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Although seemingly obvious, every organization wants to have top-performing teams that can work as efficiently and effectively as humanly possible. Having a workforce of strong performers who are highly motivated […]
Grad students will be taxed at the highest rate in the country, even higher than billionaires. For millions of young people, the American dream is to study the thing you’re […]
What the region's train network would look like if all plans and proposals were realised
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Why might America's respect for its military be a mile wide but less than an inch thick? Less than one half of one percent of its population serves, making civilians more cavalier about deployment.
Scientists feel under attack. This is how they’re fighting back.
Scientists propose that quark fusion may be an energy source eight times more powerful than nuclear fusion.
The idea may have started as a joke, but it’s getting more and more serious.  
In a new meta-analysis of ten studies, probiotics are proving useful in decreasing symptoms of anxiety. 
Thousands of scientists from 184 countries have endorsed an open letter that outlines some of the Earth's most pressing environmental problems.
Philosopher Tim Crane believes religion can be a rational, "intelligible human reaction to the mystery of the world."
In this new study, mindfulness-based intervention in schools did not move the needle on teen anxiety, depression, or body image problems.
Right and wrong has never been so gray in the Star Trek Universe. Imagine you’re in a fight with an enemy, and the fight itself isn’t fair. You might have […]
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It's somewhat of a given that over the course of your life, you'll lose your hearing to some degree. But that doesn't necessarily have to be the case.
At least 25% of the land that captures carbon is in the hands of indigenous people.
From religion to democrats to... Whole Foods. Did you make the cut? 
A recent psychology study examines the importance of intellectual humility in decision-making related to politics, health and work.
AI is leaving human needs and democracy behind in its race to accomplish its current profit-generating goals.
The highest paid athlete in history does not live in modern times. That person lived in Ancient Rome.
Time on your own means time to tell the difference between right and wrong.    
Canadian authorities have decided that the f-word is acceptable language for French Canadian broadcasts.