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“If someone is to consider black and white for their project I guess I would say the heads up that I would offer is that they need to be prepared to fight for it and lobby for that… Connections are not in color or in black and white. They’re invisible but just as real.”

“Frenemies” play an inevitable role in our extended social network. But our interactions with them pose real threats to our wellbeing, say researchers at the University of Utah.

A second scientific experiment, this time in America, has established that telepathy is possible. 

Although the creation of the Internet is thought to mark a new era in human history, its effect on society, especially in economic terms, has proven unremarkable.

When researchers presented canines with odors of other dogs, food, and their human masters, it was the scent of humans that excited dogs the most.

Only in America do people trample each other for sales a day after being thankful for what they already have.

“If we’re going to solve the problems that we’re trying to solve – and it’s not just for the Foundation, it’s for all of us, we’ve got to tap into the creativity and the capability and the innovation potential of the private sector.” -Julie Sunderland of The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, from her recent Big Think Interview  

The best 2015 calendar makes a great gift. And you can win one for free just for reading this blog! “We are not the same persons this year as last; […]

It turns out that creativity resides within your brain’s left hemisphere as well. This was among the findings of a new study determining that creative impulses require activity throughout the entire brain.

A new Spanish law encouraging foreign investment allows entrepreneurs to obtain an extended-stay visa.

Half of the world’s population could soon reside in concentrated metropolises of 10 million or more people. Some expect there to be up to forty of these megacities by 2025.

A recent study found that supplementing x-rays, MRI, and ultrasounds with a 3D-printed model of a patient’s heart helped surgeons perform delicate procedures to repair severe abnormalities.

If there’s something before the Big Bang, then what does that mean for the beginning of our Universe? “You can try to lie to yourself. You can try to tell […]

The United States and Myanmar are tied for first overall, with the USA being the only nation to score in the top 10 for all metrics: giving, volunteering, and helping strangers.

“Be patient with the belligerence of the simple-minded. It is not easy to understand that one doesn’t understand.” -Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, 19th century Austrian novelist

An addictive product should at least provide value to the consumer and improve their lives. E-mail is a good example. Candy Crush — not so much.

Seasonal affective disorder (or, fittingly enough, SAD) is caused by the body’s reaction to the changing times of sunrise and sunset. It’s why some people get depressed in the winter. Luckily, treating it isn’t hard.

The four major American sports leagues like to boast that women make up about 40-45% of their fanbases. Yet when it comes to participating in sports conversation on Twitter, women form a minuscule percentage of followers.

The renowned philosopher takes us through the events of his new book, Event: A Philosophical Journey Through a Concept. He explains how an event retroactively creates its own causes and why these elements explain our fear of falling in love.

ABC News Correspondent Dan Harris explains why someone who tells you they’re a good multitasker is lying. In fact, what we perceive as multitasking is really just “doing many things poorly”

Pulitzer Prize-winning biologist Edward O. Wilson draws from Darwinian theory to posit the appearance and characteristics of an extraterrestrial life form. “E.T. is out there,” says Wilson, and their more like us than we may realize.

Many folks try to fix a dwindling credit score by signing up for a credit card in order to demonstrate financial responsibility. If you want to avoid the risks associated with plastic, there’s always the alternatives.

The wage gap between women has reduced in Britain, but Minister Nicky Morgan wants to see more changes. She may very well see change coming with the minds of the next generation.

“Research can be undertaken in any kind of environment, as long as you have the interest. I believe that true education means fostering the ability to be interested in something.”

A huge percentage of our Universe is blocked by the plane of our own Milky Way. Here’s how we’re finally seeing what’s there! “I am undecided whether or not the […]

The next step in Comcast’s uphill battle toward regaining customer trust is to make visits from technicians a less stressful experience.

Coffee and chocolate are at risk because of the climate shift. By as early as 2050, you may look back on Starbuck’s coffee prices and think they were a deal.

A person is, in large part, the sum of their habits. We go through an evolutionary process each day, in which certain behaviors in our repertoire are selected for and […]

Swiss researchers conducted an experiment gauging how bankers fared against other professions in a test in which cheating was easy and incentivized. Unsurprisingly, bankers — particularly those who had just prior been asked questions related to banking — were more likely to lie for financial gain.

Life-altering decisions aren’t just for people about to hit 40, according to a recent study people approaching 30 tend to make some big changes as well. What brings on this intense swing in character? Realizing your own mortality.