Economic Freedom Does Not Necessarily Lead to Greater Tolerance
Follow Us: Get the Upshot in your Inbox JAN. 24, 2015 Economic View – Tyler Cowen is a professor of economics at George Mason University. Follow him on Twitter at…
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Opioid Prescriptions May Put Unborn Children At Risk For Birth Defects, CDC Warns
By: Rachael Rettner Published: 01/22/2015 01:22 PM EST on LiveScience Many women in the United States who are in their childbearing years are prescribed opioid pain relievers, powerful medications that…
This Powerful Slam Poem Will Turn You Into A ‘Yes’ Person
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Europe Puts Its Money on the Table
After more than a year of speculation, Mr. Draghi, the never-predictable head of the European Central Bank, has given global investors what they have clamored for, with an extra twist:…
Expensive IVF Treatment May Not Work Better For All Couples, Study Says
By: Rachael Rettner Published: 01/21/2015 07:45 PM EST on LiveScience More and more couples are using a specialized in vitro fertilization (IVF) technique, but the more expensive procedure does not…
Powerful Photos Depict Veterans Who Use Art Therapy To Heal
This photo series originally appeared in the February issue of National Geographic magazine. Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan often return home with wounds that can’t be seen…
Mario Draghi’s Bombshell is Europe’s Last, Best Hope to Return to Growth
Follow Us: Get the Upshot in your Inbox JAN. 22, 2015 Neil Irwin – For nearly eight years, since the first tremors of what would become the global financial crisis…
Africa’s Economy Is Rising. Now What Happens to Its Food?
Follow Us: Get the Upshot in your Inbox JAN. 22, 2015 David Leonhardt – At the same time, much of the world is enjoying one of history’s most rapid increases…
The $210 Million Baseball Contract That Explains How Inflation Works
Follow Us: Get the Upshot in your Inbox JAN. 21, 2015 – Fed officials have noted surveys of consumers and businesses that suggest somewhat higher inflation. So they have been…
16 Must-See Documentaries At The 2015 Sundance Film Festival
On Tuesday, HuffPost Entertainment previewed the Sundance Film Festival’s impressive lineup, but we omitted the documentaries because, frankly, there are so many excellent titles that deserve your attention. Films about…
Is The Stereotype That ‘Women Can’t Be Geniuses’ Causing Gender Gaps?
By: Bahar Gholipour Published: 01/16/2015 11:22 AM EST on LiveScience The gender gap in certain academic fields may be due to those fields’ emphasis on brilliance (rather than hard work,…
The Secret To Getting Kids To Eat Veggies
By: Shannon Hall Published: 01/20/2015 08:33 AM EST on LiveScience Left to their own devices, most kids will choose to gobble down ice cream or chocolate rather than broccoli or…
Kids Should Eat Less Pizza, Researchers Say
By: Bahar Gholipour Published: 01/19/2015 03:04 AM EST on LiveScience Kids in the United States eat so much pizza that some researchers now argue the food should join the ranks…
Five lessons of the Paris attacks
Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Paris later this week, but that the administration could have been so tone deaf in missing a this weekend’s chance to highlight its…