Virtually every organization engages in some form of employee development and training. There are so many obvious benefits to training, such as ensuring that employees have specific skills or understand […]
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Sabine Hossenfeder has some problems with how it’s practiced today.
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While the Olympics officially ended demonstration sports in 1992, a century of unique offerings made us rethink what athletic competition could be.
If you blinked—or if you were in the wrong market—you might have missed a commercial for Scientology during the Super Bowl. You probably also missed the Twitter pushback.
Either possibility offers a tremendous existence, but philosophically, there’s so much more to think about. “If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, […]
In the search for the youngest planet in the Universe, astronomers may have accidentally stumbled upon something entirely new. Growing up is hard to do in the Universe. In the great […]
A new quiz by the University of California reveals just how much carbon your diet is creating.
With quantum teleportation now occurring from Earth to satellites, how long is it before we can teleport a human being? “There would be no Star Trek unless there were transporter malfunctions.” –LeVar […]
Here’s how the government improves your life without you knowing it.
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The good news is, most of the factors that go into good long-term health are in our control.
Get lost in a good book. Time and again, reading has been shown to make us healthier, smarter, and more empathic.
What is it that separates an average-performing employee from a truly exceptional employee? While there are many things that can set one employee apart from the rest in terms of […]
A new study links multiple sex partners and smoking to head and neck, or oropharyngeal, cancer.
CDP releases its 2017 A-List, that reveals more companies making serious efforts to combat climate change.
Physicists make a new discovery in quantum mechanics, showing nanomagnets can levitate despite a classic theorem that said it’s impossible.
Learning about synesthesia can help us better understand how our brain works, particularly in terms of perception.
Self-Directed Learning (SDL) initiatives make employees pick and choose what they learn and when. Enabling employees to learn independently rather than from a formal training schedule offers benefits that can […]
Why do some enter into such an irrational and potentially harmful state during sleep?
The weather in most parts of Russia forces drivers to face harsh conditions — snow, mud, and poor visibility. It’s in this environment that Cognitive Technologies saw an opportunity.
The origin of life on Earth may have nothing to do with Earth at all. “An extrapolation of the genetic complexity of organisms to earlier times suggests that life began before […]
The Incan Empire had many amazing monuments and lasting achievements. One of the more fascinating is how the Inca managed to run such a large empire without a market economy.
Here’s what Israel Guillen learned about life by studying 8 hours a day during his 22-year prison sentence.
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A new study of lemurs has determined social circles to be the most influential determinant of gut microbiome. What does this mean for humans?
Girl babies may have one distinct advantage over boy babies. But what is it?
A new startup has a method for preserving a brain’s memories when it’s frozen for future uploading.
Tesla Motors released updated plans for when its cars will be fully self-driving.
Could famous sinkings and disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle have been prevented by advanced contemporary technology?
KGB-era “active measures” are still being used by Russian intelligence agencies today, according to experts.
The #1 problem with America’s mission to spread democracy? We don’t know how to do it.
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After tobacco, carbon, and sugar, meat may be next on the list to be taxed by governments in their efforts to comply with health and environmental policies.