Our observable Universe is finite, and so is the amount of information in it. Here’s what we may never know. “Despite its name, the big bang theory is not really […]

For art history, August 21 and 22 are the dates that will live in infamy. In some strange nexus of negative karma stretching over nearly a century, three of the greatest art heists of all time took place on these dates.

There's a very curious link between topography and personality.

Geoffrey Kent is a pioneer of the photographic safari. His motto: Shoot with a camera, not a gun. After all, we can't afford to keep killing endangered animals.

Disagreement helps prevent a company from becoming stale and succumbing to groupthink.

Gene Roddenberry would have celebrated his 95th birthday today. Many of his ideas have become reality, but some never will. “‘Star Trek’ says that it has not all happened, it […]

The hurdles in life presented by traumatic experiences, if treated properly, represent opportunities for momentous personal growth.

Experts say hovering parents set our kids up for failure — but why is that, and what can we do to change?

Hallucinations and distortions in reality ensue — no drugs required.

Behavioral economists see humanity as a giant irrational mass. Yet that doesn't mean they're innate pessimists. Rather, they see a giant blank canvas on which masterpieces can be built.

With the amount of destruction we're causing, is it time we curbed our own population?

In a study that challenges conventional wisdom, two researchers determine that deftly playing office politics has a tendency to backfire.

Shell has permission to drill off the coast of Alaska, but other oil companies are warning of potentially harmful long-term consequences.

America has a big problem mistaking courage for cowardice and it stems from a fundamental misunderstanding of bullies, according to The Baffler's David Graeber.

Companies like Amazon take advantage of the fact that they know a whole lot more about buying patterns than you do. As author and entrepreneur Jerry Kaplan explains, this sort of information asymmetry is the real crux of their business plan.

Apes share some very human characteristics, displaying intelligence, language, and now, possibly, speech. So, what does it mean to be human, exactly?

Dr. Christopher Watson explains the barriers to finding another haven for human life.

The Black Mambas regularly face unpredictable safari animals and heavily armed poachers.

With self-driving cars as well as other new tech, Apple and Google maintain starkly different corporate values with regard to transparency.

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