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A complete set of 30,000-year-old teeth found in Portugal will answer important evolutionary questions about early modern humans.
Techies are heralding 3D television as the development that could save the industry from stagnation.
Female Facebook users are posting the color of their bras in order to raise breast cancer awareness.
Unemployment is a peculiar feature of the division of labor. In a society where people are able to completely provide for themselves by hunting or growing their own food, barring […]
It was Andy Warhol who said “sex is the biggest nothing of all time,” and whether his coy abstinence is worth comparing to the young novelists analyzed in Katie Roiphe’s […]
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Like Napoleon, the great golfer let success go to his head. His tragic flaw was fearlessness. But Woods’ Waterloo need not be permanent, says Robert Greene.
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Can anyone learn to be fearless? Robert Greene ("The 50th Law") considers a famously unflappable rap star and gives an emphatic answer.
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The “Art of Seduction” author moves beyond corny pick-up lines to offer practical seduction strategies, including one drawn from a fictional character who could “seduce a beetle if he needed to.”
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Why is it that we remember exactly where we were on 9/11 or the day Kennedy was assassinated, but very little of what happened on the days surrounding such events?
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How to negotiate the age-old power dynamics of romance, from flirtation through the "stable phase" of a relationship.
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Even during the recession, employees don't have to be at the mercy of managers.
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Power and strategy expert Robert Greene analyzes what propelled President Obama to victory in 2008—and how he can avoid losing power now.
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Power-mad leaders keep appearing throughout history. Defeating them is never easy—fortunately, they often defeat themselves.
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Are those who seek power inherently unethical? And how can the rest of us avoid being manipulated by them?
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Does Robert Greene practice the power and seduction strategies he preaches?
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A conversation with the writer and expert on power.
Quick Quiz: Who is the only artist to be named “man of the century”? Picasso? Did Demoiselles d'Avignon and Guernica preach love and peace to define the twentieth century? I […]
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After reviewing classified World Bank documents, Raj Patel concluded that a loan from this organization is more of a punch to the face than a help to poor nations.
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Markets put a price on things that can be consumed. What about those that should be protected?
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Raj Patel initially thought a global economy could combat poverty but eventually realized that the root causes of inequality need to be addressed.