Author Lily Tuck wrote last week in The New York Times that she hopes her readers read her work with imagination. Is it vital that good literature stokes the flames of imagination?

How a liberal community recently voted for reason over emotion and values-based decision-making on two hot-button environmental issues.

There is no direct evidence about what proceeds human consciousness, but there are stories from people who have been pronounced clinically dead.

Successful presenters understand that it’s not about them; it’s about their audience, so says Chris Anderson, the curator of TED Talks.

Professor Michio Kaku delivers a glimpse of where science will take us in the next hundred years, as warp drives, teleportation, and time travel converge with our scientific understanding.

In the United States, the FDA has the power to fine drug companies $10,000 a day for failing to publish clinical trials, yet most clinical trials still never see the light of day.

Sometimes being moody is a good thing. Psychiatrist Julie Holland explains that women should embrace their emotions rather than try to repress spats of moodiness.

Researchers have found that gazing into your pooch's eyes can raise both the pet's and owner's levels of oxytocin — otherwise known as a social-bonding hormone.

Food-journaling apps are a great way to log your eating habits, but so many people stop using them in the first week. Why? Divided social support and calorie counters that favor fast food over a home-cooked meal.

How do you typically let other people into your minds? You smile. You laugh. You use language to communicate thoughts and feelings. Jason Silva is here to explain why that's all going to change once virtual reality reaches its full potential.

Warning: You might not want to watch this at the dinner table (it gets political), but in the name of having great discussion over important issues, we hope you will!

The ability to send an emotion — a feeling — to someone a world away may not be a thing of the future anymore. Researchers have found they can stimulate different emotions by blowing air onto certain parts of your hand. 

An innovative shoe that adjusts and expands protects kids from soil-transmitted diseases.

The Second World War was a moral and societal nadir. The conflict's incomparable horrors ensure its continued relevance in art, storytelling, and the general cultural zeitgeist.

"You get more joy out of the giving to others, and should put a good deal of thought into the happiness you are able to give."

"All I insist on, and nothing else, is that you should show the whole world that you are not afraid. Be silent, if you choose; but when it is necessary, speak — and speak in such a way that people will remember it."

While Americans are more likely to vote for a gay candidate than an atheist, there has been an uptick in the percentage of those who say that their presidential choice’s faith plays no role in their decision — about six out of 10 Americans currently take that view.

Have you ever emerged from the supermarket and wondered why you bought so many things not on your list? Congratulations, you've likely been manipulated!

Does God give believers a mental health boost? Two psychologists argue that it's just not so — atheists are just as emotionally stable as those with religion.

Can a website's design help persuade readers of the page's message? Researchers think so, and they say it's all about how readers interact with the site.