Move Over, Shakespeare—Science Has Insights Into Love, Too
The notion of using scientific methods to illuminate matters of the heart was once ridiculed, but has been vindicated in recent years.
Ideas 2015
Dispatches from the Aspen Ideas Festival/Spotlight Health
The Satisfaction of an Inventor
UCLA Chancellor Gene D. Block remembers an attempt to reduce infant deaths.
Why Teenagers Hit Puberty and Take Dumb Risks
In adolescence, the brain’s reward centers light up when acting recklessly in front of peers.
Is the Premise of Meritocracy Immoral?
A challenge to the widely held notion that the power of brains is more legitimate than the power of fists.
The Region That's Really Driving Obama's Foreign Policy
It’s not the Middle East, according to Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes.
Lessons From Thomas Jefferson's Failure on Slavery
Why did the author of the Declaration of Independence fail to attack slavery as president? In large part because he was a politician.
The Senate's Bathroom-Stall Index
One measure of America’s slow progress toward boosting the number of women in elective office is the number of toilets in the congressional restrooms.
Frankenstein for President
The ideal Republican nominee doesn't necessarily exist, but among the dozen or so candidates in the race, the GOP still has a strong chance of winning the White House, two conservatives suggest.
Putting Guns in the Hands of Artists
A New Orleans art project aims to comment on deadly weapons from America’s streets–and to transform how they’re seen by young men at risk of violence.
The Downside of Medical Screening
Depending on the disease, getting tested could do more harm than good.