This is the mind’s game behind polarization in humans: our opinions are often less about truth and more about identity.

Synapse at the time was shaped by the remarkable Tim Neagle, the most talented writer and journalist I’ve ever met. After a decade as a National News editor at the San Francisco Chronicle, he joined ...

President Barack Obama moved last week to reverse a U.S. policy restricting international abortion-related services. A policy known as the “Mexico City Policy” or the “Global Gag Rule” banned USAID ...

I started college in 2018, just after the Oroville Dam in Northern California collapsed and flooded much of the city of Oroville. The reservoir holds much of the water responsible for irrigating the ...