The history and reasoning behind the much-maligned Electoral College.

All pointing toward the Standard Model plus General Relativity not being all there is. “The Universe is very, very big. It also loves a paradox. For example, it has some extremely […]

American painter David Salle explains that to observe and appreciate art better, we need to refresh a basic skill we've all left in the dust: how to see.

While cult leaders are alive and well, nowhere is this trend more apparent than in the vegan food industry. 

It's not by burning people's pictures and wearing the flag as a cape, but by understanding ourselves better, and understanding the person beside you. Three Ways America Can Be United Again - Through Decision-Making 3 Ways We Can Make America Great Again – Through Decision Making Looks Like We're Making America Great Again. Here Are 3 Ways to Contribute.    

Kimo Kippen is the Former Chief Learning Officer for Hilton Worldwide. What's his view on Airbnb? He sums it up in one word: excited.

The Big Bang’s leftover glow tells us a lot more than just where we came from. “Cosmology is the study of the origin, evolution, and fate of objects in the observable […]

Malcolm Gladwell does a post-mortem of the U.S. presidential election, speaking to issues of sexism and moral licensing, and makes a bold prediction.   

Through a series of election-related email dumps, WikiLeaks played a major role in the U.S. elections.

While some experts say it will help preserve the health of a country’s population, others call it unethical.   

Illustrated travel stories told from the perspective of the blind and visually impaired.

Our Moon might even be a rarer occurrence for a Solar System than an ‘Earth’ is. “The pressure to compete, the fear somebody else will make the splash first, creates a […]

It takes "deliberate practice," though, to increase your odds of attaining success.

Some have deemed old-fashioned light bulbs as good as dead. But researchers at MIT have devised an incandescent light that's greener than ever.

What if you found out your disaster relief donation did more harm than good? Juanita Rilling explains the humanitarian logistics of unwanted donations, and how you can give in a more informed way.

How far are you willing to trust technology? Make a call, share a photo, find a good restaurant, pay a bill, vacuum the floor? But, will you trust autonomous systems with your life and the life others? Autonomous vehicles will be making decisions for us at 60mph and more -- the question facing us may no longer be technological but social. How much do you trust a robot?

The Dalai Lama suggests the anger tearing apart nations is a feeling many have of not being needed any more.

The device will deliver results in just 15 minutes.  

Something isn’t right about the Universe without something extra. So why can’t scientists agree on what that “extra” thing is? “All we know so far is what doesn’t work.” -Richard Feynman […]

From addiction recovery and disaster relief to thetans for athletes, Scientology uses non-profit charitable causes to promote its agenda.