Culture & Religion — February 5, 2009

Just Released: Government 2.0

Demonstrated by his activity on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and the official White House portal, President Obama is institutionalizing social networking as the interactive feature par excellence in American governance.

The jump to government 2.0 from its slate-and-chalk predecessor marks an effort to connect with Americans directly, without a media filter, and at 40 million internet users contributing to social networks in the US, his audience is certainly captive.

The sexual desire masterclass, with Dr. Emily Nagoski

Your sexual education was probably inadequate. Here’s the information you always needed.

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9 min

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Emily Nagoski

a group of people walking across a bridge over a cliff.

The Well

Embrace the “dark horse” mindset to find success

It has perhaps never been easier to feel as if you’ve fallen behind in life. From the anxieties of comparing yourself to others online to our fetishization of success, it […]

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10 min

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with

Sarah Robb O’Hagan

The Learning Curve

4 ways to identify high-conflict people before it’s too late

High-conflict people are found in all walks of life. Learning how to identify them, and what to do next, can save you much emotional turmoil.

Starts With A Bang

Ask Ethan: Can science explain UFO sightings?

Lots of people have seen lots of bizarre events and phenomena that defy our conventional experience. But is there a scientific explanation?

the sun is setting over the ocean on a cloudy day.

13.8

How earthquakes helped us map the interior of the Sun

Temperatures in the Sun’s core exceed 10 million degrees Celsius. But how on Earth did we actually come to know that?

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