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Researchers reduced people's implicit racial and gender biases by having them undergo anti-bias training—and then take a nap.

Shaunacy Ferro










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Everywhere you turn these days, it seems like there’s a new—and wildly successful—book, podcast, or show devoted to a crime. Which raises the question: Why are we so obsessed with true crime? Here’s what the experts have to say.

Erin McCarthy






Tom Cruise stars in 'Risky Business' (1983).

Did Tom Cruise really dance in his underwear and a pair of Ray-Bans in 'Risky Business'? If you answered “yes,” you might be suffering from the Mandela Effect.

Jake Rossen