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The Death of Serious Politics
When's the last time you had a substantive discussion about policy instead of politics? Everything is now about horse races, political rhetoric…
Mar 26
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Big Gods and the Origin of Human Cooperation
Did the watchful gaze of moralizing gods produce the rise of complex civilizations?
Mar 21
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Brian Klaas
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Why do dictators hold "elections"—but rig them?
This weekend, there was an "election-style event" in Russia. What's the rationale for such obvious sham contests? And how can we prove they were rigged?
Mar 17
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Brian Klaas
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How to stop social dysfunction: wide vs. narrow problems
Many social problems can be sorted into two groups—wide problems and narrow problems. Treating one kind as the other creates catastrophe, but we do it…
Mar 14
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Brian Klaas
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Recommended Brain Food
Some ideas of what to read, watch, inject into your veins, etc.
Mar 10
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Brian Klaas
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Why are Americans obsessed with conspiracy theories?
Conspiracy theories have infected American politics in alarming, bizarre ways. But the history of American conspiracism goes back much further. Where…
Mar 7
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Brian Klaas
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Why don't humans have tails or lay eggs? Adventures in evolutionary randomness.
A new study explains why humans don't have tails. It shines a bewildering light on the role of chance in the evolutionary trajectory of how we became…
Mar 3
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February 2024
The Great American Travel Guide
Where to go in the United States among places that are less likely to be featured in your guidebook.
Feb 27
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Brian Klaas
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Funes the Memorious and the Useful Lie of Categories
We've evolved to misunderstand our world. Models are making it worse. Here's how to think smarter, by channeling our inner Funes the Memorious.
Feb 22
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Brian Klaas
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Why Republicans Debase Themselves for Trump
Why do so many rich, successful people degrade themselves to lick Trump's boots, even when he routinely humiliates them?
Feb 18
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Brian Klaas
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One Day in Kentucky and What Actually Makes America Great
Reflections on American identity after visiting a gun range and a hipster speakeasy in deep Trump territory — and a cultural guide to the United States…
Feb 14
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Brian Klaas
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The Wisdom of Brown M&M's and Leaky Fire Hydrants
From M&M's to leaky fire hydrants, there are lessons to be learned for how to test systems to expose weaknesses and create resilience. But we rarely do…
Feb 8
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