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A chemical compound found in the skin of grapes has been shown to have substantial health benefits, but how the chemical affects humans, and how much of it is helpful, is under investigation.
Recent research confirms that getting a good night's rest is essential to doing good work during the day. Depriving yourself of sleep may even increase your risk of contracting serious illnesses.
Science writer Carl Zimmer is optimistic about current research into a vaccine that protects against all viruses. Although results are still years away, scientists are looking for characteristics that all viruses share.
A reader in his late 20s writes to me and poses this not-uncommon dilemma. The reader does not like his close friend’s fiancée. At all. He worries that his friend […]
Once thought to be useless muck, scientists now believe that the majority of our genetic information plays an important role in making proteins and helping to differentiate species.
We have a blind spot when it comes to predicting our own moral and ethical behavior, but new research suggests we are better, not worse, when part of a crowd.
Government recommendations to require data recorders in all new light cars and trucks starting in 2014 ignore the fact that they've already been in many cars for years, often without drivers' knowledge.
A study of over 1,000 senior citizens found that higher levels of resilience and lower levels of depression were most associated with those who considered themselves to have "successfully aged."
This afternoon, the Supreme Court agreed to hear argument in two same-sex marriage cases: a challenge to the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision to overturn Proposition 8 and […]
Researchers compared art from three time periods and found that modern artists got -- and are still getting -- animal gaits wrong far more often than expected.
Preliminary research shows that family dynamics -- specifically, the levels of conversation -- play a role in which methods of online communication are used for keeping in touch.
Just over a month ago I attended a debate (at Bristol Festival of Ideas) between Howard Marks, the man who at one point was the world's most prolific cannabis dealer - […]
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John Hagel says we have designed jobs in the U.S. that tend to be "tightly scripted," "highly standardized," that leave no room for "individual initiative or creativity." In short, these […]
As more companies attempt to create custom services based on car data, a California-based business is using both data and driver behavior to set its rates.
Building video into ATMs enables customers to interact with tellers if they need assistance during a transaction. It also lets banks reserve the branch offices for more in-depth customer questions or issues.
Parodies of Kim Jong-un and North Korea are indicative of the scary reality that we simply don't have a lot of information about what is actually happening inside North Korea.
When true paradigm shifts occur, as with Cloud Computing and NewSpace, there is no buzz phrase that is more appropriate, stigmatized as it may be. When examining existing and emerging […]
What do Sir Richard Branson, Archbishop Desmond Tutu; Paul Mitchell founder John Paul DeJoria; bestselling author/speakers Jack Canfield, Gregg Braden, Barbara Marx Hubbard; three-time Nobel nominated Dr. Scilla Elworthy; philanthropist […]
The Stick-N-Find app works with specially-made stickers that can be affixed onto keys, pets' collars, and other items. With 39 days to go, its Indiegogo campaign has made almost double its goal.
Ethan Nadelmann, a leading expert on drug policy, sees evidence that Obama is willing to move in "a somewhat new direction" on drug policy.