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Edward Tenner is a historian of technology and culture. He was a founding advisor of Smithsonian's Lemelson Center and holds a Ph.D in European history. More
The incalculable advantages of digital innovation on the cost and quality of life More »
A new book about the forward-thinking 'Li'l Abner' cartoonist reminds why he had so far to fall. More »
We can thank the Vatican's 16th-century fresco painters for a food-history find. More »
The economics of superstar economists More »
The world is fascinated by the king's remains, found under a parking lot in Leicester. But some academics have mixed feelings about the discovery. More »
An old, but beautiful imaging technique preserves a lost Paris, and is itself preserved online. More »
Overdue recognition of a public health crisis, or one more attempt to medicalize social and political issues? More »
Lessons from Saint Augustine and other scholars More »
Today more than ever, writers need sound guidance. Ashbel Green was the gold standard. More »
The deep psychological explanation for media error in the hours after Newtown More »
It may turn out that electronic degree programs designed to make education democratic will actually only work for the elite. More »
Resilient, altruistic, straightforward people are most likely to feel like placebos work. More »
As software plays a larger and larger role in science, can we trust its output? More »
Thankfully, fewer people die in storms in the United States than in earlier times, but damage to property has grown worse. More »
Political commentators fight a losing game -- their profession rewards the kind of controversial statements that are most likely to make them wrong. More »
Terrorism long gave Republican candidates a boost. Will catastrophic storms like Sandy become a Democratic advantage? More »
Turbulence in the company's design wing may be good news for users. More »
Rather than complaining about the magazine's contentious lists, why not provide families and schools with alternative metrics? More »
