Noble Prize winners in the sciences are 15–25 times more likely to be involved in the arts than their fellow scientists. Early training in arts and crafts improves a scientist’s manual dexterity as well as his or her abilities to observe, think abstractly, and recognize patterns. Oddly, few celebrity inventors are known for their artistic […]
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The rate of infant deaths fell more than 13 percent from 2005 to 2013 and by 2.3 percent in 2014, but the United States still has one of the highest rates among the richest nations.

A second-generation Denver police officer has just finished undergoing surgery after he suffered multiple gunshot wounds during a traffic stop today.
Injured @DenverPolice officer identified as Antonio Lopez Jr, he son of Cmdr Lopez. He is still in surgery. https://t.co/RtADCvDfp3
— Gigi Graciette (@GigiGraciette) December 8, 2015#FederalOIS UPDATE: Pic of injured #DPD officer Antonio Lopez Jr…

Chipotle Mexican Grill’s stock continued to fall after worries about food safety spread to Boston, where 80 college students got sick after eating at one of its restaurants.

Before Donald Trump broke the Internet by calling for a ban on Muslim immigration, America’s great moral dilemma was what to do with 10,000 Syrian refugees waiting to enter the United States.
You might remember that Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, who provided safe spaces for participants in the great #BaltimoreUprising of 2015 to vent their frustrations, offered to welcome the refugees to her city, where many observers noted they’d feel right at home among the rubble…

An attempt by one Chinese news outlet to point to New Delhi as having worse air quality invited derision from readers.

Turn on the news, and it’s clear that American politics is in a bad place. Everyone is fighting, everyone is polarized, and nothing is getting done. But this isn’t some minor blip. It’s quickly becoming a permanent reality. Right now, American politics is like a cartoon car from Wacky Racers, careering toward the edge of […]
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Music evolves at such a rapid pace that it is often hard for us to keep up with the latest and greatest. Thanks to the lowered costs of recording equipment and the widespread use of personal computers, producing and releasing music is now so accessible that new genres seem to emerge every few months. 10 […]
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Police officers make their living fighting crime and solving mysteries, but what happens when the shoe is on the other foot? What if a police officer becomes the center of their own unsolved mystery? Usually, when a police officer becomes the victim of a crime, law enforcement makes it a top priority to solve the […]
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There is literally no low to which Moms Demand Action founder Shannon Watts will not stoop:
New @NRA motto: “We stand with terrorists.” #gunsense #2A #ISIS https://t.co/l6JFhIOVHl
— Shannon (@shannonrwatts) December 8, 2015The woman is vile.
@DLoesch @MissSelfDefense @shannonrwatts Watts is crazy
— Glenn Grinch (@wgd1601) December 8, 2015

@shannonrwatts @NRA Shannon Watts beclowns herself yet again…