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One of the frustrations that comes with a new and interesting idea is the large number of people who will tell you that you're actually saying something old and familiar. […]
The beauty of the allegations against the Wikileaks progenitor is that no one, save his accusers and Assange himself, knows the truth.
The NYU Economist who famously saw the global financial crisis before it happened shares his methods on how he did it, and what he sees next.
The open-source movement's capacity for collaborative innovation on the content and productivity side is a well-established reality, with success stories like Wikipedia, WordPress and Firefox to show for. But open-source […]
Tests for a specific gene can indicate elevated risk of the disease. But would you really want to know that you may get it?
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The Constitutional amendment was created in 1866 with the intention of combating racism—but now it only encourages illegal immigration.
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Securing our borders is not enough: the Senator favors comprehensive immigration reform, including a temporary workers program, better employer verification, and a path to citizenship.
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France generates 80 percent of its energy from nuclear power, notes Graham: "Surely we can be as bold as the French."
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The Senator from South Carolina proposes the three policy changes he believes are most necessary for America’s future prosperity.
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Like most college students, Congress waits until the situation is critical before it gets down to work.
The Columbia Business School professor thinks the country could be a world leader in solar energy production.
On the 9th of December, Astronomers Madhusudhan, Harrington and colleagues recently discovered a massive gas giant planet, orbiting a star which they have coined the first carbon-rich world ever observed. […]
Raising a country from poverty to affluence should make the nation's population happier, right? Wrong, according to a new study of 54 countries worldwide.
Prehistoric humans, along with Neanderthals and Homo antecessor, made meals of each other, suggests new research on human teeth marks found on prehistoric human bones.
There are predictions that, like Latin before it, English must inevitably lose its global dominance. The Guardian's Robert McCrum is not convinced.
Everyone yawns, but no one knows why. We start when we are in the womb, and we do it through old age, but the purpose and survival value of yawning remain a mystery.
The three most important questions for a nationwide broadband network are: What should the speed be? What will it cost? And how will we pay for it? Craig Settles gives some answers.
Investors’ giddiness over the tech upstarts—and the dozens of other Chinese companies that have gone public in the U.S.—has some wondering whether this boom is really a bubble.
How can we trust a literary guide who, ignorant of the terrain ahead, promises us it will be light and easy? Hillary Kelly objects to Oprah's positivity charged book club.