The Miami-Dade Police have some explaining to do after a cell phone camera captured officers assaulting an unarmed 14-year old named Tremaine McMillan. 

On May 24, 1813, just months after publishing Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen went to a show in search of her female hero. ''I dare say Mrs. D[arcy] will be […]

As we head out into the future we know that we can predict certain kinds of disruptive technologies.

Adaptability is going to be one of the most critical skills we can have in the future.

If you own Tesla's Model S electric car, you can travel for free along well-traveled highways in North America by accessing strategically placed supercharge stations. 

Congratulations to all the new graduates who have successfully accomplished this most impressive of endeavors.

Developed for the mining industry, it tracks drivers' eyes and uses an audio alert and a vibrating seat to wake them if necessary. In tests, it outperformed other systems that required the drivers to wear special equipment.

Why do we expect a C student to have a shot of understanding the next concept when they have gaps on a more basic one? 

With patients' help, researchers in the UK created a digital avatar of the voice, which then was used to slowly help the patients regain control over their lives.

By altering genes that influence mosquitoes' response to odors, researchers at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute have created an insect that won't necessarily choose a human to sting first.

A project currently underway at the Pentagon -- intriguingly named "Plan X" -- aims to make attacking enemies' computer systems so easy that "even a white-haired general" could do it.

By using infrared beams of warmth to target people as they walk through an open space, MIT scientists are challenging conventional thinking about indoor climate control. 

Venezuela has passed a landmark labor law for stay-at-home mothers. Full-time mothers will be able to collect a pension, in recognition of “non-salaried work traditionally done by women.” Meanwhile, in […]

The question is not so much work-life balance, but is rest versus effort. 

We need whitespace because that’s really often when our most creative ideas emerge, when our real desires for our lives can speak.

We resist our callings because they call us out of our habitual lives.

It is more important for us to know that we are faring well in comparison to our peers than it is for us to ensure that we do better for ourselves. 

Thanks to improved technology and dedicated guides, the amount of traffic on the world's tallest mountain has increased to the point where climbers are encountering lines and bottlenecks.

When social comparison trickle into the decisions we make, it affects the way we think about the problem or the decision itself.

YouTube user styropyro, aka, The DIY Laser Guy, has made a DIY lightsaber that can burn through a variety of objects.