Anyone not wanting to accept Syrian refugees should really consider this historical analogy.
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Companies like Uber get a lot of hype, but they may need to innovate their policies to become real changemakers in the new economy.
As outpouring of support for Paris was unmissable, many were questioning the cultural bias behind it.
The online vigilante group says it has located personal information belonging to ISIS recruiters living in Europe.
Compassion comes is five concentric zones, according to this cynical map.
The researcher behind the famed Dunning-Kruger Effect has found expertise can lead us to claim impossible knowledge.
A new book offers insights into the makers of earworms you can’t escape.
Science says Syndrome-E can tell us who is and isn’t evil, but how we really know and what we can do about it isn’t so simple.
We could literally pave the road in renewable energy.
Away from the dinner table.
The ability to laugh during dark times gives us strength, community, and hope.
Even if you have a good emotional mask, there’s a computer that can see through the cracks.
In times of emergency, many of us reach for our phones. They are vital to the safety and security of our families, friends, and colleagues.
Who knows what we’ll see. We may be able to witness the beginning of everything.
The Planck satellite measures the polarization of light, inferring our galaxy’s magnetic field. The result is spectacular art. “It is true that we are made of dust. And the world […]
Coming together after a tragedy is equally tribal as causing the tragedy in the first place.
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Wanting to believe in the impossible can be far worse than keeping an open mind. “No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no man […]
We naturally respond disproportionately to events that frighten us, but to do so is playing into the hands of the terrorists.
Is religion the problem? Sometimes. Is religion the solution? Sometimes. The real problem begins when you emphatically respond “yes” to either of these questions.
Most of us are reasonable, thoughtful people. Why can’t we stop texting, emailing, and posting status updates while driving?
A new study shows that mindfulness meditation can reduce our physical and emotional pain. But what is mindfulness and how do we practice it?
There’s a big, big difference between a “scientific” theory and all other types. It should make you more confident, not less. One of the most important things any expert hoping to […]
The big story that probably most shapes our times is too simple. We can’t afford to go on ignoring its plot holes and more complex dark side.
A new French agreement hopes to curb the global waste food by encouraging supermarkets to act generously.
It’s a brave new world.
Three passages that will pay dividends when parsed carefully by a patient reader.
Why are we ready to hold big corporations legally liable for lying, but not all the other advocates whose manipulation of the truth does society real harm!?