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Elite American colleges are entering a new territory: A six-figure-per-year price tag

A small group of American universities is crossing a threshold that once seemed absurd: $100,000 for a single year as an undergraduate.

The Independent UK · Jun 14

New Jersey man committed murder, pet torture, and cannibalism and was found not guilty. Then he took matters into his own hands

Hertgen believed that a sacrificial murder was needed to save the world.

We Got This Covered · May 26

Former elite college soccer player who beat his brother to death with golf clubs found dead in his prison cell, report says

A judge ruled in March that Matthew Hertgen was legally insane at the time of his brother's 2025 killing

The Independent UK · May 24

Elite liberal arts university ends legacy admissions in wake of Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action

After the end of affirmative action, colleges and universities are turning to new methods to promote diversity on campus

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023

Treating mental illness with electricity marries old ideas with modern tech and understanding of the brain – podcast

Mental illnesses such as obsessive compulsive disorder, depression and addiction are notoriously hard to treat and often don’t respond to drugs. But a new wave of treatments that stimulate the brain with electricity are showing promise on patients and in clinical trials. In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast,…

The Conversation · Nov 24, 2022

Are steam-powered cars sustainable?

Cars are notorious for their environmental harm. Does the steam-powered car of the 1900s pose a possible solution?

Salon · Sep 19, 2022