Why are humans so aberrant? It’s because our neurons are lousy processors, so we need big, fat brains to make clever us.
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A 2002 book that describes a world “without killing, threats to kill, or conditions conducive to killing” is spearheading a global movement that questions what many assume is a natural fact of human existence.
Sir Ken Robinson: My father had a catastrophic accident when he was 45 and he became paralyzed the rest of his life. But that wasn’t the end of his life. It wasn’t the end of our family.
Spend more time in the company of people who have the habits you want.
The move is in response to allegations that the US government spied on online and phone communications in the country. One expert says it should work for domestic traffic, but international transactions will require more attention.
The decision rescinds a 2009 court order that originally allowed a Malay-language Catholic newspaper to use the word to refer to God and instigated a wave of church attacks across the country.
Dov Seidman: My fundamental idea is that how is not an adverb. It’s not a tactic.
While hundreds of flossing studies have been conducted, many are plagued by potential issues of researcher bias, as well as poor experimental design. In the past decade, three systematic reviews sought to navigate these muddy waters.
Brigham Young researchers say their findings prove the value of social media as a possible tool in suicide prevention.
Being funny, being sexy or expressing a loving sentiment – that’s the cutting edge of human intelligence.
People often conflate the conditions of happiness with material wellbeing. There’s lots of evidence that there’s no connection at all.
Just our luck… the only part of the UK with tight border controls. The picture on the front page of Private Eye shows a long line of cars queueing to […]
Obsessively searching the Internet for fixes to real or perceived health problems creates more anxiety in those who have a lower tolerance for uncertainty, says a Baylor University researcher.
Particularly for people who are new to wine, the design of the label can affect both the bottle’s ability to attract attention and the perceived flavor.
At least three days a week, sets of employees at UCLA Health participate in a short “Bruin Break” with dance music and easy workout moves. It’s part of a growing nationwide initiative to incorporate more movement into the work day.
Not exactly, say the authors of a new study. However, they have identified a certain gene variation that causes people to notice the negative more quickly while also experiencing emotional events more vividly.
The image above shows the convergence of an anti-GMO protest outside Central Park and the overflow of superheroes and superhero lookalikes in New York City.
A cross-cultural study involving employees at multinational corporations in nine countries confirmed that cultural attitudes affect how absenteeism is viewed. What does this mean for an increasingly mobile and global workforce?
Leadership is a team sport. If you want to build anything of significance, you need to engage others.
It’s more important to have a useful perception of reality than an accurate perception of reality.
We have a general bias to read intentionality into things, to see things as happening for a reason, to believe that objects around us have been designed for some purpose.
A pilot study involving teenage girls at three UK schools found that those who took a six-lesson course on body image had “significant effects” on their self-esteem.
Researchers at the Netherlands’ Leyden Academy on Vitality and Aging admit to being “baffled” by the findings of a study that focused on citizens in 19 developed countries, including the US.
Philadelphia Children’s Hospital is the first in the nation to remove supplements such as echinacea and coenzyme Q10 from its list of approved medications. One reason given is that they may cause harmful interactions with other drugs.
More tests are needed, but if the chemical can be made into a drug, it could represent a powerful weapon in the fight against neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and multiple sclerosis.
Jeff Grant tells the powerful story of his incarceration in Federal prison for a white-collar crime.
Americans spend half the amount of time cooking than we did in the 1960s, and we have also defined “cooking” down to activities such as getting a pizza out of a box.
Avegant’s wearable goggles work by projecting images directly onto the user’s retinas, allowing the eyes to relax in a way that focusing on a screen doesn’t.
Thailand’s capital has long been a dangerous and unfriendly environment for cyclists. However, various public and private efforts are resulting in a slow increase on city roads.
A petition garnered 120,000 signatures, which is more than enough to merit a government vote, possibly before the end of this year. If it passes, it will apply to every member of the working adult population.