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Just before Valentine's Day, Notre Dame researchers have looked more closely at what makes relationships tick. Similarities between partners remains the strongest force in selection.
Our current thinking on productivity demands us to be bigger, stronger, faster without regard to the fact that both time and energy are finite resources. To work better, relax more often.
During our research into the explosion in popularity of Conscious Media, we noticed a broad meta trend developing that circumscribes smaller conscious“food subcultures” - such as raw foodism, veganism or […]
This week The Last Refuge: Yemen, al-Qaeda and the Battle for Arabia was released in the UK. For those wanting to get a sense of the book, I urge you […]
On Thursday, John Brennan, President Obama's nominee to be the new director of the CIA, went before the Senate Intelligence Committee to answer questions. I watched all three and-a-half hours […]
A special molecule has been found by scientists that activates the body's own tumor killing system, causing the death of cancerous tissue in mice while preserving the integrity of healthy cells.
Researchers at NYU have begun the largest PTSD study of its kind, looking for biological indications of the disease hidden away in the brain, nervous system, and even the voice.
Scientists in the UK have tweaked an inkjet printer to facilitate the printing of three-dimensional cellular blobs which may be used to regenerate entire human organs for transplant.
There is something more at stake than achieving a personal best in our footraces. Something deeply human is behind our strong insistence at running through the pain and fatigue we cause ourselves.
In a study of twins from Malawi, scientists have concluded that a poor diet is not the only explanation for becoming malnourished. An imbalance of bacteria in the gut may be to blame.
Two projects welcome online submission of snow depth and other atmospheric conditions from average citizens.
We are going to create synthetic neocortexes in order to extend our own neocortexes.
One of Japan's leading dailies teamed up with an advertising agency to create an app that translates articles into a more child-friendly format.
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Recently appointed director of the venerable Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Joshua Bell is trying to make classical music accessible to younger audiences without dumbing it down.
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Bell describes Beethoven's 4th and 7th symphonies as joyful music, in contrast to the cliché of the composer as primarily gloomy and intense.
If you run into violinist Joshua Bell at a cocktail party, don’t tell him you find classical music ‘relaxing.’ “Beethoven’s symphonies are not relaxing,” says Bell, who at 45 is […]
When it comes to online security and personal data, that is: A report released this week by security firm McAfee provides some interesting information about what it means to overshare.
Old school public education reformers put citizenship, and habits of social interaction, front and center. Now we see children only as pre-collegiate, proto-capitalist participants in the global economy.
Once again, the Wall Street Journal has published its annual ranking of economic forecasters. Using methods developed with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, the newspaper calculated which forecasters made […]
A study published this week that compared paper with tablets and e-readers showed negligible differences in reading comprehension. For older subjects, tablets beat out the other two media in terms of providing a faster and easier reading experience.