This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. One of the most notable things about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—the secretary of the Department of Health and Human ...

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Amid President Trump's ongoing feud with the local leaders of the nation's capital, both sides have pointed to crime statistics to make their case on how safe — or unsafe — the city really is. It has ...

Forget the glorious successes of past breakthroughs—the real justification for research investment is what we get for our money. Here’s what economists say. MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our ...