I saw a talk not long ago by an eminent historian, who was discussing a major structural issue in modern American political culture (it was an off-the-record talk, and the specific content isn't that ...

Most universities boast “centres” or “institutes” designed to announce their strengths in a certain field. But there’s more to it than that: when a university establishes a new centre, it is making a ...

The more people think they know about a topic in general, the more likely they are to allege knowledge of completely made-up information and false facts, a phenomenon known as 'overclaiming,' research ...