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When people are free to choose anything they want, they usually choose what their friends have chosen, says internist and sociologist Nicholas Christakis. Mimicry is a fundamental part of human […]
What's the Big Idea? At some point in our lives, most of us realize that we can no longer store our cash in a piggy bank or under the mattress - […]
A new report calls out electronics companies that are doing their part to ensure that the sourcing of materials they use in manufacturing isn't fueling violence in war-torn areas.
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New businesses in Silicon Valley and Alley have tremendous power over what it will mean to be human in the coming decades. And with great power comes great responsibility. We […]
The increase in digital technology penetration in Muslim-majority countries is creating revolutionary changes in many aspects, and not just when it comes to politics.
Would you eat a thick, juicy steak? What if it were grown in a lab and printed using new 3D printing techniques originally developed to grow regenerative tissue for medical purposes? Thanks […]
Evidence of plagiarism by students taking free noncredit online courses begs the question: Why cheat if the outcome doesn't count for anything?
Missouri senatorial candidate Todd Akin’s comments about victims of “legitimate rape” caused a 30-email pile-up in my Inbox yesterday, from political and women’s organizations. The GOP would like you to […]
Portuguese citizens, despairing at the European economic crisis, are trying their luck in Angola, once a colony beset by conflict and now home to a thriving economy and a more affordable way of life.
The type of global attention drawn to the Pussy Riot trial and verdict bears uncomfortable similarities to that engendered by the Kony 2012 video.
A closer look at the cartography of the famous Disney ride
New businesses in Silicon Valley and Alley have tremendous power over what it will mean to be human in the coming decades. And with great power comes great responsibility. We hear often that the world is changing fast – we talk less about what we’d like it to change into.
In an attempt to mitigate the growing environmental nuisance caused by iguana overpopulation, Puerto Rico is offering incentives to businesses that will open slaughterhouses that will export iguana meat to eager customers in other countries.
Breast milk exchanges are taking off in parts of the Philippines thanks to government-sponsored incentives for both donors and recipients.
A new book describes the honeycomb of elevated walkways and underground tunnels that make Hong Kong an example of a new kind of three-dimensional urbanism.
“What does it look like to you?” asked the Boston Fox News affiliate on its Facebook page in regards to a mural (shown above) by the Brazilian street artists Os […]
[Author's Note: I'm reposting some old favorites while I'm away on vacation this week. This post was originally from October 2007.] I recently received an e-mail which asked me if […]
[Author's Note: I'm reposting some old favorites while I'm away on vacation this week. This post was originally from April 2011.] I'm an atheist, in part, because I'm a moral […]
[Author's Note: I'm reposting some old favorites while I'm away on vacation this week. This post was originally from November 2006.] One argument for theism that I have always found […]
[Author's Note: I'm reposting some old favorites while I'm away on vacation this week. This post was originally from February 2007.] One night a man had a dream. He dreamed […]