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Some books should never end.

Researchers find higher-level thinking in four-year-olds, chronicle anti-Judaism as a foundational idea in Western thought, parse the the hidden messages in praise for children, and answer a geological mystery: why wasn’t paleo-Earth encased in ice?

Hard to find zines tell Chicago stories, writ small.

Brian Leiter argues against legal exemptions for religious practices.

A law professor helps student protesters arrested at an Occupy Chicago rally fight for their rights.

Does the popularity of Cards Against Humanity mean everyone’s horrible?

Manual Cinema turns shadow puppetry into a cinematic experience.

A new rep in DC, hospital protests prompt dialogue, Mandel Hall gets a makeover, and a College student’s foresight is rewarded.

Spectrograms help explain the complex color of the singer’s ever-changing sound.

Crime Lab research informs the expansion of a youth violence prevention program.