Is there a certain spiritual component to hope, supported by a belief in a God that can make goals and dreams come true? Or can an atheist be just as hopeful as a religious person?
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Anyone can develop a great eye for design, according to the designer who led the team that created the iPod.
If we’re going to treat psychological suffering as effectively as we treat pneumonia and broken bones, we’d better think outside the box.
There are many famous schools of thought that you have probably heard of, but did you hear the truth or just get a caricature of the idea?
The title sequence to Last Week Tonight with John Oliver is memorable for its minimalistic, sleek design. But what do those graphics actually say?
Many businesses could benefit from applying the principles of design thinking to their work. However, too many businesses focus on the wrong things when they use design thinking, which can […]
Hans Monderman believed that societies could make roads safer by making drivers more uncertain, and therefore alert.
Design thinking has become a major focus in recent years. As with many innovative thinking and business concepts, design thinking promises companies a chance to become the next Apple or Target.
One study supports imposing artificial restrictions in order to goose creativity.
The Body-Mass Index is a poor way to determine your health. Try this more important ratio instead.
Dyslexia makes letters float, rotate, and flip on a page. It turns M’s into W’s, q’s into p’s, and so on. Changing the font-face might be able to help keep the letters in place on the page.
From its symbolism within the Seven Kingdoms, to its political allegory for all of us beyond it, the season seven finale is an epic set-up for the final showdown.
A blacker-than-black coating reveals how our senses totally fail without input they understand.
One of inflation’s cofounders has turned his back on the idea. But practically no one else is following him. Is he right? This article was written by Sabine Hossenfelder. Sabine is […]
Don’t work with children or animals? Sir David Attenborough laughs in the face of danger.
Knowing the details of genetic variance may help improve personalized medicine.
Psychologists sort human personalities into five traits, each of which you can score high or low on.
Innovation is all about people. And the world of innovation is a world in which humans define what is new and accepted and embraced.
Biologists debate adding a controversial new aspect to the understanding of evolution.
After 4th of July this past Monday, here’s the science behind how they work! “Celebrate the independence of your nation by blowing up a small part of it.” -The Simpsons This […]
Wake up and smell the independence. Thomas Jefferson urged 18th century Americans to think of themselves not as colonial Englishmen, but as a new culture. To that end, he used architecture to serve as a visual reminder of America’s proud new direction.
Like a culinary canary in the coal mine, coleslaw can tell you everything you need to know about a restaurant.
While people treat bread like the devil, Michael Pollan thinks it might just be our impatience creating the real issue.
Prediction is reinventing industries and running the world. More and more, predictive analytics drives commerce, manufacturing, healthcare, government, and law enforcement.
We have electric charges and currents in electromagnetism, so why not magnetic ones, too? “It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is […]
Psychedelics came en vogue in the 1960s and since then have been maligned as inducing psychosis. Today, some evidence suggests that tiny doses of these drugs may be useful for curing psychological disorders such as depression, PTSD, and social anxiety, among others. But more research is needed and there are hurdles to overcome.
Sotheby’s will auction off 380 pieces from Bowie’s collection later this year. The collection is “eclectic, unscripted, [and] understated,” according to Sotheby’s European chairman Oliver Barker.
Designed by Uruguayan-born, New York-based architect Rafael Viñoly, the new Laguna Garzón Bridge aims to reduce the speed of crossing cars and encourage drivers to enjoy the view.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s comments are plainly spoken, aspirational, and cognizant of an American aesthetic. It’s presidential material, actually.
A new Barnes Foundation show highlights the connections between ancient artisanal ironwork and modern art.