means to live a more honest life. I examined…

5 years ago

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Death Is One More Terrible Blow in a Year of Loss

This year, 2020, has been one of incredible loss.  We are approaching 200,000 deaths in America from the COVID-19 pandemic,…

5 years ago

Readers Respond to the May 2020 Issue

LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER'S An important through line in the special report on “A New Era for Alzheimer's” [The Future of…

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The Matador in Your Fish Tank

Guppies make unassuming pets, but in the wild they adopt a daring and counterintuitive tactic to avoid becoming dinner. When…

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The U.S. Has an Empathy Deficit

America is a country in deep pain. The coronavirus pandemic, racial injustice, economic insecurity, political polarization, misinformation and general daily…

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