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A new study found that each group thinks the other has it better when it comes to level of financial strain, household expenses, and taxes.
There's a pervasive notion that a monogamous relationship is the ideal. Certainly, that's what most Americans have been hearing for as long as they can remember. A committed, loving relationship […]
"China has allowed the Yuan to appreciate in value against the dollar and Euro and other major currencies," Daniel Altman says, "and now there are very few analysts who would say that it's artificially depressed."
These cars are infamously quiet at low speeds, which could cause problems for pedestrians. Singing and whistling sounds aren't allowed, though: It has to mimic the sound of a car.
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The old conventional wisdom was the China was manipulating its currency, causing a significant drag on the global economy. That isn't true anymore.
The "soft skills" associated with improv are actually the "hard skills" because there’s not an equation to be a great leader.
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The soft skills associated with improv are actually the hard skills because there’s not an equation to be a great leader. There’s not an equation that tells you how to […]
Next week, artist Adam Harvey will exhibit a line of clothing that he says will protect its wearer from invasive surveillance technology.
Every year since 1967, the world's technology companies gather at the International Consumer Electronics Show to exhibit the latest flashy products they've been working on. For the tech nuts who […]
New research with children in Germany confirms similar research in other countries: Extracurricular music study -- more so than similar study in other subjects -- improves verbal memory.
The idea of forgery resonates more than ever today in a culture in which "the open exchange of ideas has been rebranded as piracy."
You may have heard that the video blogger "Thunderf00t"* recently published a video titled "Why 'Feminism' is poisoning Atheism", which he's been sending to the heads of atheist and skeptical […]
Cameras attached to the underside of the International Space Station will deliver video with a resolution of 1 meter (3.3 feet), which is sharp enough to see buildings, trees, and groups of people.
One of the hits at this week's Consumer Electronics Show, the device is a flexible high-resolution tablet that feels, and in some ways acts, like a piece of paper.
BIG THINKER Steven Mazie does well to criticize the complacency of Stephen Asma. Asma, citing obvious facts of evolutionary psychology, observes that our natural powers of knowing and loving are limited. […]
Artist Ai Weiwei sees his ongoing battles with the Chinese government as a matter of personal responsibility to "look your enemy in the face and tell them what you're fighting for."
Despite being the most successful Kickstarter project to date, rollout of the smartwatch was beset by development delays. The first units should begin shipping later this month.
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Chinese artist and political dissident Ai Weiwei explains why he continues to fight legal battles in Chinese courts that are rigged against him.
The amount of solar energy being produced by solar panels is doubling every 2 years.
As a possible solution to the problem of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, researchers in Germany have created a prototype of a garment with sensors integrated into the fabric.