I was recently speaking with a newly minted Ph.D. graduate at my institution who explained their journey to me: My research topic engaged heavily with public policy. I thought maybe I would go work as ...

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The immune system is incredibly complex, but most of us would probably assume that ideally it runs very precisely, like clockwork. However, a new study has found that a big dose of chaos is not just ...

In his new book, political scientist Brian Klaas asks whether every move we make could potentially produce a domino effect. Klaas draws attention to the fact that small, seemingly trivial events can ...