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On a bright wintry morning, Bradford’s majestic 19th-century city hall is alive with children’s laughter, chatter and songs. Sixty girls and boys are playing games and…

Private capital has become one of the most powerful forces reshaping global wealth, and Asia is rapidly moving to the center of that story. To understand…

“There is a gap or a space where Alex should be,” Stacie Davies said. “Wherever I am, she’s not there.”At just 25 years old, her daughter,…

It is 20 years since Guitar Hero was launched in North America, and with it, the tools for the everyday gamer to become a rock star.…

My patient’s lungs were filled with blood, and he lay intubated in an ICU bed. His kidneys were failing, too. The cause of his illness was…

Last month, New Mexico’s governor announced that the state would soon become the first in the country to offer universal free child care. This was a…

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman.The president of the United States recently claimed that the use of acetaminophen, commonly known by the…

We’re two admissions leaders working to reframe how families and institutions think about the gap year. I’m Carol, a former college admissions dean with more than…

Who will pay for global health? Scientists and policy leaders explored this question when they met this week at the World Health Summit in Berlin. The…

After a 20-year career in higher education, including roles as a chief academic officer and faculty member, I left to have a child. I was one…