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George Takei's "My Lost Freedom"
Success

George Takei is releasing ‘My Lost Freedom,’ a picture book about when the government sent his family to an internment camp

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October 4, 2023
Men thinking about Roman Empire
Commentary

Men can’t stop thinking about the Roman Empire. It’s because of the masculinity polycrisis

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September 30, 2023
The psychology behind some men’s obsession with the Roman Empire, according to these brain experts
Life

The psychology behind some men’s obsession with the Roman Empire, according to these brain experts

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September 23, 2023
Warehouse worker
Success

The idea of a meaningful job, or a ‘calling,’ was invented by Christian reformers 500 years ago, religion professor says

By Garrett Potts and The Conversation
September 12, 2023
Prof. Yuval Noah Harari, speaks during a demonstration in Tel Aviv.
Tech

‘Sapiens’ author says AI is an alien threat that could wipe us out: ‘Instead of coming from outer space, it’s coming from California’

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September 12, 2023
A new hotel model turns ghost towns from Provence to Colorado into luxe resorts
Magazine

A new hotel model turns ghost towns from Provence to Colorado into luxe resorts

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August 8, 2023
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Politics

The author of ‘Oppenheimer: The Tragic Intellect’ explains why American culture fixates more on him than the horror of Hiroshima

By Charles Thorpe and The Conversation
August 1, 2023
Albert Einstein, J. Robert Oppenheimer
Politics

How Oppenheimer’s atomic bomb secrets were really stolen by Soviet Russia, as revealed by a Harvard Kennedy School professor

By Calder Walton and The Conversation
July 24, 2023
Benjamin Franklin launched America’s fight against counterfeit money with colored threads, watermarks and images of leaves, new study shows
Finance

Benjamin Franklin launched America’s fight against counterfeit money with colored threads, watermarks and images of leaves, new study shows

By David Hamilton and The Associated Press
July 18, 2023
George W. Bush
Politics

Here’s a look at how American presidents have celebrated July 4th, including Zachary Taylor’s maybe fatal food poisoning

By Calvin Woodward and The Associated Press
July 4, 2023
American flag
Politics

The history of Betsy Ross and the American flag: Legend outweighs fact as there’s just no trace of it before the Civil War

By Hillel Italie and The Associated Press
July 4, 2023
Patricia Roberts Harris, the first Black woman to hold a US cabinet seat and first Black woman to join a Fortune 500 board
Leadership

Meet the little-known first Black woman to sit on a Fortune 500 corporate board

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June 19, 2023
America had the debate about paying its debt after the Revolution and the Civil War. Here’s why we reached the same conclusion twice
Commentary

America had the debate about paying its debt after the Revolution and the Civil War. Here’s why we reached the same conclusion twice

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May 18, 2023
Transactional thinking can only take humanity so far. It’s time to revive the ‘covenantal capitalism’ that gave us modern democracy
Commentary

Transactional thinking can only take humanity so far. It’s time to revive the ‘covenantal capitalism’ that gave us modern democracy

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May 4, 2023
Ernest Shackleton gets credit for rescuing his doomed Antarctica voyage—but it’s his navigator’s leadership that saved their lives
Leadership

Ernest Shackleton gets credit for rescuing his doomed Antarctica voyage—but it’s his navigator’s leadership that saved their lives

By Daniella McCahey and The Conversation
March 2, 2023

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