We're seeing a shift in our economy toward subscription-based programs.

Harvard Business School professor Bill George says more people of character ought to run for office… but probably won't.

Columbia University forensic psychiatrist Michael Stone dispels common myths about the intersection of violent acts and mental health disorders.

Is it possible, how would it affect us, and would we be destroyed as a result? “There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is […]

The quality of discourse over the new logo has skewed toward the low social media standard, although there are some smart and introspective things to be said for and about Google's sudden shift.

Scientists are becoming increasingly certain that all the stuff we put through our digestive system is making a major impact on our state of mind. 

Biases and flaws are like foreheads — it’s easier to see others’ than your own. So our most cherished beliefs should be tested by rigorous bias-balancing processes. 

A sociologist has launched a blistering attack on his own field, but the problem he addresses is something that affects us all.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's comments are plainly spoken, aspirational, and cognizant of an American aesthetic. It's presidential material, actually.

Words of wisdom from Cuban national hero José Martí: "Everything that divides men, everything that specified, separates, or pens them, is a sin against humanity."

Mariam Sultana became her country’s first woman with a Ph.D. in astrophysics. This is her story, with an update on where she is now. Mariam Sultana, Pakistan’s very first woman […]

A federal judge has dragged reproductive rights out of the mud of religion into the lofty heights of moral philosophy.

Microsoft needed a guardian angel when it decided to enter the console wars with the Xbox. Instead it got a Halo.

Recent trends in the habits of romantic millennials appear to buck conventional wisdom and well-regarded theories of communication.

A leftover glow unlike any other — of neutrinos — has finally been seen. “When you see how fragile and delicate life can be, all else fades into the background.” –Jenna Morasca Seventy years […]

Stephen J. Dubner of Freakonomics fame thinks the United States would benefit from a National Firearms Safety Administration to collate firearms data, similar to how the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration handles transportation data.

NYU's Dr. Nicole Foubister chats with us about the two-faced nature of bipolar disorder.

By Ethan SiegelImages: NASA, Francis Godwin, OSA As part of the Space Glass project — Ethan Seigel, astrophysicist, science communicator & NASA columnist explains how technology, imagination and our desires come together […]

A new study says that the less sleep you get, the more likely you'll be to catch a cold. 

To mark the centennial of Trappist monk, poet, theologian, and social activist Thomas Merton’s birth, a new exhibition focuses on his photography and how those photos are not just images to contemplate, but also ways of Zen contemplation.