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Our favorite over-the-counter medication has its limits.

Your next payday could be all digital.

Don’t underestimate the power of play when it comes to problem-solving.

We’re going to have to reckon with our workweek sooner than later.

We mistakenly think a lack of productivity means employees just don’t care.

Here’s why generalists triumph over specialists in the new era of innovation.

Stop prescribing advice and start helping people come up with their own solutions.

Who would prefer a 30-hour work week? A lot of people, it turns out.

Medical science finally acknowledges what workers have known for years.

New research shows that aimlessness can be fatal.

Some experts may worry that AI will depersonalize health care, but others see its potential to deepen relationships.

The Pew Research Group conducted a survey on the most important life skills to several thousand Americans. Here’s what they said.

Don’t wait for happiness — start there instead.

It may be growing in popularity, but is there anything substantive to this new wellness trend?

A recent study gives new meaning to the saying “fake it ’til you make it.”

This story was originally published in Aeon and has been republished under Creative Commons.

It’s illegal to discriminate against people based on their gender, race, or religion. What about veganism?

Your co-workers could be causing your insomnia.

In India, a construction boom is fueling a criminal enterprise around one of the most ubiquitous substances on Earth: sand.

New research at Carnegie Mellon University suggests a game of musical chairs.

Being a successful caregiver is part of today’s definition of manhood.

The U.S. has a talent shortage and the formerly incarcerated have paid their debt to society. Let’s solve two problems with one idea.

Few students will become architects, but architecture may be able teach them more about real-life problem-solving than geometric proofs.

Harassment isn’t about your intention. It’s about your impact, explains Michael Kaufman.

Here’s why universal basic income will hurt the 99%, and make the 1% even richer.

You can say ‘no’ to things, and you should. Do it like this.

The Canadian professor has been on the Joe Rogan Experience six times. There’s a lot of material to discuss.

Most people don’t just think the world should be run meritocratically, they think it is meritocratic.

The two concepts might seem contradictory, but anarcho-capitalists exist.