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New research led by popular neuroscientist David Eagleman demonstrates that our brain reacts to corporate behavior as though individual people were taking action.
It's something of a cultural cliché, but counting your blessings is a great way to obtain perspective on a bad day.
Light and sound are waves that we all know. But gravity makes them, too. “Henceforth space by itself, and time by itself, are doomed to fade away into mere shadows, […]
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Coca-Cola's VP of Innovation and Entrepreneurship explains the two reasons why his company remains attractive to investors. First, its presence as a so-called "iconic brand." Second, its proven ability to leverage its assets in new ways.
Crisis counsellors are speaking directly to young people where they are most comfortable communicating, in a text message.
Researchers believe they've found some connections in women that may help predict postpartum depression before childbirth.
Various computer science and theology experts have sounded off on how religion will impact (or be impacted by) the rise of smarter-than-human artificial intelligence.
DIY welding equipment and access to basic lessons are becoming widely available to the layperson. Basic household repairs and projects have never been easier.
Writers without a muse are like runners without legs. Luckily, technology is here to help.
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Business executive Jody Greenstone Miller believes Sheryl Sandberg missed the mark in her landmark 2013 book "Lean In." It's not a lack of ambition keeping women on the outside looking in, says Miller. It's lack of time, as well as a lack of respect for varying time commitments.
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The President & CEO of NPS Pharmaceuticals predicts tremendous growth for the pharmaceutical industry in the coming years as new cures and treatments are developed.
When men earn more than their spouses do, they tend to be more lax about doing chores around the house, according to a recent paper.
How do you talk to a parent who has decided not to vaccinate their child? Some commentators say, "Don't bother."
"People are afraid, and when people are afraid, when their pie is shrinking, they look for somebody to hate. They look for somebody to blame. And a real leader speaks to anxiety and to fear and allays those fears, assuages anxiety."
"Patriotism is, fundamentally, a conviction that a particular country is the best in the world because you were born in it."
How many does it take to give us our Universe, and what’s left unexplained? “The joy of life consists in the exercise of one’s energies, continual growth, constant change, the […]
Preschoolers demonstrate stronger academic achievement when lessons about caring and mindfulness are integrated into the traditional curriculum, say educational researchers in Wisconsin.
The state of Colorado is legally obligated to return a portion of the excess tax revenue generated by legal marijuana sales, but now, state legislatures are balking at the rule.
Economics and fiction both seek to describe and explain human nature. Measured against what makes fiction feel realistic, the tales of mainstream economists don’t ring true. Yet they govern us.