Shared sports fandom may strengthen social bonds, reduce loneliness, and help bridge divisions, according to emerging behavioral science research.
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It’s Easy — Just Learn Everything
Jeopardy! champion Paolo Pasco shares how relentless curiosity, deliberate practice, and learning from mistakes fueled his trivia success.
Jeopardy! champion Paolo Pasco shares how relentless curiosity, deliberate practice, and learning from mistakes fueled his trivia success.
Is That Bot a Pomeranian or a Wolf — And Who to Sue When It ‘Bites’?
A new legal framework compares AI agents to dogs, helping determine responsibility when autonomous systems cause real-world harm.
A new legal framework compares AI agents to dogs, helping determine responsibility when autonomous systems cause real-world harm.
The World Is Designed By, for Men. It Shouldn’t Be.
Karen Korellis Reuther explains why it’s a problem (dangerous, even) in products, how more inclusive design serves everyone
Karen Korellis Reuther explains why it’s a problem (dangerous, even) in products, how more inclusive design serves everyone
The Bear? Nonchalant. Me? More ‘Chalant.’
America’s survival was never guaranteed, with the Revolutionary War’s outcome shaped by uncertainty, sacrifice, and pivotal historical decisions.
America’s survival was never guaranteed, with the Revolutionary War’s outcome shaped by uncertainty, sacrifice, and pivotal historical decisions.
Losing Sleep Is Bad for Individuals. Communities, Too?
Researchers look to fill knowledge gap, push for studies of what happens to health of groups when major events disrupt rest
Researchers look to fill knowledge gap, push for studies of what happens to health of groups when major events disrupt rest
You Take AI, I’ll Take My iPod (If I Can Find It)
‘The vision of the future being pushed by tech moguls is not necessarily a vision we’ve all bought into.’
‘The vision of the future being pushed by tech moguls is not necessarily a vision we’ve all bought into.’
Don’t Believe Everything You Hear — or Read
Faculty, staff recommend fiction with unreliable narrators — and try to explain why we can’t resist them
Faculty, staff recommend fiction with unreliable narrators — and try to explain why we can’t resist them
Weirdest Fashion Trend Ever
Dad’s uniform (that is, his suit) might look boring, but the history behind it is not.
Dad’s uniform (that is, his suit) might look boring, but the history behind it is not.
It’s Good to Break a Sweat, but Don’t Sweat the Details
‘What’s important is the total amount of human movement.’
‘What’s important is the total amount of human movement.’
A Clearer Picture of Drinking and Disease
New study attempts to reconcile conflicting findings on benefits vs. risks
New study attempts to reconcile conflicting findings on benefits vs. risks
Finding Ways to ‘Drug the Undruggable’ Diseases
Greg Verdine, a force behind pancreatic cancer progress, learned from a devastating family accident the value of improvisational thinking
Greg Verdine, a force behind pancreatic cancer progress, learned from a devastating family accident the value of improvisational thinking
There May Be Several on Your Beach Reads List. Ever Wonder Why?
Mysteries blend puzzle-solving with kind of catharsis, according to scholars, writers
Mysteries blend puzzle-solving with kind of catharsis, according to scholars, writers
Constitution Was Made to Be Amended. So What’s Stopping Us?
Jill Lepore argues in her new Pulitzer-winning history that it desperately needs update, traces emergence of roadblocks
Jill Lepore argues in her new Pulitzer-winning history that it desperately needs update, traces emergence of roadblocks
A Life — and Afterlife — in Poetry
For Christian Wiman, ‘dead on the table’ more than once, suffering is no longer the only authentic thing
For Christian Wiman, ‘dead on the table’ more than once, suffering is no longer the only authentic thing
Many Children Like Ebooks. Experts Cast a Wary Eye.
They say certain features helpful for developing comprehension skills but can also distract — particular problem in era when kids read less
They say certain features helpful for developing comprehension skills but can also distract — particular problem in era when kids read less