Emotional intelligence is a double-edged sword: It helps us avoid common misunderstandings that result in hurt feelings, but in the wrong hands, it can become a tool of manipulation.
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With services like eBay and Craigslist connecting buyers with sellers, the internet age has been very kind to “middleman” marketplaces. Yet as with all forms of exponential technology, intermediates must adapt if they wish to survive.
It’s the only thing separating real knowledge from ignorant misinformation. “The first duty of every Starfleet officer is to the truth, whether it’s scientific truth or historical truth or personal […]
In the age of genetic testing, the contents of a small white envelope can tell you your future.
No prizes for guessing that English is the world’s lingua franca. But how good are the world’s other languages at spreading information?
A new study concludes that some measures of intelligence peak much later in life than previously thought, like being able to accurately judge others’ emotions, explaining why we often think of older people as wiser.
An interesting point in case are the twin maps of Africa shown here, one of the spread of Islam, the other the spread of AIDS. Beware of the map that is too straightforward and simple.
Americans have accepted that the government spies on us, but a fair amount of people consider the government’s actions acceptable.
Be careful what you say around your smart TV. If it’s equipped with a microphone, it could be recording and saving your private conversations.
Is it sloppiness, laziness, or actual deceit that causes television newspersons to rely on phrases like, “Some people say,” “Some people think,” “It’s been said,” and “A lot of people […]
Given only their credit card numbers, a group from MIT was able to uncover the identities of 90 percent of 1.1 million people.
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The founder of MIT’s Media Lab imagines a future in which information and knowledge can be delivered to the brain through the bloodstream.
Nutrition Facts on food packages require some study in order to understand what it all means. The UK seeks to implement a new system, but it may make a diet soda look healthier than a basket of strawberries.
Our devices tell us a lot about ourselves, just imagine how much they could reveal if all that information was put on display for a jury of your peers.
Grizzly bears in Yellowstone National Park are rising almost a month ahead of schedule, though it’s uncertain if this case should be listed as an effect of climate change or an anomaly.
The founder of MIT’s Media Lab imagines a future in which information and knowledge can be delivered to the brain through the bloodstream.
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Considerable pressure is being mounted on the United States government, the United Nations, and the European Union to establish standards and regulations for limiting airplane emissions.
Game theorists have cracked Texas Hold’em poker by creating an algorithm that bluffs, learns from previous mistakes, and makes smart decisions despite lacking perfect information.
Use humor to draw someone out of their shell.
If we all lived under the intense scrutiny to which we are currently subjecting national news anchor Brian Williams, each of us would be discredited, say neuroscientists who study memory.
Players are starting to drop out of eSports — complaining of crippling injuries that have halted their careers, which begs the question if eSports needs to reform to support these veterans.
Forums and their members get a bad rap. It isn’t the outdated, troll-happy online cesspool you think it is. It’s a place to find community and support. You may even walk away feeling like a more productive member of society.
Author Lily Tuck wrote last week in The New York Times that she hopes her readers read her work with imagination. Is it vital that good literature stokes the flames of imagination?
Exercise — not diet — has the greatest impact on our waistlines as we age. So, while foregoing the bacon cheeseburgers of your youth is a good step, you’ll need to go further to stay fit.