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The stats on teens transitioning out of foster care aren't good. Can we empower these young people to build futures to look forward to?
Find the right genes and we’ll have a way to prolong life and good health, perhaps indefinitely.
The world today is far more complex than it was 200 years ago, but the speeches and writings of the Founding Fathers point to a common general principle.
USC successfully tests an implanted memory prosthesis that improves biological human memory.
There’s no denying that technology has had an enormous impact on business communication—as well as almost every other aspect of business. The ability to instantly communicate with almost anyone from […]
"The value of a college education is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think," Albert Einstein said. So go back to school, Ivy League style.
If the gravity isn’t where the matter is, things get into trouble very, very quickly. The above image, a composite of optical data, X-ray data, and a reconstructed mass map, is […]
A gratuity is expected in some countries, but taken as an insult in others
Researchers develop a next generation technique to control individual neurons in the brain, paving a new road towards curing brain disorders.
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Why doesn't America win wars anymore? Because the objectives are so poorly defined. Maybe it's time to rethink foreign policy.
The US is arguably the most scientifically and technologically advanced society in the world, and yet at the same time the most religious of Western societies.
For teens, finding help alone can prove all but impossible. But is mental health skewed towards the white, young, and affluent? The need for a simple method to help these teens is clear, and urgent.
There’s more to powering the world than releasing energy. When it comes to the ultimate dream of clean, efficient, and prolific energy sources, it’s hard to do better than the […]
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Recent research shows that suicidal behavior is a social contagion that spreads through families and classrooms. The good news? So does suicide prevention.
Boredom has benefits. New research finds that device-free solitude deactivates high arousal emotions while reducing stress and promoting relaxation.
Previous studies suggest that intuitive thinking and spirituality are intertwined. Researchers put this to the test.
Coercion requires justification. How can we justify the invisible walls of our visa policies?
The gluten-free craze may be misguided since there's another culprit behind bloating, says new research.
Here’s the ideal IQ for a leader who manages the average team of humans.