Fifty years after the female birth control pill hit the market, male birth control is finally becoming a reality. While I will admit that it must be harder to control […]
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In branding, the conventional wisdom says that using the same computer or cologne as, say, George Clooney will make you feel more like him and, therefore, good about yourself. Conventional […]
Six months after the bloodiest day in Yemen’s uprising, forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah Salih were at it again. That time, six months ago on March 18, snipers loyal […]
If we could talk to the animals, we might gain insight into what it means to communicate with an extraterrestrial species.
Neuroscientist James Fallon is fascinated by the brains of murderers, especially in light of his own family history. His father’s side of the family was full of notorious murderers. So, […]
Well, I feel like a broken record, but I apologize for the dearth of posts. Amongst other things, I am mired in my third year review here, so I’ve been […]
–Guest post by Jamie Schleser, American University doctoral student. For those that don’t spend their days toiling away in the often peculiar atmosphere of institutions of higher learning, the how […]
White-hot conservative and libertarian anger at the size and intrusiveness of government is getting a lot of attention these days. It seems so fierce, so single-minded; Let the federal […]
Weary after two uprisings and years of failed negotiations, Palestinians are taking a sober view of the bid for statehood recognition at the United Nations this week.
When markets fail, governments are often called upon to right fix the problem. But the call for government action is often naive, says Nobel Laureate Gary Becker, and fails quite often.
During a meeting in San Francisco last week, American and Australian authorities worked to renew a strategic alliance that will give the U.S. access to Aussie military training areas.
The current European currency crisis is similar in ways to the subprime mortgage crash of 2008, says George Soros. But unfortunately, the Euro’s troubles are even more intractable.
To meet China’s #1 goal of growth, the government is investing heavily in infrastructure. This entails building new cities where nobody lives and whose property is owned by speculators.
In order to successfully integrate your new hire into the workplace, you need to explain to them everything that isn’t in the manual.
Lasting change doesn’t come from the top. Systems that no longer work must be rebuilt from the bottom up, says Fred Hassan.
The Eurovision Song Contest is a resounding success in at least one respect. Set up as a laboratory of European harmony – musically, audiovisually and politically – its first edition […]
Let me get this straight. I’m supposed to come to work with you and work every day with the singular goal of maximizing the value for faceless, nameless people who could blow us off in a nanosecond if they had a bad hair day. Am I right?
Yesterday was Constitution Day. Let’s face it. It’s a commemoration that hasn’t caught on. A few years ago Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia snuck through some legislation requiring that every […]
In his new book, Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker reports some rare good news about human nature. He argues that we—the human race—are becoming progressively less violent.
Though it might seem odd that a cup of yogurt can influence behavior, scientists are learning that eating probiotics can reduce stress levels—further proof of a strong mind-body connection.
We need more effective mechanisms for getting mentally ill patients back into the community which is free from political interference, says a nurse who manages psychiatry wards.
Small computer implants that read brain activity like radio waves are becoming less invasive and more effective at interfacing with computers. There are a range of commercial uses.
Psychotherapy has come a long way since the days of Freudian psychoanalysis. Today, studies are providing evidence for psychotherapies that effectively treat psychiatric disorders.
Researchers at the Cornell Creative Machines Lab are experimenting with 3-D food printers, envisioning them as the next fashionable appliance for restaurants and home kitchens.
A group of researchers said that by examining the whole genome of a family of four, they were able to make unusually specific findings and suggestions for preventive care.
Wobbly walking and clumsy moves are classic signs that someone’s been drinking, and a new study suggests balance problems can afflict heavy drinkers for years after they sober up.
With so many essential questions unanswered, there is good reason to be cautious about introducing large-scale HPV vaccination. Instead, we should concentrate on getting answers.
The world is facing a growing avalanche of death from heart attack, stroke, cancer, emphysema and diabetes, with many of the victims working-age people in poor countries.
Unfortunately, Facebook’s rules against certain kinds of material, specifically nudes, threaten to censor artists who depict the human body