Far from using Islam as a mere facade for bloodlust the Islamic State’s interpretations of Koranic teachings are fundamental to its mission.

What would happen if you dove into a hole straight through the Earth? “Where you used to be, there is a hole in the world, which I find myself constantly […]

Silicon Valley should be alarmed by a new report on the NSA's international spying programs, says The Week's Ryan Cooper. He calls the NSA "the kind of parasite that eventually kills its host."

Female social entrepreneurs pay themselves an average of 29 percent less than their male colleagues, according to new research conducted at the London Business School.

A new wave of authors — think of them as Richard Dawkins' more evolved descendants — is building the case for a "new atheism" that focuses more on what it values than on a blanket rejection of God.

Half a millennium later, you would think the Italian Renaissance could hold no more secrets from us, no “codes” to decipher. And, yet, secrets hiding in plain sight continue to startle modern audiences with the depth and breadth of that amazing era. One of the well-kept secrets, at least until now, was the work of Piero di Cosimo, subject of his first major retrospective, Piero di Cosimo: The Poetry of Painting in Renaissance Florence at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.  Called “a madman” for his personal and artistic quirks by Renaissance chronicler Giorgio Vasari, Piero’s ability to paint in multiple genres all with a dizzying amount of detail may have seemed madness to contemporaries, but appeals to modern audiences conditioned for such visual assaults. There may have been a method to Piero di Cosimo’s madness after all.

We begin our careers full of optimism. We expect to encounter people who are eager to hear what we have to say — as our teachers were in school or […]

New research indicates babies born of teen dads have an increased risk of birth defects.

In his latest book Bold, Peter Diamandis notes that exponential entrepreneurs need to keep an eye out for emerging technologies — such as virtual reality — about to emerge in a big way.

"The young do not know enough to be prudent, and so they attempt the impossible, and achieve it, generation after generation."

An international achievement report ranks American millennials—those between the ages of sixteen and thirty-four—far behind their European and Asian counterparts.

Every year, Peter Diamandis ruminates on the kinds of technology ready to leap from "deceptive" to "disruptive." In this video, he explores virtual reality as an innovation ready to take the leap.

Nature’s games aren’t all “red in tooth and claw” competitions. Evolution also contains cooperation. And Game Theory provides the tools ("behavioral telescopes") to show how cooperation can improve evolutionary fitness. 

The founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post explains why adjusting your perception of success is vital for achieving a healthy work-life balance.

Theorems are gold in math. But in physics? The Universe will surprise you. “What we need is more people who specialize in the impossible.”–Theodore Roethke Physics is one of the […]

Polish foreign minister, Grzegorz Schetyna, said this week that his country will pay $262,000 to two Guantanamo Bay inmates following a ruling by the court of European human rights.

How do recent weather patterns influence our overall perceptions? Researchers seem to think, “Rain or shine, our minds tend to prize their freshest impressions."

Grizzly bears in Yellowstone National Park are rising almost a month ahead of schedule, though it's uncertain if this case should be listed as an effect of climate change or an anomaly.

The state wants to increase competition, soften workers' rights, and — sacré bleu — take fewer Sundays off work.

When your prose are suffering and you've lost your muse, it may be best to think on the past to get those creative juices flowing.