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Is sensory deprivation an escape from or toward the fatigue and distractions of the digital life?

An excerpt from the new eBook Vonnegut by the Dozen: Twelve Pieces by Kurt Vonnegut.

The unanimous decision is a victory for patients, women, scientists, doctors, researchers and human kind.

The outcome will effect far more than just the genetic test for breast cancer.

It’s the height of hypocrisy: They call for repeal of the law but plead for its dollars on behalf of constituents.

With a two-seat gain while chair of the DSCC and a successful effort to get a budget through the Senate under her belt, Patty Murray has become a major force in the Senate.

This third-term governor is rethinking healthcare and education with holistic, community-based programs.

In the wake of Angelina Jolie’s well-intentioned exhortation for “every woman” to explore their risk of breast cancer, one company stands to make a staggering profit.

How Americans unwittingly entered—and become exposed to biohazards in—the greatest uncontrolled experiment ever launched.

Afflicted with a mental disorder, Carrie Mathison is an unlikely American hero, and seems a bad bet besides.