A judge in Florida ruled this week that the entire Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional. According to political scientist and Supreme court-watcher Scott Lemieux, that’s probably not the end of […]
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The calendar has turned to February, campus is closed because we’re encased in ice and we’re all still watching Kirishima. Yesterday, the volcano produced another impressive explosion (video), one that broke […]
The arts start the conversation. When the world is saved—and it really does require saving—the door will be opened through the arts and then the politicians. Then the policies will follow.
A row has broken out in France over whether teenagers should be allowed to genetically modify bacteria in the classroom.
A new study suggests that small meteorites may survive their plunge through Earth’s atmosphere intact much more often than previously suspected.
A brisk stroll every day helps improve memory in old age and wards off dementia, a study finds.
The L.A. Times says the revolt in Egypt is an indigenous and broad-based movement galvanized by decades of corruption and poverty and the U.S. should let events play out.
Cameron’s plan to flog the public forest estate is opposed by 84% of the public. Stupid and destructive as this sell-off promises to be, it’s a stone’s throw from really interesting.
French researchers have corroborated studies which have revealed associations between an omega-3/omega-6 imbalance and mood disorders.
Last year, the Obama administration pushed through an ambitious transformation for NASA and turned to the commercial sector for astronaut transportation.
Closing our eyes allows us to simulate a decision more extensively and seems to make us more sensitive to the ethical nature of our own and others’ decisions.
Sometime during the next couple of years, there will likely be a fundamental shift (which) could lead to food and water shortages — and test our personal and community preparedness.
While it’s clear that media drives politics, “there’s a more complicated and symbiotic relationship” between social media technologies and popular revolts.
Social media sites have been credited with helping protesters in Egypt organize and spread news before the government blackout. But is the importance of communications technology to modern revolutions overblown?
I want to share with you a more personal update today — a new practice we’ve developed which has improved the marketing efforts at my company. We’ve recently begun practicing […]
A core aspect of the Living PlanIT business model is the “urban operating system,” which could be used in existing urban environments as well as it is in new cities.
A great deal has been said and published lately on changing educational paradigms. In fact, this conversation isn’t a recent development – even in the 1980s, iconic science fiction author […]
It’s clear that green technology strengthens our security and helps the environment, but can it be economically advantageous also? Harvard Business School professor Robert Eccles believes so.
The disorder isn’t really on the rise—it’s just getting defined better, and diagnosed more frequently, explains Dr. Gerald Fischbach of the Simons Foundation.
“The South was kissed by God.” This was what a woman I work with told me last week while extolling the geographic virtues of the South. It wasn’t the just […]
I spent most of the weekend with some sort of cold/flu/virus, so I’m only now catching up with all the goings-on that I missed over the weekend (not that my […]
Morning Gloria of Jezebel asks, “Is It Ever Okay To Make a Relationship Ultimatum?” My answer: You’d better believe it. Seriously, though. I have a hard time wrapping my mind […]
The human mind readily grasps a revolution like Tunisia’s or the one in aborning in Egypt. We’re well-equipped mentally for a short-term crisis, especially one that involves the question of […]
Amazon has revealed that it has sold more Kindle ebooks than paperbacks in the U.S. during the final three months of 2010. The milestone has come sooner than expected.
Many people think with either their wallets or their stomachs. Taking advantage of that by taxing meat products could reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Scientists have identified a brain pathway which, when defective, leads to an uncontrollable desire to smoke. The discovery may lead to new anti-smoking treatments.
Pay attention, marketers. If any study validates what you do, this one does. Researchers found that using a generic (vs. brand name) product undermines self-esteem.
People with busy lives might feel as if they live longer. Our brains use the world around us to keep track of time, and the more there is going on, the slower time feels.
The state senator from Brooklyn, N.Y., wants to outlaw using an electronic device while crossing a big-city street on foot. The good intentioned law is overreaching, says Steve Chapman.
Egyptian protesters have called for a massive demonstration of more than a million people on Tuesday in a bid to force out president Hosni Mubarak from power.