Let’s talk about why. Where the “Chill Woman” Myth Comes From The pressure to be “chill” is deeply rooted in gendered expectations. For generations, women have been socialized to ...

Tolkien was inspired by the ancient Greek myth of Atlantis. Credit: Віщун, / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 British author J. R. R. Tolkien is beloved worldwide as the father of the literary fantasy ...

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For most economists and financial commentators, the heart of economic growth is the demand for goods and services. It is also held that the economy’s total output, as depicted by such measures as ...

What was reality is myth and what was myth is reality. It's easy to start thinking about truths as fallacies and vice versa. It's hard to recall at this point. It all needs to be addressed to ...

Social media is abuzz with bewildering (and even worrisome) theories about cholesterol and the medications used to lower it. We sort out what’s truth, what’s error, and what’s conspiracy to ...

Yes, the climate is warming. We can deal with that. What annoys me is politicians, activists and media pushing hysterical myths. Myth 1: The Arctic will soon be ice-free. It “could already be ...

By Robert D. McFadden Herbert J. Gans, an eminent sociologist who studied the communities and cultural bastions of America up close and shattered popular myths about urban and suburban life ...

Yes, the climate is warming. We can deal with that. What annoys me is politicians, activists and media pushing hysterical myths. “It’s not happening at nearly the catastrophic pace that they ...

Rejecting the "deficit myth" — and understanding that a nation with its own currency is not like a household and can responsibly manage its finances to achieve societal goals — will allow for ...

Many people still have questions about what it all means, so let's verify some common myths to clarify what's real. Congress passed the Real ID Act in 2005. The "real" status means the person has ...