On a block in South L.A., four child-care providers lean on one another as they navigate the challenges of the industry, including competition with transitional kindergarten and the high cost of care.

Babs Haggin-Roy recalls growing up in Illinois, the second daughter of deaf parents. Their home was quiet. No music, no ...

Calling consciousness an "entropic engine" points to something psychologically obvious: selfhood costs energy. Maintaining a stable "me" model across time, contexts, and internal contradictions ...