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And if it’s literature, do we care if it’s violent? “Grimm’s Fairy Tales, for example, are grim indeed,” wrote Justice Scalia, in his majority opinion in Brown v. Entertainment Merchants […]
Rosetta Stone CEO Tom Adams explains why the best leaders embrace the future now and ask questions later.
Astronomers have been actively searching for extraterrestrial civilizations for the past 50 years, but so far have come up empty. Now a top Russian astronomer predicts the "eerie silence" will be broken by 2031.
We talk a lot about the hazards that are present at Washington's Rainier mostly in terms of what might happen if the volcano erupts. However, remember that even when Rainier […]
I feel badly for a couple I know who have recently divorced after several decades of marriage but are still bound together by the family home that they cannot sell. […]
The Master Chef, part-time Paleontologist, and former Chief Technology Officer for Microsoft, Nathan Myhrvold, offers a scientifically-informed approach to the ancient human art of cooking.
In the case of education, the only question is - and always must be - what skills young people will need in the future to lead happy and successful lives, and how best we can ensure that they acquire them.
Lewis DVorking, Forbes Media's online product chief, says he is obsessed with measuring the site's traffic. He insists that traffic statistics inform journalism but do not rule its content.
Facebook has the Like button. Google has +1. Now, Wikipedia is getting a Love button. Its goal is to create a community of support around its many editors who are facing difficulties.
Overturning a California law which prohibited the sale of violent video games to minors, the Supreme Court has ruled that violent cultural expression is protected by the First Amendment.
A conference that recently brought artists and technologists together glimpsed at the future which, among other things, consists of 3-D printing and online graffiti.
As meeting people online has gradually lost its stigma, dating sites are turning to scientists to match people according to the new rules of mating, which are no longer dominated by necessity.
Here are three interesting items that make the process of packing, eating and separating trash a bit more practical, fun, and smart. I love the idea behind the packaging of […]
Friday’s New York Times touts the health benefits of good posture: it helps avoid the pain (both physical and financial) of back and neck problems, improves muscle tone and breathing, […]
When Walmart comes to your town, there are always two different reactions: “No! They’ll kill all the small businesses!” Or “Yes! Big selection at low prices!” A similar phenomenon is […]
Consider the big effort being made to engineer equality at a particular Swedish pre-school. Here's the meat of the article: Breaking down gender roles is a core mission in the […]
Immolating yourself on the courthouse steps to underscore your belief that you were wrongfully separated from your wife and denied custody of your children is the ultimate self-refutation. Especially if […]
Disputes about evidence in social science can drag on for decades. I bet many a researcher has fantasized about the day when a world-famous panel of judges looks at the […]
We're still getting little in the way of news about the Nabro eruption from Eritrea - I've been looking around and the best figure I've found is that at least […]
The 31st annual New York City Pride March was held just two days after Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill making New York the sixth and largest state to achieve […]