Words of wisdom from Vin Scully, who has been announcing baseball games for 66 years: "Good is not good when better is expected."

Words of wisdom from one of the 20th century's most fascinating polymaths: "The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is more important than the eye ... The hand is the cutting edge of the mind."

A new study out of the UK determined that an inclination to vote for certain parties has as much to do with nature as it does nurture.

Your smartphone's GPS capability could prove useful — perhaps even life-saving — in the moments before a major earthquake. 

Our fear of making incorrect choices too often prevents us from rationally assessing the decision-making process.

According to economist Thomas Piketty, the debate over whether it's better to raise or lower taxes is pointless if a government does not invest in growth and infrastructure.

Challenging our assumptions is difficult. And when it comes to redistributing income, all sides tend to come to the table with pretty ingrained notions of what is fair or what is good.

Researchers have found that five-year-olds are not immune to the "bystander effect." It turns out, in groups, the reason why kids don't take to helping someone is because they don't think it's their responsibility. 

Author Kabir Sehgal discusses several reasons why Wall Street investors make irrational decisions that lead to market instability.

When presented with our own mortality, we become more giving, and happier as a result.

Why would anyone work on the weekend? Turns out some people get a productivity high.

The closest, brightest edge-on galaxy gives us a view like nothing else. “Since man, fragment of the universe, is governed by the same laws that preside over the heavens, it […]

Biologist Edward O. Wilson explains how humans came to dominate all other large animals by adopting eusocial behaviors most often associated with insects.

Recent reports about radiation from the Fukushima nuclear disaster in ocean water off Canada reported the risk responsibly. At low doses, the risk is infinitesimal. More news coverage of radiation needs to say so.

It has become commonplace to see a "worm" based on the reactions of a tiny sample of audience members running across our screens during televised presidential debates. Psychologists tested whether the worm can influence our voting intentions and the results are worrying in the extreme.

When uncertainty strikes, we often fall back on superstition and lucky trinkets to help us succeed. But when we reframe these situations as opportunities for learning, we stop relying on luck and start improving ourselves.

We are living through another gilded age, but unlike the late 19th century, extremely high income inequality has failed to stoke popular fervor.

Sick of yogurt winding up stuck to the underside of the lid? Problem solved. “My love for you would blot out the sun like a cloud made out of yogurt. […]

Words of wisdom from Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet, author of Tess of the d'Urbervilles.

Nearly half of Americans are "interested bystanders" who are aware of world events yet refuse to vote. A new survey finds that interested bystanders tend to take civic action only when they have a personal or professional stake.