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Developing an effective learning culture—one in which employees are continuously learning new things and applying those lessons to their work—is one of the most important tasks for any modern organization.
Everybody seems to be making money on bitcoin and other cryptocurrency, but not many people grasp how the underlying technology works. Bitcoin is now traded on the exchanges for futures contracts. Is this problematic for amateur day traders that may not understand how bitcoin works?
From communication to intimacy, this data visual has it all covered.
Debunking the myth that Enlightenment-era pastors opposed modern science.
In his latest book, Fantasyland, Kurt Andersen covers the first five hundreds years of American magical thinking. 
Even underground, there would still be a helicopter hovering overhead
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If you believe there is intelligent extraterrestrial life out there, have you ever stopped to wonder why?
The results are higher levels of anxiety, depression, and even thoughts of suicide.
Now, you can add chanting to your brain training regimen.
The genius investor hits an optimistic note in a time of dire fiscal predictions.
British doctors publish a study of a woman who cured herself of cancer with the aid of a household spice.
What if alien life — or even intelligence — don’t look like what we’re searching for? When the original Star Trek premiered, it was revolutionary for depicting sentient, intelligent species other than humans, living […]
It's more than just weight gain—it's chronic inflammation and weak immunity.
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Some say that great ideas come out of thin air. Neuroscientist David Eagleman posits that perhaps all great ideas are simply built upon old ideas, because thats what fuels the creative brain.
How useful are the algorithms dating sites use? According to one regulatory agency, not very.
Proposers’ strategies must be successful in one of three different environments.
A new year. A new chance to make it big in the hyper-competitive field of commentary. Will you make the cut this week and get plucked from our 2 million Facebook followers? 
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Sometimes the best strategy is to think completely outside the box. Or not have a strategy at all.
The U.S. State Department’s “Countries of Concern" include North Korea, Myanmar, and more. But how close is America itself to earning a place on the list?