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The Taliban are undefeated. Should that earn them a state of their own?
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In her first fiction film, "Every Secret Thing," director Amy Berg explores many of the themes she's explored in her documentaries. The focus here is on accepting parents with all their imperfections.
The rate at which younger generations are eschewing organized religion is increasing, even from within the millennial generation, according to polls taken by the Pew Research Center.
Congress debated cutting $260 million from Amtrak's budget as emergency crews searched through the rubble of a train accident that killed six passengers the night before.
Miscarriages are difficult to talk about, but the only way we can begin to heal is to let each other know we're not alone.
Puritanism is not dead yet; the religious assumption of a nuclear family persists. Culturally, we’ve made great gains in same-sex marriage over the past half-decade, yet oddly the roles of women, in workplace pay and as caregivers, have not evolved much. Humans have long confused biology with theology.
When big companies put their brand on stadiums, does it change consumer behavior?
Because International has made shoes that can grow up to five sizes in five years, so no child has to go without.
The story of our neck of the woods, on the most cosmic of all scales. “We live in a world that has narrowed into a neighborhood before it has broadened […]
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When Barack Obama participated in an AMA (ask me anything) on Reddit back in 2012, he was taking an unprecedented presidential step in terms of accessibility and transparency, not to […]
Men and women rate the trustworthiness of enhanced profile photos quite differently. Regardless, in either scenario, you're more likely to get a date.
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Bitcoin is just one example of how exponential technology is putting the reins of finance in the hands of individuals and small businesses.
How do the people around us influence our eating habits? Researchers discover that we tend to mirror our environment when consuming food.
Ronald Dekker, a labour economist at Tilburg University, says part-time positions enjoy "first-tier" status.
Exposure to another language may help open children up to another perspective, allowing them to become better communicators.
Trivializing mental illness by making jokes on Twitter may not endear your followers to you.
The protein fiber that spiders spin to make their webs is stronger than almost anything humans can make. Now, with a bit of a push from scientists, spiders have actually created the strongest material known to humans.
Science works through experimentation and replication. Hypotheses are put forward; tests are run; and results are obtained. If something surprising or interesting is found in an experiment, other researchers can […]
The taxonomy team at Amazon is dropping "Boy" and "Girl" as categories for organizing its toys, as friends of those working at the online goods distributor recently announced on Twitter.
Philip Zimbardo, who became a household name after conducting the Stanford prison experiments, argues that our online culture is disproportionately harming boys.