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Behavioral economists see humanity as a giant irrational mass. Yet that doesn't mean they're innate pessimists. Rather, they see a giant blank canvas on which masterpieces can be built.

With the amount of destruction we're causing, is it time we curbed our own population?

In a study that challenges conventional wisdom, two researchers determine that deftly playing office politics has a tendency to backfire.

Shell has permission to drill off the coast of Alaska, but other oil companies are warning of potentially harmful long-term consequences.

America has a big problem mistaking courage for cowardice and it stems from a fundamental misunderstanding of bullies, according to The Baffler's David Graeber.

Companies like Amazon take advantage of the fact that they know a whole lot more about buying patterns than you do. As author and entrepreneur Jerry Kaplan explains, this sort of information asymmetry is the real crux of their business plan.

Apes share some very human characteristics, displaying intelligence, language, and now, possibly, speech. So, what does it mean to be human, exactly?

Dr. Christopher Watson explains the barriers to finding another haven for human life.

The Black Mambas regularly face unpredictable safari animals and heavily armed poachers.

With self-driving cars as well as other new tech, Apple and Google maintain starkly different corporate values with regard to transparency.

And now for something totally different...

For the 1960s generation, however, “the day the music died” was July 25, 1965 — the day when Bob Dylan crashed the 1965 Newport Folk Festival stage with an electric guitar in front of him and rock band behind him to rip into a loud, raucous version of his new hit, “Like a Rolling Stone.”

Donald Trump is the topic of our national conversation, and the reason for his popularity seems to revolve around his distaste for political correctness—but why do we love that? 

Inside the huge star-forming region filled with hot, new stars, Hubble takes us on an unforgettable tour. “This method of viewing the heavens seems to throw them into a new […]

That picture of you at the Royal Observatory astride the Greenwich Meridian? It's a lie.

In Inside Out, this summer’s fantastic Pixar film about the fraught emotional landscape of childhood, a girl named Riley gets hauled away from her idyllic life in Minnesota to a […]

Ever wanted to push your body’s limits, even without a partner/spotter? Technology has finally caught up to your ambitions! Note: I’ve received a number of questions about this post. This […]

One of the planet's most well-known car cities is gearing for a transportation reboot.

College campuses have become a breeding ground of intolerance and shame — vigilant liberalism is destroying free speech. 

What's the best way to help someone with PTSD? Understand it.