By measuring how women’s brains respond to images of food and sex, researchers may be able to predict whether the women are set for weight gain or sexual activity in the months ahead.
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I’ve spent the last two weeks getting licensed to work in a new field. Mitt Romney has spent the last two weeks since Rick Santorum dropped out of the race […]
Torture doesn’t work. There has never been much reason to believe that it does. Now Reuters reports that a three-year investigation by Democrats on the Senate Intelligence committee confirms what […]
A new smartphone accessory which creates a digital image of medical test results is helping to build a new global database of disease information that will help prevent future epidemics.
The adage that children raised in rough households grow up fast has some fresh genetic evidence to support it, say Duke researchers who examined age markers in children’s DNA.
Researchers at Northwestern University have decoded the brain’s electrical signals to bypass injured spinal cords and reanimate limbs that no longer receive stimulation from the brain.
What matters in life? Will Wilkinson wrote wrote a nice Big Think post on Friday quoting some recent psychological research and suggesting the answer is “memorable social experience”: A number […]
A Polish-born gynecologist claims he has found the biological source of the female orgasm. Known as the G-spot, the anatomical mystery has legendary powers of sexual stimulation.
People who are more optimistic, hopeful and satisfied with their lives are less likely to have heart problems, says a new Harvard meta-analysis that has aggregated over 200 independent studies.
If I were to send you back in time to 1500, a time when people were just learning how to cope with the recent disruptive invention of the moveable type […]
This Saturday, April 28, is the date for a collective movement of nationwide marches and rallies, organized by UniteWomen.org and backed by a national coalition of non-profit organizations, the Center […]
In 2003, a man broke into Vonette W.’s house in the middle of the night, wearing a scarf to cover his face. He held a gun to her head and […]
Eastern Europe shares common positive characteristics that not only distinguish it from Western Europe, but also from most of the world. During the twentieth century, few regions on the planet […]
The top 25 ‘rapid-growth markets,’ or RGMs, will continue to contribute nearly half of the world’s growth over the next three years.
New psychological research shows that humility is strongly associated with a host of positive virtues, including maintaining friendships, having good work habits and being generous.
What is the Big Idea? China’s growth is slowing. Its economy expanded at 8.1 percent during the first quarter, which is significantly slower than the previous quarters and a disappointment […]
Here are some ways to make your idea into a full blown movement. Get the public involved early and often, and make advertising campaigns directed at civic organizations.
Scientists believe that words which are less familiar to us exert less of an emotive pull, allowing our minds to evaluate a decision on more rational terms. Pues hablas español?
What’s the Big Idea? “Contemporary research on consciousness in neuroscience rests on unquestioned but highly questionable foundations. Human nature is no less mysterious now than it was a hundred years […]
Does news of private entrepreneurs mobilizing missions into space cause you to feel excitement or anxiety? Does it make you feel nothing at all? Stop for a moment and imagine: […]
Every individual has a responsibility to protect themselves against illegal government surveillance, says Jacob Appelbaum, if not for yourself, then for those you associate with.
We’re dreaming of the days when Marilyn Monroe married Arthur Miller. Why are today’s celebrities associated with mediocre intelligence and a modicum of moral sensibility?
Not too long ago, over dinner, a few friends were discussing an impending visit by Princess Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. The occasion would be to commemorate the launch of a […]
The robotic future is here, and it looks nothing like we thought it would. Instead of humanoid, highly-intelligent robots that do our bidding, the future is increasingly one of robotic […]
Matt Yglesias and Timothy Noah are having an interesting dialogue about Noah’s new book about income inequality, The Great Divergence. (As are Brink Lindsey and Mark Schmitt at Washington Monthly.) Noah […]
The Presidential Medal of Freedom. Where will Bob Dylan place this honor on a trophy case that includes his Grammy Awards, Academy Awards, Golden Globes, Honorary Doctorates, Pulitzer Prize special […]
My Tuesday post examined parents’ limited options in the age of the standardized test. But what is a teacher to do who is fed up with the testing regime? “I’d […]
Good intentions can lead to bad outcomes in business. This is especially true in organizations that have toxic cultures in which leaders tout worthy values–and then put up roadblocks that prevent employees from […]
Since Herman Cain dropped out of the presidential race, Mitt Romney has added 500,000 Facebook fans. This brings him to a total of 1,644,358 page likes, most from his 2008 […]
Garrett Jones, guest-blogging for Megan McArdle, classifies memorable experience as a “consumer durable,” since the satisfaction lasts and lasts. Jones writes: People often shrink from driving to a distant, promising […]