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Brian Eno’s Remedy for Burnout and Despair

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The poorly understood science of sensation. Music can make chocolate taste bitter; rice pudding can make you cry 

2026 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference shows why data make a difference

Peru's Marxist President Changes His Mind, Doesn't Make Hernando de Soto Prime Minister

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Can You Trust Wikipedia?

Werner Herzog has spent 50 years insisting that lies reveal deeper truths. That argument has become harder to make

For leftists, philanthropy is often simply an expression of plutocratic power. How then to make sense of the surprisingly radical Garland Fund?