The states of your house, household, and community vary greatly based on where you live. Where does your country stack up against the rest?

Franklin Pierce Adams (1881 – 1960) was an American columnist, well known for his wit and his newspaper column, "The Conning Tower."

Whether you're a part of a Navy SEALs team or just a paper pusher with a white collar job, the principles of effective leadership and organizational culture remain constant. Every team needs a leader who can instill inspiration, direction, guidance, and hope. These are the building blocks of success.

Irritation is a powerful force. It has the whiff of righteousness. 

VanDerWaals' line of app-enabled, color-changing bags could represent the future of tech-driven fashion items.

Philosopher and social critic Slavoj Žižek dislikes the sense of self-commodification and self-manipulation innate in online dating.

If String Theory has nothing to do with reality, what are our options? “I just think too many nice things have happened in string theory for it to be all […]

James Manyika, director at the McKinsey Global Institute, explains that technology isn't just for rich countries anymore.

Gay rights supporter Patrick Stewart sees some nuance in the debate. Do you agree?

Researchers discuss their research into the Disneyland measles outbreak and why you should vaccinate for the good of the herd.

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Both biology and economics are in the “productivity selection” business. But self-interest in evolution differs greatly from self-interest in economics. Comparing them shows that excessive self-maximization has become a systemic risk.

An exposé in this week’s issue of The New Yorker on the surprising depth of jihadist poetry should be required reading for everyone on the swelling list of candidates for president […]

George Zimmer, famous for his familiar beard and iconic commercial catchphrase, is attempting to disrupt the tailoring industry with a new venture.

Where the 20th century was an era dominated by organizational hierarchies, the 21st century is all about networks.

Genetically modified plants, in and of themselves, are not harmful, says Bill. In fact, they feed billions of people thanks to increased crop yields.

Would there be only blackness past the event horizon? Or something more? They say ‘A flat ocean is an ocean of trouble. And an ocean of waves… can also be […]

Caleb M. Brown discovered a new dinosaur species... and used it to help him pop the question.

Researchers discovered a causal link between poor sleep and the build-up of the beta-amyloid protein, which is believed to cause Alzheimer's.

Given the age in which we live, it’s easy to equate intelligence with access to information. And, of course, information is a significant part of knowledge and intelligence. But it […]