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The concept of burnout is nothing new. But there are ways to prevent burnout and promote greater engagement with work.
The shift from steam to electricity was inevitable — but some foresaw it earlier than others.
Seneca thought the use of ice was a “true fever of the most malignant kind.”
These five great books should prompt us to work on what needs fixing the most in the world: ourselves.
Some of the weirdest characters in Greek mythology were Athenian kings.
“Kids are always asking two questions of parents: ‘Am I safe?’ and ‘Am I real?'”
Inequality should be measured in terms of the time it takes for us to earn the money to buy the things we need. And everyone is getting wealthier.
Buddhism has rules for slaying your enemies. But the real surprise is finding out who your enemies actually are.
“All moments past, present, and future, always have existed, always will exist.”
The larger truth on the streets is that no one uses just one drug anymore.
Historical analyses reveal that crises almost always yield surprising benefits.
Metabolism and mitochondrial functioning seem to have far more to do with mental health than many people might expect.
By challenging your preconceptions, art offers a framework by which you can solve problems.
What began as public outcry against Iran’s so-called morality police has snowballed into a mass movement targeting the very essence of the Islamic republic.
Foster your own moments of mystery.
From Atlantis to Thule, these mythical locales have captivated people’s imaginations for centuries.
We don’t understand why loneliness is bad for us if all we can say is that it hurts.
Your very own “Conspiracy Detection Kit.”
Rushdie was heavily criticized by figures across the political spectrum for being offensive. People tried to “cancel” Rushdie long before that term was invented.
Who doesn’t love a little existential fear every once in a while?
The answer may depend on your lifestyle.
Parents want the best for their kids, but resilience helps children better cope with life’s unavoidable challenges.
The future of American jobs isn’t only services and tech.
With almost every shovel of sand shifted in Egypt, another artifact comes to light.
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More than any other nation, Japan tends to feel comfortable with the idea of humanoid robots entering the home.
Like his “Mona Lisa,” Leonardo da Vinci’s “Lady with an Ermine” depicts a woman in a way that flouted the conventions of its time.
“Even with my training, I still got insights from the book’s descriptions. That’s how good Carroll is at explaining physics.”
From Aristotle’s lazy cosmology to Immanuel Kant’s “scientific” racism, great minds are not immune to very bad ideas.
We are tearing ourselves apart over gender issues, with the result that the problems of boys and men are left untreated.