What if when you posted something on Twitter or Instagram or another service, the platform gave you feedback? For example, “You just upset 10,000 people.”

Computer systems don’t anticipate all the types of people who might use them. What are the innocuous, and more problematic, consequences of this?

The divide between targeted values-based approaches and broad-based efforts remains a fascinating reflection of the tensions inherent in Trump-era women’s organizing.

While all emotions are valid, their usefulness might ultimately come down to how well a person is able to interpret the signals that their feelings provide.

Rick Doblin wants to be a legally licensed psychedelic therapist. Learn about his work using MDMA, or ecstasy, to help people suffering from PTSD.

Just how unevenly is “upward mobility” dispersed throughout the country?

History has made the term "socialism" vague and unproductive, according to linguistics professor John McWhorter. Should it be retired?

What would happen if genetic sequencing were standard care for undiagnosed diseases? And how can we ensure that the future of genomics benefits everyone, not just the one perc...

Small moments of joy are often the first to go when we're stressed or in a crisis. But they're actually a tool to restore our emotional well-being, says designer Ingrid Fetell...

Valerie Jarrett shares advice on stepping out of your comfort zone, her favorite memories from inside the White House, and how we can empower women and working families.

Alex Honnold's successful free solo of El Capitan is a remarkable triumph of humankind in collaboration with nature. But let's be careful about what lessons we take away from...