The stranger-than-fiction miracles of coevolution in nature and human society. (Or: what connects avocados, ants who farm fungus, karma, and our relationship with dogs?)

A new charity is tackling homelessness with a simple approach. Does it work?

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Social media is destroying democracy and accelerating idiocracy. But it's also just...really, really boring.

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What it’s like to watch Louis C.K. do stand-up in Saudi Arabia

Arvind Ethan David in conversation with UCL Professor Brian Klaas.

Social media is destroying democracy and accelerating idiocracy. But it's also just...really, really boring.

Social media is destroying democracy and accelerating idiocracy. But it's also just...really, really boring.

Madagascar is a fascinating island home to 30+ million people. It's also home to bizarre, volatile politics that virtually nobody knows about. And the president just escaped on a helicopter.

Madagascar is a fascinating island home to 30+ million people. It's also home to bizarre, volatile politics that virtually nobody knows about. And the president just escaped on a helicopter.

Madagascar is a fascinating island home to 30+ million people. It's also home to bizarre, volatile politics that virtually nobody knows about. And the president just escaped on a helicopter.

Arvind Ethan David in conversation with UCL Professor Brian Klaas.