How one student dealt with sexism in STEM. Read more....
No photos please. This week on Innovation Hub: fame, celebrity, and how they're changing. Read more....
The average ER doctor racks up 4,000 mouse clicks during a 10-hour shift. Robert Wachter examines the downsides of mixing tech and medicine.
You should be even more stressed about college admissions. Lani Guinier and Deborah Bial tell us how unequal admissions degrade democracy.
There’s a reason why chimps solve their problems by tearing each other's faces off, and bonobos solve their problems by having sex. And the answer says a lot about human behavior.
Technology is reshaping the work our doctors and nurses do every day… and not always in a good way. We talk with Dr. Robert Wachter about the unintended consequences of mixing medicine and tech. Read More...
Think politics is polarized? Author Kurt Gray explains why we’ve evolved to break into groups so easily. Read More...
College admissions aren’t just stressful and annoying; they shape the future of our country. Lani Guinier and Deborah Bial explain why they’re so important. Read More...
Traditional sunscreens have chemicals that can seep into our bodies. Not cool, right? Biomedical engineer Mark Saltzman thinks he might have a sticky solution to the problem. Read More...
Since the first census more than 200 years ago, the racial landscape of the U.S. has changed. A lot. And it’s struggling to adapt to the 21st century.
Eeeep. According to a new study, when we look for people to date, we're kind of looking for ourselves. Researcher Angela Bahns explains.
Apparently, travelers in the 40s also complained about airports and planes. (Some things never change.) But, according to Jennifer Van Vleck, modern society owes a lot to air travel.
America’s racial makeup has changed a lot in the last two-hundred years. But our census hasn’t. A former director of the U.S. Census explores how it needs to be adjusted - and why predictions about a majority-minority nation may be wrong. Read more....
The notion of America as a “superpower” is falling apart. Ian Bremmer explains why. Read more....
