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  • Jerome PowellCommentary

    I’ve been a Fed watcher for 40 years and see 2 key political problems for central banks’ inflation fight in 2023

    By Steve Schifferes and The Conversation
  • Sam Bankman-FriedTech

    The Charitable Corporation Scandal of 1732 was the FTX of its day. It shows why governments won’t ever really crack down on scams

    By Amy Froide and The Conversation
  • Detail of the Porch of the Maidens (or Caryatid Porch) from The Erechtheion (also known as Temple of Athena Polias) in The Acropolis of Athens.Lifestyle

    Americans will do just about anything to lower their tax bills but ancient Athenians actually bragged about how much they paid

    By The Conversation and Thomas Martin
  • A Victorian-era Christmas card featuring Santa ClausLifestyle

    The poem that invented the modern version of Santa Claus is actually the center of a major a literary mystery

    By Melissa Chim and The Conversation
  • Lionel Messi and teammates celebrate their World Cup victory.Politics

    Argentina may have taken home the top prize at the World Cup, but these countries won the soft power game

    By Simon Chadwick, Paul Widdop, and others
  • Trees covered in snow.Lifestyle

    5 perfect books to read over the winter holidays

    By Liz Rosenberg and The Conversation
  • Person with shopping cartPersonal Finance

    Americans waste close to one-third of all food purchases—the equivalent of 1,250 calories a day. Here’s a breakdown of how bad it is

    By Brian E. Roe and The Conversation
  • Jerome PowellFinance

    The Fed’s target for inflation is a made-up number that lacks any concrete evidence. That’s kind of the point

    By Veronika Dolar, Assistant Professor of Economics, SUNY Old Westbury and The Conversation
  • A doctor looking through a window.Health

    Sterilization is the top form of contraception for women. Here’s why some doctors won’t even talk about it with their patients

    By Elizabeth Hintz and The Conversation
  • Ada LovelaceLifestyle

    The world’s first computer programmer was the daughter of a romantic poet who took inspiration from embroidery to write the first algorithm

    By Corinna Schlombs and The Conversation
  • A wind farm on the ocean.Environment

    California is trying to create the country’s first offshore wind farms—Here’s how that works, and what it will take to make it happen

    By Matthew Lackner and The Conversation
  • Three Chinese astronauts getting ready for the Shenzhou-15 manned space mission.Tech

    China just opened its very first space station, a ‘heavenly palace’ manned by taikonauts

    By Scott Shackelford, Eytan Tepper, and others
  • Old Synagogue in ErfurtHealth

    Something happened to Ashkenazi Jews in medieval Europe to eliminate genetic diversity, study finds

    By Shai Carmi, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, David Reich, Harvard University, and others
  • Virginia Walmart shootingRetail

    The Virginia Walmart shooter is part of a spike in incidents at stores: Here’s what we know about retail mass shootings

    By Jillian Peterson Hamline University and The Conversation
  • First DayHealth

    Time Is Running Out to Fund a Program That Insures 9 Million Kids

    By Simon Haeder and The Conversation