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Watch this researcher explain the geometry behind some of your favorite animated characters.
The industry is right that Jeff Bezos is destroying them. But he’s not doing it by abusing monopoly power. They’re weak because they’re not doing anything useful. People who care about literature and ideas will be better off without them.
The number of Americans quitting work just hit its highest point since 2008.
From infiltrating social media networks to electronic health records, pharmaceutical companies are finding ways to rig which drugs your doctor prescribes.
The party just promoted her to a leadership position.
Mary Landrieu is trying to convince fellow Senate Democrats to approve the bill as she fights for re-election in Louisiana.
The difference in lifetime earnings between someone growing up in a poor vs. a rich neighborhood is more than $600,000
Some crazy stories about hanging out with Russia’s psychics, including that time a state-sponsored faith healer convinced millions of Russians to put pots full of water on their TVs to absorb “telepathic energy.”
Some of these tips are remarkably easy.
It’s been called the “most racist news story of 2014.” Here is a brief guide to the scandal.
President Obama wants the FCC to adopt strong net neutrality regulations. But the FCC is also considering two alternative approaches.
These are the first photos ever taken from the surface of a comet
Plus, Russian troops reach Ukraine, Philae lands on a comet, and Ebola’s death toll reaches 5,000.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is seeking a vote on the USA Freedom Act, which would rein in domestic surveillance by the National Security Agency.
We’re getting to know Ultron, bit by bit.