Will Google survive the current turning point in Web-based technology? CEO Eric Schmidt thinks the end of searching is near and that computers will soon tell us what to do next.

A new digital camera unveiled today presents pictures in three dimensions without the use of special glasses. The photos can be printed or viewed on the camera's digital display.

With federal interest rates already near zero, the Federal Reserve is using an unconventional tool called quantitative easing—buying large assets to inject more money into the economy.

"Do the world's incarcerated have a responsibility to save the planet? The Washington State Department of Corrections seems to think so." The Independent on environmentally friendly prisons.

Men financially dependent on their female partner cheat more often, while financially dependent women look elsewhere less frequently, says a study on income disparity and infidelity.

"The accusation that Israel has colonialist roots because of its connection to the British Mandate is ironic, since most of the Arab states owe their origins to European powers."

"It is a widely held stereotype that children who grow up without brothers or sisters may be 'oddballs' or 'misfits.' But new research undermines that notion." Only children adapt by their teens.

Aslan, C.S. Lewis’s lion, has meant many different things to many different readers at many different times. He means one thing to the scholar and another to the child. He […]

My fiancee and I are lucky to be able to vacation in her hometown of Maine.  When we travel there, we often remark how relaxing it is to literally unplug […]

"The only important omission is the location of the various speakeasies, but since there are 500 of them, you won’t have much trouble"

Is Mary Beth Williams playing madlibs with "...feminist trailblazer"? That would explain her post entitled "Goodbye Cathy, feminist trailblazer". The "Cathy" in question is Cathy Guisewite's syndicated strip about a […]

What makes your city the next big smart city? That's exactly what Next American City, a nonprofit quarterly magazine advocating for urban sustainability, is asking in a new partnership with […]

You may want to think twice before your next visit to the doctor's office. According to Dr. Barbara Starfield's now-famous study, iatrogenic deaths (those resulting from treatment by physicians or […]

The idea that there will be some sort of mutiny or resistance when "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" is repealed is "ridiculous."

Some things need to remain classified, like the President’s travel schedule, the location of nuke sites, or the names of Afghan informants.

There is a profound, troubling disconnect where we have essentially created a warrior class. That's damaging to our social fabric and our nation. When you can send folks to war […]

Our soldiers aren’t robots; they are tired and worn out, and when they return home, they are returning to record unemployment.

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a signature wound of our current wars. It may have impacted hundreds of thousands of people who have cycled through Iraq and Afghanistan.

Hollywood and the media portray veterans as either villains or victims, says the IAVA founder.

We need to fight the stereotype that veterans are all ticking time bombs.