Freakonomics co-author Stephen J. Dubner uncovers the hidden side of everything. Why is it safer to fly in an airplane than drive a car? How do we decide whom to marry? Why is the media so full of bad ...

Exploring the biggest questions of our time with the help of the world's greatest thinkers. Host Manoush Zomorodi inspires us to learn more about the world, our communities, and most importantly, ...

The writer, who has been contributing to The New Yorker since 1958, has chronicled turning a hundred in the same year as the magazine’s centennial. The former C.I.A. director and Secretary of Defense ...

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For the most part, we’re fans of Roku’s friendly, intuitive remotes, and particularly the ones that have voice capabilities. But there’s a sticking point—four of them, actually—when it comes to the ...

Just when we thought touchscreens had killed real buttons, they go and make an unlikely comeback. Why now? Because a retail giant with a black belt in shopping psychology knows we can’t resist ...