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A variety of structures exist to both treat employees with more respect and increase productivity.

There is greater social distance between Americans than ever before.

‘Millennial’ doesn’t hold nearly as much meaning as Americans pretend it does. Here’s why.

Unsurprisingly, the results showed that the more materialistic a person was, the less likely they were to engage in reduced consumption.

By welcoming various intrepid thoughts, we welcome learning.

Is anything clear in the age of disinformation?

Data centers are likely to consume up to 4.1% of electricity around the globe by 2030. Can they go green?

There’s something special about islands – in some cases, it’s the price tag

How do you convince people to break the habit of a lifetime?

Discrimination against people because of their age is a real phenomenon.

Polls never reveal who we really are. Google does.

Without expressing and evaluating ideas, we would never be able to determine what’s right or wrong.

Outside Europe, much of the world followed an assortment of rules and understandings about what time meant.

Some say Islam is not a religion. Here’s why all faiths should contest that.

Around 9 percent of the U.S. population believe the Pizzagate theory is true.

A new study finds an unexpected trait that young people want in a lifelong partner.

Sometimes, academic expression can make people uncomfortable. But this tension is a feature, not a bug.

The choice of flavor may be up to you, but the number of scoops will depend on your friends.

Are you a victim of the social media bubble?

Why would people rate certain names as being more extraverted or more agreeable?

Appraising a ubiquitous feature among modern folk.

Countless top-down reforms haven’t improved the U.S. education system; can community-based education make a difference?

One Juul representative told high-school students that Juul products were “99% safer than cigarettes,” according to congressional testimony.

Critics complain that Maslow’s hierarchy of needs focuses too much on the West. Yet other cultures often have similar ideas about personal development.

A scientist in Sweden makes a controversial presentation at a future of food conference.

Frank W. Abagnale says scammers don’t discriminate — here’s what you can do to protect yourself.

What does fame have to do with merit, anyway?

When you combine feelings of resentment with the societal praise of leaving one’s mark, it forms a lethal cocktail.

Lovers deadlier than gangsters, first comprehensive Danish homicide study since 1970s shows

In Upheaval, Jared Diamond points out the sad facts of American voter turnout.