Jack Singal, University of Richmond Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. What is beyond outer space? – Siah, age 11, Fremont, California Right above you is the sky – or as scientists would call it, the … Continue reading Does outer space end – or go on forever?
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Pretending to want fair shares for all, every man raises himself by depressing his neighbor; our anxiety to avoid oppression leads us to practice it ourselves; the injustice we repel, we visit in turn upon others, as if there were no choice except either to do it or to suffer it.
Free individuals, companies, and communities, knowing their own wants and needs in infinitely greater detail than any centralized authority, are in a far better position than government officials to make such decisions.
Julia Albright, University of Tennessee Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Why do cats like to pat their paws on a soft blanket? – Anonymous Do you ever see your cat shifting his front paws back … Continue reading Why do cats knead with their paws?
Over the last decade, United States population growth was at its lowest rate since the 1930s, according to a report released by the US Census Bureau in April. Population was up by 7.4 percent over the previous decade, the slowest growth rate the US has seen since the Great Depression. (These findings are a bit … Continue reading The Malthusian Fallacy Paul Krugman Just Fell For
Deborah Woodcock, Clark University and Herb Meyer, National Park Service In the hills outside the small village of Sexi, Peru, a fossil forest holds secrets about South America’s past millions of years ago. When we first visited these petrified trees more than 20 years ago, not much was known about their age or how they … Continue reading A volcanic eruption 39 million years ago buried a forest in Peru – now the petrified trees are revealing South America’s primeval history
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer made a name for herself early in the COVID-19 pandemic by enacting particularly harsh restrictions in her state and making full use of her expansive “emergency powers.” But she now finds herself joining the long list of lockdown-happy politicians caught violating their own orders. “Gov. Gretchen Whitmer apologized Sunday after a … Continue reading Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Gets Exposed for Lockdown Hypocrisy (Again!
Chris Impey, University of Arizona When the first baby is born off-Earth, it will be a milestone as momentous as humanity’s first steps out of Africa. Such a birth would mark the beginning of a multi–planet civilization for the human species. For the first half-century of the Space Age, only governments launched satellites and people … Continue reading When will the first baby be born in space?
This article is excerpted from the FEE Daily, a daily email newsletter where FEE Policy Correspondent Brad Polumbo brings you news and analysis on the top free-market economics and policy stories. Click here to sign up. Calls for conformity throughout the pandemic have echoed one chorus: “Follow the science!” But science is rarely actually a consensus, and … Continue reading Now the CDC Wants to Kill Summer Camp
Electoral reform is an ever more polarized topic these days, but the reform known as ranked‐choice voting, which has been making inroads lately, deserves the attention it’s been getting across party lines. New York City voters will use RCV in the upcoming mayoral election — candidate Andrew Yang, for one, has sung its praises — while the Virginia GOP will … Continue reading Reasons To Like Ranked‐Choice Voting
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