Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your account’s ‘Saved for Later’ section. Pulling on the thread of pop-science wunderkind Jonah Lehrer’s self-plagiarism unraveled much of the ...

Jim Lehrer, the venerable journalist who co-founded the PBS' nightly newscast, died peacefully in his sleep Thursday, the network said. He was 85. Lehrer anchored the public television nightly ...

On Tuesday, Jonah Lehrer, the bestselling author and former New Yorker writer, gave a remarkable speech to the Knight Foundation. Titled “My Apology,” Lehrer’s talk was largely a mea culpa for the ...

A Book About Love, Jonah Lehrer’s latest work, starts off with a somber author’s note. “I broke the most basic rules of my profession,” he writes. “I am ashamed of what I’ve done. I will regret it for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Political satirist and musician Tom Lehrer performing at the Hungry i in California in June 1965. - Ted Streshinsky/Getty Images ...

WASHINGTON — Jim Lehrer, the poker-faced anchor of public broadcasting’s nightly news program, has moderated more presidential debates than anyone -- tonight will be his 10th. This time, he may be ...

For the past three months, Jonah Lehrer, science journalist, author of three books, and (former) New Yorker staff writer has been under siege. In mid-June, he was accused of recycling his old work and ...

Tom Lehrer, an acerbic songwriter and Harvard-trained mathematician who rose to fame in the 1950s and ’60s by pillorying the sensibilities of the day, has died at age 97. Lehrer died at his home in ...

LOS ANGELES — Tom Lehrer, the popular and erudite song satirist who lampooned marriage, politics, racism and the Cold War, then largely abandoned his music career to return to teaching math at Harvard ...