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Apr 23, 2014
The Problem With Following in the Footsteps of a Genius
WORLD
by Bill Saporito
Apr 23, 2014
The Drinking Age Is Past Its Prime
IDEAS
by Camille Paglia
Apr 23, 2014
This Best-Selling Book Is About to Change the World
WORLD
by Rana Foroohar
Apr 23, 2014
The Problem With the New Isolationism
IDEAS
by Cathy Young
Apr 22, 2014
Ed Norton's Charity Company Doesn't Sound So Charitable
WORLD
by Jack Dickey
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Apr 22, 2014
Americans Flunk Science—Again
SCIENCE
by Jeffrey Kluger
Apr 22, 2014
'Are Your Children Vaccinated?' Is the New 'Do You Have a Gun in the House?'
IDEAS
by TIME Staff
Apr 22, 2014
Want to Heal the Planet? Make Environmental Degrees Free
SCIENCE
by Charlotte Alter
Apr 22, 2014
This Is the No. 1 Thing That Holds Most People Back From Success
IDEAS
by Eric Barker
Apr 21, 2014
What Americans Don't Know About The Central African Republic
IDEAS
by Leith Anderson
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Apr 21, 2014
The Big Bang Did NOT Occur 50 Years Ago
SCIENCE
by Jeffrey Kluger
Apr 21, 2014
Have Your Own Year of No Sugar
IDEAS
by Eve O. Schaub
Apr 21, 2014
How To Ace a Job Interview: 7 Research-Backed Tips
IDEAS
by Eric Barker
Apr 21, 2014
Why I'm Running the Boston Marathon Again
HEALTH
by Dave Fortier
Apr 20, 2014
What Would Jesus Toke?
U.S.
by Michael Lester and Katy Steinmetz