Alice Roth
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Why Women Prefer Male Bosses
The overbearing “queen bee” boss stereotype is a toxic feedback loop.
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Myths from American History Class
American history is rarely as straightforward as it is taught.
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When Will the North Pole Melt?
It could vanish sooner than you think.
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Why Do American Schools Have Such Long Hours?
The structure of America’s school calendar may seem counterintuitive—and in many ways, it is.
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Why Is Everyone So Bad At Giving Gifts?
Some much-needed, if unsolicited, advice on gift-giving for the holidays.
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Common Misconceptions About the Human Body
Much conventional wisdom about the human body is based on erroneous 19th-century science.
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How Politicians Can Use Big Data to Win Elections
With the help of new data aggregation tech, gerrymandering is now more precise than ever.
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Perfect Grades Don't Always Matter
Achieving a 4.0 doesn’t necessarily translate into success in real life.
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Myths You Learned in Health Class
American schools have a long history of teaching students misinformation in health class.
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David Sedaris on Keeping a Diary in the Age of Over-Sharing
David Sedaris offers some pertinent advice to aspiring writers.
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How Mental Time Travel Helps Humans Predict the Future
Imagining the future is indispensable to human life and society. But how do we do it, exactly?
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How Stores Trick You Into Buying More Things
People like to think of themselves as savvy shoppers, but are still vulnerable to these common psychological tricks.
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What If Everyone Ate Beans Instead of Beef?
What can an individual do about climate change? The easiest answer: make this one dietary switch.
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'The Drone King': An Animated Excerpt
Watch a passage from Kurt Vonnegut’s short story about a businessman’s bizarre idea to use bees as carrier pigeons.
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Does Swearing Make You Likable?
Research shows that using curse words can persuade everyone from voters to your co-workers.
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What Scientists Have Learned From Eclipses
Under the moon’s shadow, humans have created both grand myths and scientific breakthroughs.
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What Does 'Late Capitalism' Really Mean?
The intellectual meme for a garbage economy
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Is Trumpism the New Conservatism?
To understand the changes taking place in the Republican Party now, it helps to go back to the last time the party went through a major transformation.
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What Is Dodd-Frank and Why Does Trump Want to Repeal It?
The president claims regulations are hurting economic growth. The data shows otherwise.
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Why Are Humans Awkward?
The science behind that cringeworthy feeling
