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Your future happiness and success will depend on the double-edged sword of embracing new technology to stay connected, and being smart enough to unplug at the right time.
A paper argues that the younger generation is no better at technology and multitasking than older people.
There are four main traits of temperament and two subsets of each. Which are you?
New Jersey Senator Cory Booker has introduced the Marijuana Justice Act, a federal bill that would nationally legalize marijuana.
Just because a distant body has ice doesn’t mean it’ll ever have liquid water.
Would you rather learn philosophy from James Franco or a professor of philosophy? Well, now you don't have to choose.
Innovation training programs are meant to help companies be more agile—by increasing adaptability in the face of new and disruptive challenges in their respective industries and by coming up with […]
The greatest advances in human history have come from science and scientific knowledge. Don’t stop now. “Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.” […]
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A.I. will bring a series of social and financial changes, and it will force us to confront a problem we've been avoiding for much too long, says Joscha Bach.
A new study suggests that buying time-saving services leads to increased happiness.
Did you win our Comment Of The Week? Only if you're funny, eye-opening, and informative.
A large-scale study of students in Maastricht provides valuable data on student performance.
Ice finally met fire on last night's episode of Game of Thrones, and their first conversation proved a perfect case study in the distance between power and reality.
But there are resources, tips, and telltale signs to keep you from being duped. “Some people think that the truth can be hidden with a little cover-up and decoration. But as […]
"Currently, inflammation is considered a major factor in the development of depression, dementia, and other brain disorders," says Dr Drew Ramsey.
A new study finds that talking to yourself in the third person may help deal with stress.
New research by Professor Dan Graur shows that only a quarter of the human genome is functional.
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We've all heard the line "free will is an illusion". But it may be much more an allusion—to society and culture and our surroundings—than we've ever given it credit for.
Historian Alfred McCoy explains why American power is coming to an end and lays out his vision for the new global order.
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Even when the outlook looks bleak, the entrepreneur says, remember to give back.