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After winning its second Nobel prize, the burgeoning field has demonstrated its importance in economics and power in making…
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A look back at how one of the most divisive issues of the Trump campaign played out during the first year of his presidency.
Venezuelan scholars explain the economic, political and humanitarian crisis that has brought a South American nation to…
With studies from the past year exploring the relationship between smartphone use and mental health, sleep, learning and…
Disney's veneer of innocence shouldn't distract people from recognizing the danger of giving one conglomerate the…
Historically, wishful thinking has blunted pushback.