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?
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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.
The main issues related to judging inequality and its changes over time come down to deciding whether the inequality is of the good or bad kind, says Nobel Laureate Gary Becker.
In 2007, Obama called climate change the “epochal, man-made threat to the planet.” But in his State of the Union address last week, the word “climate” was nowhere to be found.
Statistics from the U.S. government suggest that our energy choices and level of consumption will not change much over the next few decades.
The Tiger Mom went to Davos; of course she did. And what did she say? And why do we care? Has her Battle Hymn hit a tipping point, and will […]
Watching American media outlets attempt to cover the events happening in Egypt over the past few days reminded me of just how ignorant we are about the rest of the […]
Blue Valentine is a psychologically ambitious and impressively subversive effort by a new filmmaker. It is, in a subtle but clear way, a pro-life movie. It’s quite jarring and claustrophobic; […]
Success may be more a matter of strategy than the traditional notion of strength. We can and do offload the burden of willpower to the environment to scaffold our success.
Lack of sleep needs to be treated as a major health issue, according to a report published by the U.K. Mental Health Foundation.
Pundits aren’t solely to blame for the vitriol. They’re just giving us what we want. To change our discourse we have to be masters, not slaves, to the cycle.rnrn
The economic downturn in the U.S. means it’s a good time to stitch together comprehensive and politically palatable policies on immigration reform.
Protests rocked Egypt, calling into question whether President Hosni Mubarak’s regime can survive. FP asked five top experts how Barack Obama should respond.
They starve themselves and risk their necks for $150 a race. And depression is prevalent in the jockeys’ ranks. Who would be one?
New research suggests that whales use their sophisticated communication techniques to develop distinct and separate cultures.