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Salman Khan envisions the school of the future, where mastery and empathy are the core values, and the curriculum is driven by self-paced learning.

Oscar-winning filmmaker James Marsh discusses the moments of inspiration behind his films and emphasizes the importance of trusting your instincts.

The idea that punishment teaches a kid not to misbehave is a myth, pure and simple. Here are three steps for actually changing your kid’s unpleasant behavior.

Some have proposed using quantum entanglement (the invisible umbilical cord that exists between objects) as a form of telepathy. But there are much more practical ways of achieving telepathy that […]

People engaged in social and political reform (and sometimes revolution) have to think through what the next step is. It’s not enough to just say no to a bad guy.

Americans have an inferiority complex when it comes to many things British, from the royal family to Shakespeare. But not Christopher Walken.

Entrepreneurship, like theater, requires a suspension of disbelief, says Hollywood star Jeffrey Wright. Here he explains how his training on the stage prepared him to found a mineral company and […]

Virtualization is the hottest new technotrend, with everything from commerce and supply chain management to storage and processing power migrating into the cloud and into virtual realities.

In the 1999 film “The Matrix,” characters could simply learn a new set of skills by uploading a program into their brains. When (if ever) will we be able to […]

At what point does a robot become so lifelike that it becomes a human? And vice-versa, at what point does a human with robotic enhancements no longer become a human?

Is the new Silk Road–the flow of oil and gas from the Middle East to Asia, and Asian goods flowing to the Persian Gulf–a new foundation for the world economy […]

Reaching out and contributing to the lives of others doesn’t only make you a good Christian (or simply a good person). The act of compassion has major health benefits, starting […]

The things that scare you are probably not the things that will actually kill you, says the CDC Director. It’s important to accurately assess risk, he advises.

This game show probability brain teaser has puzzled people for decades. Which door would you pick?

The first step to applying game theory to your career is to assess your playing field and understand the skills and goals of all the different actors—your bosses, your peers, […]

How does a leader decide whether to be lenient or to set an example? Nancy Koehn presents this question by drawing from a harrowing scene in Shakespeare’s Henry V.

More than ever, the resources for autodidacts are out there and accessible to anyone, but you have to have the wherewithal to take advantage of these opportunities.

In this scene from the 2004 Stephen Hawking biopic entitled “Hawking,” the young physicist uses Einstein’s theory of relativity to get a girl to fall in love with him.

Because of relativity, time moves faster the farther away you are from the center of the earth, meaning that your head ages slightly quicker than your feet.

Every Wednesday, Michio Kaku will be answering reader questions about physics and futuristic science. If you have a question for Dr. Kaku, just post it in the comments section below […]

This video companion to Richard N. Katz’s E-Book “The Tower and the Cloud” explores how computing power has reduced our reliance on traditional brick-and-mortar institutions in favor of new and […]

Trailer for PBS Series E2 Energy.

Of all the Shakespeare analogies of recent years (George W. Bush as Henry V; Hillary Clinton as Lady Macbeth), President Barack Obama is perhaps the most elusive.

The dollar is still the dominant reserve currency, but for how long? The IMF has recently forecast that China’s economy will overtake that of the U.S. in 2016. How will […]

The English language is a key factor in retaining America’s competitive advantage in the world – like a linguistic reserve currency. But as more Indian and Chinese people learn English, […]