Ducklings Are Smarter Than You Think
Fuzzy little creatures can learn abstract concepts like “same” and “different” within hours of hatching. By Nathan Collins…
Lost in Space: Re-Claiming Awe in the Age of Social Media
At a time when we desperately need to care about Earth and the efforts to adjust our relationship…
Why Recent Violence Is Unlikely to Increase Support for Donald Trump
Fear tends to drive voters to the right, but, especially this year, the equation is more complicated. By…
Trading in Steel Swords for Plastic Flowers
Inside a bloodless bullfight in south Texas. By Fortunato Salazar Jim Verner takes on a bull at the…
Of Mice and Minions: Why Are All the Cartoon Animals Male?
I went to see The Secret Life of Pets to support the basset hound. I came away mad…
Improving the State of Our Welfare State
How the social safety net was knit — and how it might still be strengthened. By Reid Cramer Bill Clinton…
The State of New Jersey Will Find a Way to Collect Student Debt Even If You’re Murdered
The state’s student-loan program has extraordinarily stringent rules, aggressive collections, and few reprieves, even for borrowers who’ve died.…
Wisconsin’s Grand Child Support Experiment
Here’s what happened when one state let welfare recipients keep their child support payments. By Dwyer Gunn (Photo:…
Is Musical Taste Innate?
Researchers test the idea that musical tastes have a genetic basis. By Nathan Collins (Photo: Ian Waldie/Getty Images)…
Conservatives Are More Likely to Make Green Purchases If They’re Also Religious
Non-religious right-wingers are the most resistant to the notion of eco-friendly consumption. By Tom Jacobs (Photo: David McNew/Getty…