Getting a self-directed learning (SDL) course off the ground is an enormous challenge for many organizations. While SDL empowers employees to make their own decisions and control the direction and […]

The hole in the ozone is shrinking, for sure, but to assess the whole layer, you need to look at the whole Earth. Throughout the history of life on Earth, there’s […]

"The starting point for understanding inequality in the context of human progress is to recognize that income inequality is not a fundamental component of well-being."

Enter an ancient version of Earth, where Santa Claus lives in South Korea, Cuba is land-locked, and Antarctica and India share the same climate.

In Australia, the idea of a universal basic income has floated in and out of our political arena for years, but remains only that, an idea.  

Understanding how some East Asians celebrate Valentine’s Day can tell us a lot about Western culture and what the East and West have in common.

Are there really no good action and adventure films anymore, or is there an inherent bias toward them?

New data shows the way in which we decide what kinds of music we'll like for the rest of our lives by the time we're 14.

For the first time in Facebook's history, the number of daily active users in the U.S. dropped—by about 700,000.

"The most pro-business thing you can to is to help middle-class people thrive." Nick Hanauer, venture capitalist and entrepreneur. 

From striking women with goat’s skin to showering them with chocolates and flowers, here is how Valentine’s Day became the holiday we know today.   

Valentine's Day has a surprisingly raunchy history, going back thousands of years.

Taking stock of the impact of the 36 love questions on Valentine’s Day.

The next-to-last episode of the first season is heavy on plot and character development, but packs a science and ethical punch, too. What do you do when, after a life-threatening journey […]

It neutralized not only the tumor it was injected into but malignancies all over the body.

With his 51st Oscar nomination for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, composer John Williams has mastered the craft of the film score. 

One patient retained the ability to dress herself, make a simple meal, and even change her plans depending on the weather.

Grit is something you can't learn in schools, but can only learn in the real world. Or, by watching this video. From Harvard historian Nancy Koehn, here's what great leaders throughout history can tell you about resilience.

Space is not the place to put waste, as it turns pretty much anything into a high-velocity projectile capable of causing incredible damage. 

What happens when a good philosopher fudges the facts to promote his politics?