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Now, this is a beauty. I don't mean flash or fancy — rather the opposite; there is something austerely handsome about its appearance, and yet gorgeously warming about its taste. But then, this laid-ba...

This is one of those leave 'em and love 'em meals. For all the ease of express-style food, there is a lot to be said for simply stashing something in the oven for an hour or two when stuck in too-tire...

My Peach Melba Pavlova is a dream of a dessert: crisp-edged meringue with a marshmallow centre, spread with softly whipped cream, covered with golden peach wedges and drizzled with a sauce of pureed r...

Recent research advances have precipitated the era of personality genomics: the study of how variation in human DNA sequence predicts individual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking, fee...

Suppressing disfavored ideas from consideration has serious consequences for the possibility of scientifically informed public discourse in our day.

The Department of Justice should investigate for a potential violation of the Civil Rights Act.

Tufts University is hiring a Associate Center Director, Center for Expanding Viewpoints in Higher Education in Medford, Massachusetts. Review all of the job details and apply today!

In many areas, gender bias has vanished - and in some, it's reversed

Societies that exile their intellectuals risk turning them into revolutionaries. It happened in the 1970s.

The Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity launched in 2021 with a $5 million donation from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota.

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Instead of building the broadest possible coalition for his cause, Rufo is busy making enemies of potential allies.

A scholarly journal published pro-Palestinian activism dressed as dispassionate media analysis—and then refused to retract the paper after its shoddy methodology was pointed out.

What Would Our Science Look Like if We Focused on Solutions Rather Than Problems?

Rachel Hardeman’s work catapulted her to prominence following the murder of George Floyd in 2020. A St. Louis researcher, however, says Hardeman copied her work. Hardeman denies it. A University of Mi...

On April 1, the chair of the University of California, Berkeley’s academic senate, Amani Nuru-Jeter, issued a dire warning about academic freedom." Recent actions by the federal government," she told ...

UW-Eau Claire placed José Felipe Alvergue, who is being charged with disorderly conduct, on administrative leave.

I love the subtly rich smokiness of tahini, but I have only enjoyed cooking with it since I turned away from the spoon-bendingly thick stuff from my local supermarket, in favour of the more fluid vari...

Neither of my grandmothers, nor indeed my mother, was a baker but this cake is nonetheless the cake of my childhood. When I was little, I used to make it for my younger sister's birthday every year, b...

Higher ed’s maximally inclusive approach hurts those it attempts to help.

It’s easy enough to trace the decline of young white men in American letters—just browse The New York Times’s “Notable Fiction” list.

If we don’t promote viewpoint diversity from the inside, it will be imposed from the outside.