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DOGE Is Dead, But Its Impact on Veterans Will Last Decades – Rolling Stone
The Greatest Victims of Trump’s Greatest Grift Are America’s Greatest Heroes The Department of Government Efficiency has been eliminated, but its legacy of shafting our veterans will live for decades November 29, 2025 Donald Trump’s administration promised that the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) would save America trillions by slashing federal contracts, eliminating “waste,”…
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How did human consciousness evolve? Neuroscientist Nikolay Kukushkin traces our sophisticated brains back to the first complex cells – Live Science
The evolution of life on Earth ‘almost predictably’ led to human intelligence, neuroscientist says Interview, By Nicoletta Lanese, published 2 days ago Neuroscientist Nikolay Kukushkin spoke to Live Science about how human consciousness evolved. 4 Comments “Consciousness,” although challenging to define, can be thought of as a first-person awareness of one’s surroundings and oneself. You…
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The Soft Power of Gratitude – Psychology Today
Gratitude The Soft Power of Gratitude The misunderstood practice of gratitude won’t fix your problems, but it can help. Posted November 22, 2025 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley THE BASICS Key points It’s human nature to dwell on the negative. This tendency is called the “negativity bias,” or the propensity to focus on problems, annoyances,…
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‘The Second World’ shows how humanity makes mistakes in futuristic society – Space
‘The Second World’ shows how humanity makes mistakes in futuristic society News By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, published November 22, 2025 Jake Korell’s debut novel ‘The Second World’ envisions a newly independent Mars shaped by real space-policy debates, near-future technology, and the very human absurdities we’ll bring with us when we leave Earth. Comments (2) What happens…
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Paleontology, Past and Present: A New Primary Source Set for Educators – Teaching with the Library
Teaching with the Library Primary Sources & Ideas for Educators, ISSN 2691-6916 Paleontology, Past and Present: A New Primary Source Set for Educators November 20, 2025, Posted by: Colleen Smith This post is by Jessica Fries-Gaither, a 2024-2025 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow at the Library of Congress. Primary sources are excellent tools for conveying…
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America’s deepening affordability crisis summed up in 5 charts – CBS News
MoneyWatch America’s deepening affordability crisis summed up in 5 charts By Aimee Picchi, Mary Cunningham Updated on: November 19, 2025 / 5:27 PM EST / CBS News Although inflation across the U.S. is far cooler than in the post-pandemic years, millions of Americans say they still feel the pinch of rising prices, struggle to pay…
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Walk through the asteroid strike that killed the dinosaurs with American Museum of Natural History’s new ‘Impact’ exhibit – Space
Walk through the asteroid strike that killed the dinosaurs with American Museum of Natural History’s new ‘Impact’ exhibit News By Joanna Thompson published 19 hours ago “It sounds like science fiction or the stuff of Hollywood movies.” Comments (0) NEW YORK — The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City has opened…
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The 25 most powerful ideas of the 21st century (so far), picked by the world’s top thinkers – BBC Science Focus Magazine
The 25 most powerful ideas of the 21st century (so far), picked by the world’s top thinkers We asked the world’s foremost minds to highlight some of the game-changing scientific breakthroughs shaping our world since the year 2000 As the 21st century gathers pace, it’s clear we’re living through a golden age of scientific discovery.…
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The Shutdown is Over – GovTrack.us
The Shutdown is Over Nov. 14, 2025 · by Amy West and Joshua Tauberer Both sides caved. Senate Democrats didn’t get the extension of expiring health care subsidies they asked for or a guarantee in law that President Trump won’t cut programs funded by Congress (although they did get workforce protections — see below). And…
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Sunday Special: A Sea of Streaming Docs – The Daily – The New York Times
Editor’s Note: Love documentaries? I do too.. Don’t miss Ken Burns’ upcoming “The American Revolution.” And find out about more… Editor’s Note: This episode is from Spotify. Continue/Read Original Article: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2vPfpWaPcnFz5yGNoUyteG?si=a081cde50e184ed3
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When the employed are pushed into homelessness – CBS Sunday Morning – YouTube
See online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4loulWBN5Nw 19,317 views Nov 16, 2025 In America we are taught hard work is the key to success. But despite having full-time jobs, many families are locked out of the rental housing market, due to low wages, soaring rents and poor credit, and have been pushed into homelessness. In this two-part report, senior…
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Opinion – Infrastructure’s diminishing returns since the Golden Gate – The Washington Post
Opinion By Megan McArdle In 1916, Emily Post published her book about driving across America. Yes, that Emily Post, the society maven who invented the modern etiquette column. Before she started telling us all how to behave, she wrote “By Motor to the Golden Gate,” which is still worth reading more than a hundred years…
