Why Not Have a Randomly Selected Congress?
We could do as the Athenians once did, and select our legislators like we select our jurors: by picking citizens off a list, and asking them to govern.
June 28, 2017 at 07:45PM
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Australian Police Charge Vatican Cardinal With Sex Offenses
Australian police say they are charging a top Vatican cardinal with historical sexual assault offenses.
June 29, 2017 at 05:33AM
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Everything You Could Want To Know About Ethereum, The Next Bitcoin
Just what is this Ethereum thing? Will it really make our current monetary system obsolete? Are we all gonna be rich? The answer is, well, just maybe.
June 28, 2017 at 10:24PM
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The war on drugs is back. Will psychedelic drug research survive?
Psychedelic research is undergoing a renaissance — but the newly-burgeoning field may be in danger.
June 29, 2017 at 01:59AM
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Facebook’s Secret Censorship Rules Protect White Men from Hate Speech But Not Black Children
A trove of internal documents sheds light on the algorithms that Facebook’s censors use to differentiate between hate speech and legitimate political expression.
June 28, 2017 at 07:28PM
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What Is Going On With Trump's 'Amazon Washington Post' Tweet?
On Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump tweeted an angry attack at Amazon and the Washington Post (both of which are owned by Jeff Bezos). Here's why he might be mad at the newspaper.
June 28, 2017 at 10:53PM
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Out of High School, Into Real Life
This graduation season, The New York Times talked with seniors across the country who are not headed to college about their plans, hopes and dreams.
June 26, 2017 at 05:49AM
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This Well-Researched Video On Exercise Will Make You Want To Get Up And Go To The Gym
There are even more compelling reasons to embrace physical activity than looks (and looking good is pretty great in itself).
June 28, 2017 at 10:42PM
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Cyberattack Hits Ukraine Then Spreads Internationally
Computer systems from Ukraine to the United States were struck on Tuesday in an international cyberattack that was similar to a recent assault that crippled tens of thousands of machines worldwide.
June 28, 2017 at 04:30PM
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Swedish actor Michael Nyqvist, of Dragon Tattoo and John Wick, dies at 56
The actor, who appeared as Mikael Blomkvist in the Swedish adaptations of the Stieg Larsson novels, has died of lung cancer.
June 28, 2017 at 04:30PM
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Venezuela crisis: Helicopter launches attack on Supreme Court
Venezuela's Supreme Court has been attacked by grenades dropped from a helicopter in what President Nicolás Maduro called a "terrorist attack".
June 28, 2017 at 04:30PM
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The Best Way To Consume 'Harry Potter'
The main "Harry Potter" books may have wrapped up a decade ago, but J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World is still chugging along. Want to know what you should read and watch? Let us do you a fan service by giving you our recommendation.
June 26, 2017 at 08:43PM
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Spicy food really does keep you cooler in the summer
If you're baking in the heat, you’d be doing yourself a favor by swapping that frozen yogurt for some Buffalo wings.
June 28, 2017 at 05:09AM
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Is the staggeringly profitable business of scientific publishing bad for science?
It is an industry like no other, with profit margins to rival Google – and it was created by one of Britain’s most notorious tycoons: Robert Maxwell.
June 28, 2017 at 01:24AM
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This 80-Year-Old Woman Fought Off A Rabid Bobcat With A Sickle, Of All Things
Elsie Dabrowski just wanted to do some weeding near her chicken coop when a rabid bobcat attacked her. But Dabrowski, wielding a sickle, had the last word.
June 28, 2017 at 12:37AM
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The Chemical Reaction Of Luminol And Oxygen Is Pretty Awesome
Luminol, as one might expect from its, is bioluminescent when mixed with an oxidizing agent. Here's what happens when it's mixed with oxygen.
June 28, 2017 at 12:10AM
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Nil Communication: How to Send a Message Without Sending Anything at All
Physicists have exploited the laws of quantum mechanics to send information without transmitting a signal. But have they, really?
June 28, 2017 at 12:07AM
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