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This week on Hidden Brain's radio show, we tackled a big topic: power. From our conflicted feelings toward the powerful, to the ways we gain and lose power ourselves, and how power really can corrupt.

For years, Alan Smith analyzed the most reliable demographic data in the U.K. — the census. He noticed people's perceptions conflicted with reality, and wondered if there was a way to bridge the gap.

Roads, museums and subway stations are closed in the heart of Paris, due to flooding caused by unusually heavy rains.

After one year in office, supporters of President Trump review his accomplishments and what they say he can do better.

Members of the Kent State University Board of Trustees voted Wednesday to increase tuition for students who enroll at the school in the Fall of 2018. The University of Akron and Youngstown State University announced over the past several weeks they would take similar action. Despite a tuition freeze mandated by the state’s current budget, the three universities are able to increase costs for the incoming class through legislation approved by lawmakers in 2013.

It's a new year and time for a new you! Or not. NPR producer Melissa Gray, a self-described "potty mouth," has decided to try to cut her casual cursing, but she needs better euphemisms. Help her.

Ohio education officials said last week that the potential for a high school graduation crisis for the class of 2018 was easing because of an alternative…

Natasha Hurley-Walker explains how a new radio telescope helps us "see" without light. She says these telescopes can tell us about millions of galaxies — and maybe even the beginning of time.

After every mass shooting, a few words are repeated over and over: Thoughts. Prayers. AR-15.

The movieBlack Panther proved itself to be a huge box office hit this weekend, surpassing analysts' already high expectations. Over three days, the film grossed an estimated $192 million.