Stalin’s Revival in Russia
Russia wrestles with rehabilitating its great Soviet-era wartime leader and homicidal maniac.
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PBS Chief to Put Arts Front and Center
Big Bird meets big bands: PBS President Paula Kerger is renewing the network's commitment to arts programming and arts education.
Ladling Data at a Government Info Soup Kitchen
A volunteer effort to make federal and state data more accessible to the public makes efforts to be transparent more genuine.
Do Panels Dispense Advice or Rationales?
The partisanization of just about everything in D.C. leaves a scientific advisory panel on bioethics moored in ideological shoals.
Stereotypical Images Can Overwhelm a Nuanced Text
In a troubling corollary to the truism that a picture is worth 1,000 words, a new study suggests stereotypical imagery can largely negate the central point of a lengthy text.
A Nation of Ostriches and Peacocks
A new Pew poll finds Americans are at record levels of isolationism, although large numbers are unilateralist and a plurality see China as the world's leading economic power.
Battling Down Syndrome Memory Loss
A mouse model suggests a possible treatment for Alzheimer's-like dementia in aging Down syndrome patients.
Oh, One Last Thing Before You Go …
Advocacy groups en masse ratchet up their messages in the lead-up to the global climate change conference.
Moral Dilemma of ‘What Have You Done For Me Lately?’
Becoming a captain of industry suggests you've probably sailed a bit too closely to the ethical shoals, a new study suggests.
Cost Savings From Health IT: Priceless
The miracle berry’s astounding ability to turn the sour sweet makes it a party favorite, but its properties may help dieters and cancer patients, too.