Whole families may have come across the North Sea starting around 450 C.E., ancient DNA reveals

Migration, not conquest, drove Anglo-Saxon takeover of England

Rushing in to rain on everyone’s parade, they have missed the true significance of this period of mourning for the late Queen

The New York Times and its fellow woke dogmatists have completely lost the plot

This week we conclude our look at nuclear power construction costs. So far we’ve looked solely at conventional nuclear power stations that supply electricity to the grid for residential and commercial use. But civilian power stations aren’t the only sort of nuclear reactor that the US builds. The US Navy has been building nuclear reactors for 70 years as part of its Naval Reactors program. It’s built over

Why are nuclear power construction costs so high? Part III - the nuclear navy

Is the concept of fiduciary duty useful in the academy? To what must professors show such absolute loyalty, such elevated ethics, with no deviations or compromises?

The Two Fiduciary Duties of Professors | Jonathan Haidt

Richard Glossip, who has maintained his innocence in a 1997 murder, was set to be executed this month. A new report says prosecutors failed to disclose evidence.

Uncovered evidence in Oklahoma death row case prompts calls for new hearing

Articles on Jack Dorsey's NFT, "Fake Artists", Hitler's Teeth, and more.

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A review of a review of Kathryn Paige Harden's "The Genetic Lottery"

Scientific Nihilism by Stuart Ritchie

Retiring existing plants, especially a problem-free facility like Diablo Canyon in California, will aggravate the real problems: energy dependence and climate change.

The Case for a Nuclear Renaissance

Don’t discount influence of serendipity in success of Beatles and other artists, Cass Sunstein says

Why do some bands rocket when others sputter out

Listen to this episode from Plain English with Derek Thompson on Spotify. Economic crises are piling up. U.S. inflation was surging before Russia invaded Ukraine. Since the war began, commodity prices have spiked, with gas screaming toward $5 a gallon. And now China is facing a new COVID wave. What is happening, and how will it end? Jason Furman, chief economic adviser to the Obama administration and professor of economics at Harvard University, is back on the pod to answer our burning economic questions, like, “Are we headed back to the 1970s?”Host: Derek ThompsonGuest: Jason FurmanProducer: Devon Manze Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Could Putin’s War Crash the U.S. Economy?

There is an enormous gap between what people are willing to say in public and what they really think.

Opinion | How to Make Sense of the New L.G.B.T.Q. Culture War

Recent revelations from an alleged industry insider paint a disturbing picture

The Fake Artists Problem Is Much Worse Than You Realize

The proposal’s prominence has less to do with its merits than with college graduates’ agenda-setting power.

Who Really Benefits From Student-Loan Forgiveness?

Today is my birthday. I turn 70. I've learned a few things so far that might be helpful to others. For the past few years, I've jotted down bits of unsolicited advice each year and much to my surprise I

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