How do ideas get around? Why do certain ideas—Christianity, or party politics, or hemlines, or the missionary position—spread throughout society? Why do certain things catch on while others don't?

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Even as the very thought of a contagion that might be spreading globally drives panic, border closures, and lockdowns, there ...