Scientology is the true religion of America's capitalist soul. "To me," says Louis Theroux, "Scientology is selling spiritual hamburgers."

Guy Garcia tackles the future of technology in his new novel, Swarm.

A huge landslide and tsunami no one witnessed may foreshadow many more to come in the aftermath of climate change.

Steven Kotler talks about the neuroscience about how flow state turns off time.

Despite our focus on China, Amazon may be displacing more American workers. How do we create a human-first economy when what is beneficial to us as consumers may not align with what's best for American workers? 

If you heard about time crystals, be aware that they do exist. But learn what they mean. “Every particular in nature, a leaf, a drop, a crystal, a moment of time […]

For our future's sake, let's demand government funding for 'little science', says Hertz fellow Avideh Zakhor.

In his new book, Atlantic senior editor Derek Thompson argues for more disfluent feeds in our social media diet. 

Compelling evidence makes the case for both the Steppe and Anatolian Hypotheses.   

In a world driven by technological progress, many impoverished communities are bucking the trend by successfully turning to "low-tech" and unorthodox treatments.

Why is it so hard to agree with some people? They are literally wired to value different things than you.

For those who still don’t believe in global warming, the science has had it right for half a century now. “Greenhouse gases are the second most important factor for climate, after […]

For the last two years the volume has risen on populist voices, culminating in a victory for President Trump. The day after his election, this is how "rude" New Yorkers treated one Muslim-American woman.

Scientists discover unusual galaxies that raise questions about Einstein's theory of gravity and the existence of dark matter.

The US Air Force and DARPA are even working on laser shielding. That’s right. Force fields.   

Paris, France is just too real for some tourists to handle. This results in Japanese tourists getting sick, and seeking therapy because of unmet expectations. 

Bottoms ups! A Southern Calfornia brewery is taking its beer from toilet to tap. San Diego's Stone Brewing has started making Full Circle Pale Ale using treated sewage water and recently held a tasting. While Bill Gates has shown that drinking "poop water" is perfectly fine, will consumers chug down this beer?   

What did Nikola Tesla or Bertrand Russell think of fewer working hours? Can a good life only come from work — and if so how much of it, and what kind?

When a quantum interaction happens, one interpretation leads to an infinite number of parallel Universes. Here’s how that could be true. “As an analogy one can imagine an intelligent amoeba with […]

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson explains the nature of time and the conundrums of time travel in a recent interview.