The case against self-help
Self-help tells us that we can fix anything with the right mindset, the right habits, the right 5-step plan. But what if that belief is doing more harm than good? Historian Kate Bowler traces the deep...
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Self-help tells us that we can fix anything with the right mindset, the right habits, the right 5-step plan. But what if that belief is doing more harm than good? Historian Kate Bowler traces the deep...
No matter what you may have heard, make no mistake: physics is not “over” in any sense of the word. As far as we’ve come in our attempts to make sense of the world and Universe aroun...
Damage isn’t always the cause of pain, and it’s never the only culprit. Pain, it turns out, is much more interesting than that. Here’s what we do know: Science reveals that pain is biopsycho...
A man awakes in some kind of lab, his body riddled with tubes and wires. Nearby, a robot asks him what two plus two is. He can’t remember his name, where he is, or how he got here. At least he knows t...
For as long as people have been putting effort into anything, there’s been a push to get the most “bang” for your “buck.” More simply, it’s to get the greatest amou...
Within the span of a single generation, nearly every major civilization in the Mediterranean world collapsed simultaneously: the Hittites, the Mycenaeans, the Canaanites, the great palace cities of Cy...
When I started at Tesla, I assumed that Elon and I looked at work processes from much the same perspective. This was true, but only to a degree. The company had gone from a start-up to a large manufac...
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In January, the Trump administration announced that it had completed ...
They come in many shapes and sizes and with myriad conflicts of interest, but they share one agenda: perpetual war. The post Today’s Handmaidens of War appeared first on The American Conservative.
Will the president suffer losing his dovish supporters? The post Trump’s New Media Army appeared first on The American Conservative.
At the beginning of the Iraq War, David Frum published an article in National Review entitled “Unpatriotic Conservatives,” attacking those on the right opposed to the war—including the founders of thi...
State of the Union: Iran rejected reports of ceasefire talks. The post Iran War Enters 26th Day: U.S. to Deploy 82nd Airborne appeared first on The American Conservative.
It is time to reclaim the American republic. The post Time for Courage appeared first on The American Conservative.
Licensed therapist Leslie Davenport advises a reader who loves to travel, but worries about its impact on the planet.
The growing allure — and danger — of glacier tourism.
As efforts to study and conserve fungi expand, researchers say a "shroom boom" is underway.
The government is paying TotalEnergies to halt a wind farm it isn’t building, in exchange for fossil fuel investments it’s already making.
Tilling helps farmers control weeds and boost soil fertility. But that also degrades a field's ability to hold water and carbon.
Scientists in Brazil and Peru may have found a way to beat mosquitoes at their own game. The U.S. may soon need to do the same.
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Drilling through 500 feet of floating ice into the Antarctic Oce...