Even as the U.S. government continues to spend huge sums of money underwriting cancer research, public health agencies are failing to make people aware of a proven, well-tolerated, low-cost anti-cancer drug: aspirin.

A survey of recent health studies suggests that standing up at work may confer qualitatively unique health benefits, helping the body stay fit and avoid disease in ways that rigorous exercise cannot.

In an experiment in which individuals were asked to memorize pairs of words, those who engaged in mild exercise while learning the word pairs did significantly better than those who sat quietly.

You no doubt have seen it often enough, perhaps said it yourself: It’s a variation on “Only a bad person would do that!” Yet, we must also wonder about what […]

In a previous post, we set American Walt Whitman against Frenchman Arthur Rimbaud. Based on your feedback, Rimbaud won the first set narrowly. So now on to set #2: war.

Who will win this death match?

Guest post by Dana Watts  For the past 7 years, I have closely protected my time with my children over the summer. Being an expat and international teacher, our school […]

Under a new law passed earlier this year, 16,000 residents who owe more than $10,000 in state taxes began receiving notices this week that their driver's licenses will be suspended if they don't pay up.

How many forms does it take to put a kid on a bus to summer camp? I’m a fan of civil juries as informal vehicles for wealth redistribution and justice, […]

I’m so concerned about the fact that Big Data is going to change the world in every conceivable way.  

The ability now to create a company is so much more efficient because you don’t have to like guess in advance what you’re going to be able to do with it.

A Pew Research Center survey released this week revealed that despite Americans' optimism about advances in medical technology, a slight majority said they wouldn't want to have their lifespans extended past 120 with such technology.

Human beings or businesses are global and human beings are semi-movable. That creates a real challenge, especially when you move into the realm of digital businesses. 

Our immigration policies are counter to the philosophy of the country and certainly counter to sound economics. 

I’m generally more of a pessimist but I think that the more we learn and discuss very openly and frankly things that have historically been regarded as shameful when it comes to sex is a good thing.

Certain anatomical parts, for all human history, have been there but we haven’t asked what are they for. 

I'm not good at language learning. It's the method. And that method can be copied.  

You need to take the skills you have retired and become extremely good at them.

Bioethicist Paul Root Wolpe argues that the Singularity envisioned by Ray Kurzweil isn't quite right.

President Obama, who has had his own problems with Vladimir Putin, does not think it would be wise to boycott the 2014 Olympics in Russia over anti-gay laws. But what do you think?