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You have two options: Stay up Late or Get up Early!It's been over thirty months since the continental United States in it's entirety has been able to view a total […]
Congress finallyrepealed the military’s 'Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell' policy today. After 17 years, gay and lesbian troops will be allowed to serve their country without having to lie about who […]
My friends at the Rick Smith Show ("Where Working People Come to Talk") are camping out in a supermarket parking lot in sub-zero temperatures to collect food and donations for […]
“Will she, or won’t she?” Here is a question that has dominated the tabloid newspapers in Britain these past few weeks, as Cheryl Cole, a presenter of the ‘X Factor’ […]
Playing into the established "reuse is better than recycle" eco-sensibility, TerraCycle takes trash and transforms it into useful eco-products. TerraCycle runs a series of free national brigades, inviting people to […]
Is being fat a bar to the highest political office? Skinny liberals beware: many Americans equate being thin with elitism.
Illegal trade in performance-enhancing drugs and anabolic steroids is booming. Investigator Andreas Holzer talks about the hidden dangers and growing use by amateurs.
Science has called this discovery the most significant scientific advance of 2010. Back in March, a group of researchers designed what is effectively the first quantam gadget.
A growing number of Europeans enjoy parallel lives, such as living in Prague and working in Paris. Known as “multiple habitats,” the phenomenon has piqued sociologists' interest.
When dozens of Israeli ultra-Orthodox rabbis signed a formal edict prohibiting Jews from renting or selling real estate to non-Jews, the ensuing uproar was reassuring.
Unwanted gifts represent a nearly $800 million waste of money, time and resources in Australia alone. The culture of obligatory giving most benefits big retailers and banks.
It seems the lesson must be learned all over again as a group of media feminists joins the assault on Julian Assange and WikiLeaks, or the "Wikiblokesphere".
It does seem that a certain amount of corruption is needed to make human society work. The basic truths that hold society together aren't always pleasant to hear.
Why has the military been striving to replace its cash transactions with electronic fund transfers and debit card payments in the hopes of achieving a “cashless battlefield"?
As a former senior executive in the health industry, Wendell Potter details in a new book its dirty tactics at garnering both public and presidential support.
More than 2 million people tuned in to see President Obama appear on Myth Busters last week, an appearance that the president used to symbolize his dedication to improving science […]
Mark Thompson is the Director General of the BBC, who used also to be Editor of the London Times. Some critics believe he will be best remembered as the BBC’s […]
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Criticism—be it from protesters or even competitors—can have truth to it. If the criticism is valid, you can learn from it.
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Defining a company’s purpose may begin with the philosophy of an entrepreneur. But, over time, the contributions of team members and stakeholders will naturally change a company's destiny.
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By criticizing Whole Foods, writer Michael Pollen helped it become a better company, says Mackey.