We often talk about science as if it were a purely logical enterprise. Yet, the way we ask questions—and even the kind of questions we think matter—is shaped by something far older than the scientific ...

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Since its founding, the United States has used the Electoral College to elect the nation's president. A candidate needs 270 electoral votes to win the White House. Five presidents in the history of ...

If you’ve ever hung around scientists, you’ve most likely at some point heard one of them say “the best explanation is the simplest one.” But is it? From the behavior of ants to the occurrence of ...

A scan of a color copy of the original computer printout bearing the Wow! signal, taken several years after the signal's 1977 arrival. Public domain In 1977, astronomer Jerry Ehman was shocked to find ...

In 1773, German zoologist J.A.E. Goeze looked through a microscope at a sample of water and was surprised to discover a tiny, eight-legged, slow-moving animal. Its body resembled a shriveled, shrunken ...

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A slacker student's failed exam somehow triggers a politicized tabloid scandal in Gábor Reisz's overlong but invigorating social satire. Reisz scored a domestic hit, and made a strong impression on ...

Premiering in Venice's Horizons sidebar, Hungarian director Gabor Reisz's latest is reminiscent of the naturalistic films that have come out of neighboring nation Romania recently. By Leslie Felperin ...