It is easy to imagine that, as AI spreads deeper into our lives, we will all become smarter. But what if the reverse is true, ...

Laments about the state of education are arguably as old as education is, or close to it. And they’ve always been a waste of time. That’s because knowledge isn’t bestowed on us as mu ...

He made the uncanny cool for a kid like me, whose dollhouse contained a miniature Ouija board in the child’s room and a ghost made of Kleenex and cotton balls in the attic. By Lisa Brown A ...

By Marjoleine Kars A new book by the journalist Katherine Stewart finds a far-right movement seething in resentment, suspicious of reason and determined to dominate at all costs. Paul Fussell’s ...

With its singsong refrain and sleepy-time theme, memorable characters and colorful illustrations, it’s one of the most popular children’s books of all time and still the perfect read to cozy up with ...

Dr. Seuss has a present for you — as long as you were born on March 2. Dr. Seuss Enterprises, which last year offered 10,000 free copies of “The Cat in the Hat” to babies born on March 2, ...

A Nature analysis of retractions hotspots around the world suggests institutions should pay close attention to retractions data. Cancer vaccines must induce immune cells, called CD8+ T cells, that ...

Recorded live at Symphony Hall with Boston Symphony Orchestra musicians and a star-studded cast, this Egyptian, Iraqi, Palestinian, Sudanese and Tunisian tale shows the importance of never biting ...

as well as an affiliate researcher at the Berggruen Institute’s Antikythera thinktank. His most recent book is X-Risk: How Humanity Discovered Its Own Extinction (2020).

Parents need to know that James Baldwin's short book of nonfiction The Fire Next Time, first published in 1963, includes two essays: "My Dungeon Shook -- Letter to my Nephew on the One Hundredth ...

Here's a selection of our all-time favorite kids' book series, with reviews of either the first installment or the whole series. For even more ideas, check out our lists Best Book Series for Early ...