Nicolas Bourbaki: The greatest mathematician who never was
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Bourbaki Congress of 1938. Wikimedia By many measures, Nicolas Bourbaki ranks among the greatest…
Courts have avoided refereeing between Congress and the president, but Trump may force them to wade in
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Congress and President Trump are engaged in a power struggle that historically has been…
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Why it can be hard to stop eating even when you’re full: Some foods may be designed that way
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Bet you can't eat just one. tlindsayg/Shutterstock All foods are not created equal. Most…
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American influence could take the hit as Putin, Zelenskiy try to make peace in Donbass
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Zelenskiy is facing a tough meeting with Russia's Putin on Dec. 9. Ukrainian Presidential…
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Why the US military usually punishes misconduct but police often close ranks
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NYPD officers turning their backs on New York mayor Bill de Blasio after he…
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NPR is still expanding the range of what authority sounds like after 50 years
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Susan Stamberg interviewed President Jimmy Carter during a National Public Radio call-in program in…
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From their balloons, the first aeronauts transformed our view of the world
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A lithograph from Gaston Tissandier's balloon travels depicts falling stars. Archive.org Near the beginning…
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Limited eating times could be a new way to fight obesity and diabetes
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Time limits on eating may help to keep diabetics' blood glucose in check. ratmaner/Shutterstock.com…
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Turning gray and into the red: The true cost of growing old in America
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Are you economically ready for old age? Shutterstock The U.S. population is aging at…
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‘Stop-and-frisk’ can work, under careful supervision
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A 2012 training session between two New York police officers demonstrated a way stop-and-frisk…