Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has been a controversial diagnosis since it was first described, back in the 1940s.
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Consumer debt shapes American lives so thoroughly that it seems eternal and immortal, but it’s actually relatively new to the financial world.
Journaling helped Marcus Aurelius cultivate the emotional intelligence necessary to steer Rome through turbulent times.
Marcus Tullius Cicero is widely regarded as one of the most gifted orators in human history. His writings can teach us a lot about the lost art of public speaking.
In the 1960s, politicians and bureaucrats were formulating the Central Arizona Project. Citizens fought back.
Using peach and eggplant emojis as shorthand for sex may seem like a new thing, but Renaissance artists were experts at using produce to imply intercourse.
“Block. It puts some writers down for months. It puts some writers down for life.”
Soviet censorship was thorough yet fallible.
It’s like combining Google Translate with a time machine.
500 sheep were slaughtered to produce the 2,060 pages of the “Codex Amiatinus,” a Latin translation of the Bible.
To reap the benefits of AI technologies, businesses must keep humans in the driving seat.
Time to rewrite our understanding of structural engineering.
Six authors, six monumental legacies, and a unique thread connecting them: a solitary novel that shines brightly.
Do the laws of physics place a hard limit on how far technology can advance, or can we re-write those laws?
Scott Dikkers discusses comedy, the creative process, and life lessons learned playing peekaboo.
There are many things in life that cannot be improved with greater effort. Sometimes, life requires that you step back.
In revolutionary Russia, a group of forward-thinking philosophers offered an alternative to both futurism and communism.
Will and Ariel Durant were praised for their ability to look at the big picture without losing sight of its little details, even if they did miss some of them.
Stories of child prodigies and the naturally gifted hide the fact that success is built on more than talent alone.
Scientists are probing the head games that influence athletic performance, from coaching to coping with pressure.
30 years ago Jim VandeHei — co-founder and CEO of Axios — got leadership feedback all wrong. Now, he has the ideal blueprint so you can get it right.
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An expert in conflict and communication, Amy Gallo combines management research with practical advice on how to improve relationships and excel at work.
Beef production is largely responsible for greenhouse gas emissions from the food system.
Legend holds that newly elected popes in the Middle Ages had to present their genitals for inspection to confirm that they were male.
AI tried to write music. It wasn’t exactly The Beatles.
The modern attention economy hijacks our ability to focus, but an ancient technique offers a means to get it back.
How we organize all our digital stuff — from work research to side hustles to family photos — is key to our productivity.
A human hand has the power to split wooden planks and demolish concrete blocks. A trio of physicists investigated why this feat doesn’t shatter our bones.
In a psychedelic state, the relationship between your “narrative” and “minimal” selves seems to transform in unique ways.