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Venture capitalists 1776 and other partners have created a ranking of the top 25 cities that are ready for the digital economy. Some are straightforward, while others are surprising.

A new study finds that one of the world's most popular painkillers affects the ability to empathize with the suffering of others. 

Everything depends on it, and yet we don’t know it as well as we’d like! “Exploration is in our nature. We began as wanderers, and we are wanderers still. We have […]

Music mogul Russell Simmons was close with Donald Trump for many years. He says even if Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton defeats Trump, his effect on our politics will prove lasting.

Whether you have a fixed or growth mindset affects the quality (and future) of your relationships. 

The science behind choosing the right music for being productive.

Every cosmetic cream under the sun promises “a more youthful look” with dubious results. But scientists at MIT may have found a way to bottle a face-lifting cream that smooths out wrinkles.

Researchers like Dr. Nadine Burke Harris have recognized the negative impacts that adverse childhood experiences can have on health. But now we understand more about the resiliency factors as well.

Doing ritual, whether it's a religious ceremony or a simple greeting on the street, is a powerful way to break bad habits and improve our lives, says Harvard historian Michael Puett.

Diagnosis, treatment, research, patient compliance, and follow-up—all of these are going to be revolutionized by artificial intelligence (AI). Better treatment options and outcomes, and better results are on the way, but challenges remain.   

A Canadian teen who discovered a lost Mayan city via satellite imagery is not backing down from the critics.

How you perform on an individual task — an exam or project at work — does not predict longterm success as well as a behavior called "grit." So what is grit, and how can we use it to succeed?

How propranolol, a drug used for years to combat high blood pressure, can actually change the fear response to PTSD, traumatic stimuli, and triggers. 

Dietary fats were demonized in the fifties due to shoddy evidence. After decades of a diet heavy in carbs and sugars, we're finally learning the truth.

During a live audio conference, NASA announced the discovery of 1,284 confirmed exoplanets as part of a new method outlined in a recent study. This method may help cut down the busywork of finding habitable planets. 

And the story of how the greatest act of WWII sabotage stopped it. “I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.” -J. Robert Oppenheimer In the 1930s, as Europe stood on […]

Being your true self means being present under trying circumstances, but that takes practice and a certain amount of self-knowledge. Here's what you need to know to get started.

Self-compassion is a better strategy for feeling good about yourself than the promotion of self-esteem. 

Chinese philosophers have suggested “You… should not think of yourself as a single, unified being.” The Path, a book by Michael Puett and Christine Gross-Loh, can explain (with help from Plato, Kant, Eden, Hume, Confucius, Kahnenman...).    

Five of the Solomon Islands have vanished due to rising sea levels. The effects of climate change will be keeping cartographers busy as our borders continue to shift.