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People overlook power of subtraction, says engineer

We systematically add, even when subtraction is the real answer to our problems.

The value of paper money

How money became 'the most powerful metaphor' in the world

Faith is all that separates cash from printer paper

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Your digital footprint can come back to haunt you, says media historian

Adolescent transgressions once confined to yearbooks are becoming immortal.

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US could stand to dial down democracy, says economist

When it comes to democracy, less may be more.

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Nature vs nurture debate is 'totally dead in science,' says neuroscientist

Unlike smartphones, our mental hardware is tremendously changeable. Here’s how our remarkably nimble brains rewire themselves.

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Capitalism is ruining the world, and can save it, says economist

Social and environmental concerns are now being embraced by corporate America. Here’s why.

Embryos in a dish

Walter Isaacson on how gene editing will change lives

CRISPR has enabled us to manipulate the code of life. Where might it take us next?

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Email's death grip is strangling us, says computer scientist

Are we doing our work, or just talking about it?

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Living in a disinfected world could pose unintended consequences

The world has gotten really clean during the pandemic and our hypersanitized lives may pose health risks.

The US Constitution's first page

Americans are prone to reading Constitution as scripture, says legal scholar

Regarding the Constitution as divine amounts to “constitutional fundamentalism,” according to one law professor.

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