Here’s something worrying. People are worried. A survey taken in December found that increasing numbers of people are pessimistic about the future. 44% said they were fearful about what […]
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One of the country’s most conservative religious parties sets the record straight after a statement was made on Christmas asking non-Muslims not to use the word.
Individuals’ personalities – yours and mine included – are not as stable as we think they are.
Today at the Stone, Stephen Asma brings some post-holiday season grinchitude to bear on the concept of universal love. The call to love all the world’s citizens as oneself is […]
What will it mean to have a dissenter like Chuck Hagel as an ombudsman at the top at the Defense Department?
While the Congress debates sequestration and other ways of trimming spending in specific departments and agencies, it should not miss the tremendous opportunity now presented by the financial markets.
In times of unprecedented change and uncertainty, we need to ask ourselves what are we certain about?
It was this map of Greenland that triggered this post. I say map, but I mean hole in a drainpipe. This picture was sent in by Ruland Kolen, who was […]
The recent gang-rape and subsequent death of a Delhi woman has highlighted not only the problem of public safety, but the solutions some are seeking to protect themselves.
University of Oxford research psychologist Kevin Dutton conducted interviews at England’s most dangerous psychiatric hospital to glean some wisdom from the most ruthless among us.
How long does it take to know that you’ve found The One—or someone who you might want to see for a second date? I found the answer to this and […]
As we age, the brain degenerates. When this occurs, the channels of communication form different pathways, usually unlocking different ways of recalling and expressing memories.
As of January 1, underweight models are prohibited from working in runway shows and appearing in print ads. Supporters hope the law will help reverse the growing problem of eating disorders among women and girls.
Medical researchers want to test a new molecular compound on humans which has effectively reversed Alzheimer’s symptoms in mice. The compound is called TFP5.
The idea that willpower is a finite resource quickly depleted is wrong, according to a study out of Stanford University. Belief in one’s own willpower makes it a stable fixture.
Officials say their proposed curriculum will ensure less violence and more morality among young citizens. Critics say it will make the country less competitive globally and doesn’t address deeper education issues.
If computers are to interact with humans as other humans do, they will have to learn to be funny, or at least think they are funny. Computer scientists are teaching machines to tell jokes.
While I think this conversation has already gone on long enough, I guess I should mention that Reap Paden has left a comment on my post from last weekend about […]
We’re told to have a positive attitude; that love conquers all; that anger is unhelpful and hate unneeded. Evangelists of optimism would drown us in their toothy smiles and keep […]
I’m taking a break from talking about conservative diversity to think more about justifying the content of liberal education these days. So here’s an account of chairs of departments of history […]
Why can we face up to our inconsistencies in the past but not expect more in the future?
A team of scientists have observed that the absence of a specific protein correlated with weight gain, especially when the protein was not present in the body’s stores of brown fat.
The ability to track diverse health metrics is becoming easier and more effective. Some technologists believe amassing data will transform medicine from being reactionary to predictive.
Government health bodies and family doctors currently treat genetic testing companies with skepticism, but giving patients access to their genetic data is perhaps the best way to improve treatment.
One of Canada’s foremost authorities on health attempts to address contemporary health concerns with scientific acumen, debunking common myths about nitrates, trans fat, and more…
The independent Aviation Safety Network reports 23 fatal airliner accidents in 2012, well below the 10-year average.
We pay special attention to the history of an object – where it has been, who created it, what touched it – because object’s history is what really matters when it comes to its value.
Although still in its prototype stage, Locata is able to identify an individual’s location to within centimeters, making it far more accurate than GPS.
The past decade has seen much commentary about the perils of triumphalism—with good reason. That sentiment contributed not only to America’s decisions to invade Iraq and undertake a nation-building effort […]
Kids do the darnedest things. For instance, one time late at night, when I was 9 or 10, I opened the drawer in the kitchen, took out the biggest knife, […]