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Today we have a guest post written by philosopher Neil McArthur. Neil writes regularly on his blog Moral Lust about sexual ethics and the philosophy of sexuality. In America, you […]
It appears that Santorum's time as a serious contender for the Republican nomination is about to come to a close. It's true that the experts (including me) have wrongly counted […]
Long-term unemployment is double its highest rate since the 1950s, which may keep the economy from returning to pre-recession growth rates—forever—say some economists.
As American firms hire more people and Europe avoids a Greek catastrophe, there are signs that the global economic is recovering. Countries need to take cautiously optimistic action.
If market economies are to carry the world into a new era, they must achieve stability, equity and sustainability. Of these three, sustainability will likely prove the most challenging.
At the Brooklyn Museum’s current retrospective of Keith Haring’s early work, titled Keith Haring: 1978–1982, you can view what may be the earliest video of the artist at work. In […]
John Stuart Mill would say, in most cases, we should allow people to harm themselves – assuming they are rational adults. In On Liberty, John Stuart Mill writes: “the object […]
People who think intelligence is malleable are more likely to learn from their mistakes, indicates new research. Those who think intelligence is a fixed quality learn less.
Scientists estimate that your mind wanders about half the time, depending on how much concentration your present task requires. Those with greater memories tend to wander more often.
Computers scientists at UC Berkeley are studying the cognitive characteristics of toddlers, hoping to give computers the same ability to learn quickly and imagine creative solutions.
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR reports on the fast-developing tend for adult children to continue to live with their parents well into their twenties and even thirties. Maybe 30% of so-called "young adults" […]
Eastern Europe isn’t known as a mecca for healthy living. Those who haven’t visited Eastern Europe might still imagine that it’s filled with smoking teenagers and obese babushkas. Although that […]
In a very public resignation, a senior investment analyst at Goldman Sachs has accused the company of cheating its clients. Does accumulating wealth actually make you a bad person?
Repeating a certain behavior wears a path in the mind, whether it is speaking a foreign language or smoking cigarettes. Here is a scientific approach to acquiring better habits.
Well, this business with the NAP notwithstanding, the Reason Rally is swiftly approaching, and it still promises to be awesome. On March 24, atheists and freethinkers from all across the […]
Researchers at a University in Barcelona, Spain, have created nanoparticles which can release drugs directly from the inside of cells, overcoming past hurdles in producing biodrugs.
A Stanford genetics professor who subjected his genes to a Truman Show of medical tests, taking regular blood samples over two-and-a-half years, may pioneer personalized medicine.
Changing how you live your life can alter the effects of your DNA, particularly genetic combinations that predispose some toward obesity, says new research from the Harvard School of Public Health.
“Muslim Marriage Events” is an initiative in the UK to “tackle the problems in searching for a spouse in an Islamic framework.” They hold mixers and other matchmaking events, sometimes […]
I’ve been grazing online, looking for a place to host my parents’ 60th wedding anniversary. When I talk to event organizers at venues, you can hear them stop short, and […]