"Telling the history of art without the history of gay people is like telling the history of slavery without mentioning black people," says David C. Ward, curator of Hide/Seek: Difference […]

In the fight to reduce the estimated 50 billion plastic bottles consumed in the US every year, not all reusable bottles are created equal. Newcomer S'well promises a dramatic upgrade […]

Traditional communication campaigns seek to raise awareness, change behavior, or change policy. The FrameWorks Institute, in contrast, seeks to fundamentally reframe how Americans understand social issues, and through this new […]

In the future, we may manufacture the products that we used to buy at the store right in our very own homes. We may also find ourselves buying products that […]

Governments have been trying a lot of new tricks lately to get people to eat more healthily, from calorie-count labels to taxes on soda to banning fast-food outlets from whole […]

Private industry and militaries around the world depend on the continued advancement of computer power and cheaper electronics for the development of robotic systems. Every time you turn on the […]

Our society is faced with a disturbing reality: One in eight people aged 65 and older has Alzheimer’s—a disease that currently has no cure.  Annual costs associated with the disease […]

Wow, today sort of came out of the blue and walloped me with business, so I'm only now getting a chance to post a few updates. Good way to start […]

How do you get better quality for less? Building stronger relationships. The same principle applies when you want to get the best from employees.

Having set company-wide goals, The Container Store has "liberated" its employees to choose their own paths to achieve them.

The idea of a store built around organization in an increasingly disorganized world was a winner from the outset.

When slow business followed a national tragedy, it became necessary for Koh and his wife to pay employees out of their own pockets. This led to greater loyalty and a […]

Becoming involved in your vendor’s business and retooling your payroll to give employees greater share can build a better business.

I have theory, it is a personal theory not quite backed up by empirical evidence, that one of the reasons so many people are single is that they are poor […]

Powell's water-based states, or How the West wasn't won

Larry Engel, a film professor in the School of Communication here at American University, has been awarded the prestigious AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award for his work as Director and […]

They were fast, loud and furious—and when things got out of hand the police sent in the snipers. The Guardian pays tribute to America's west coast punks.

Car companies are turning to a powerful and cheap source of advertising: young social-media influencers who have strong online followings.

Why are countries clashing over the relative values of their currencies? Peter Dizikes at the MIT News Office examines the ideas behind a competitive money market.

Americans use language to cover the sleeper, not to wake him, Baldwin said, which was why the writer as artist is so important. Only the artist could reveal society.