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We have developed a world economy that is increasingly dependent on our information and communication technologies, says former NATO head Anders Fogh Rasmussen. That’s why the crux of our future welfare depends on the development of advanced cybersecurity.

The short answer is “you can’t,” at least in most regards. But there are ways to hone your customer’s unique experience and keep them buying directly from you.

The Atlantic’s Conor Friedersdorf argues that placing King’s face on U.S. currency makes sense on many counts. He also argues that “Old Hickory’s” racist legacy makes him the best candidate to be removed to make room.

“A second thing that an individual must do in seeking to love his enemy is to discover the element of good in his enemy, and everytime you begin to hate that person and think of hating that person, realize that there is some good there and look at those good points which will over-balance the bad points.”

The so-called creative class has made it more difficult for the creators of culture—artists and thinkers who depend on leisure time—to produce work that reminds the country of its values, purpose, and potential.

Passion is a great motivator but having too much emotion riding on a particular job, promotion, or interview is a sure way to lose the interest of your professional colleagues.

Medicine could benefit from what technology has to offer, so why aren’t fitness bands being used by physicians? Doctors say that without FDA regulation to guarantee accuracy, there’s no way these device will be taken seriously.

Twins born in America have hit a record high: Out of 1,000 births, 33.7 are twins. CDC officials believe this trend has something to do with the increasing number of fertility treatments, as women are choosing to have children later in life.

In the story of where all this comes from, our closest world was a mystery for millennia. But now we know! “But even when the moon looks like it’s waning…it’s […]

A new study shows that the American school tradition of scheduling lunch before recess may be putting more fruits and veggies in the trash. Researchers have found swapping the order will reduce the waste of healthy foods.

A recent survey conducted by the Oklahoma State University Department of Agricultural Economics found that the percentage of Americans who support labels on foods containing GMOs also support labels on food containing DNA.

The discovery of the lost Beagle 2 spacecraft demonstrates just how close European space authorities were to success when it touched down Christmas Day, 2003.

In 1933, the temperature in the Siberian village of Oymyakon reached a balmy -90ºF/-67ºC, making it the planet’s coldest place. About 500 residents call the village home today.

The field of bioarchaeology is concerned with investigating skeletal remains to learn how people in from the past lived (as opposed to how they died).

When teams of professionals are composed of more women, share ideas in equal part, and are emotionally perceptive, they make better decisions and find better solutions to problems.

There are pills and surgeries that are all vying for consumers’ attentions as the weight loss solution, and one more is about to become available to Americans looking for a way out from their obesity.

Last year was the hottest on record for every place in the world, except two: a small part of Antarctica and the Northeast United States. 

How a funny idea to ship your enemies glitter turned into an empire. “There is a concept that is the corrupter and destroyer of all others. I speak not of […]

A recent study that has found sleep can be a predictor of future behavior in teens. Those that have a particularly troublesome time dozing off are more likely to develop alcohol and drug problems.

Over two dozen veterans and active military personnel commit suicide every day. Countless more suffer from PTSD. One ex-Army officer explains that the secret to treating mental trauma is to employ combat veterans in psychiatric roles.

The Sun is made almost entirely out of hydrogen and helium; the Earth has hardly any of either. How’d that happen? “The single most powerful element of youth is our […]

The nation’s largest gathering of transportation thinkers, the National Academies’ Transportation Research Board, was just held in Washington, DC.  A nascent topic, that was discussed more in the hallways, than […]

The Consumer Electronics Show is over, but the enduring story of how wearables will be a part of everyday life persists. Just a month ago was the Indiegogo campaign to […]

“Unplugging digitally” was a top 3 New Year’s resolution this year as thousands seek to distance themselves from their devices. A new study suggests gadgetry isn’t as stress-inducing as we think. 

Concerned that extreme advances in artificial intelligence could endanger humanity, Elon Musk has donated ten million dollars this week to safeguard humans from an “intelligence explosion.”

“Every book, remember, is dead until a reader activates it by reading. Every time that you read you are walking among the dead, and, if you are listening, you just might hear prophecies.”

According to a story doing the rounds on social media, organ transplant patients can take on the personalities of their donors. Don’t believe the hype.

Real estate entrepreneur Barbara Corcoran took to LinkedIn this week to offer advice on how to reinvent yourself professionally. 

Smartphone software that anticipates what you want to type to a friend, colleague, or spouse, may make you less intentioned in your communication.

How you empathize with a stranger all depends on how stressed you are in that moment. A recent study shows that stress hormones have the power to “veto” our empathic abilities.