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A new paper published in Perspectives in Psychological Science (open access) suggests there is “a fundamental design flaw that potentially undermines any causal inference” in much psychology research. The paper […]
As extreme weather events seem to be increasing around the world, changes consistent with the kinds of things climate change is predicted to cause, many people are realizing something […]
Should things be banned because they destroy many lives? An initial response might be YES. But consider what we’re actually replying to by saying “YES”. We’re not saying we want […]
By combining an optical fiber screen with a projector and an infrared camera, a team of researchers created a display that could be used for secure e-document handling, among other tasks.
A Latvian designer has created a urinal that includes a shallow sink built into the top. It's economical too: When the person washes his hands, the water used rinses the urinal basin as well.
At a recent convention in London, manufacturers displayed prototypes of next-generation machines "that had the look, and feel, of oversized smartphones or tablet computers."
If your smartphone is glued to your hand, then, we believe you are already a kind of Cyborg.
How is this magazine's cover any different from another magazine using Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to sell copies?
At the Black Hat security conference later this month, two Spanish engineers plan to demonstrate a $25 gadget that can take over a car's electronics.
A theoretical physicist has published a paper arguing the universe may be static, but the mass of everything is growing exponentially.
It’s interesting but apt that the prostitute, the stripper, and the porn actor—the real professionals!—are sometimes embraced and emulated as role models in this sexual rat race of ours. You’d […]
College is a risky investment, but you may be able to get a lot more out of living as a college graduate than if you didn’t have a college degree.
The mantra of the whole investment industry is simply not true.
Most people listen to win the interaction, not to hear the content.
While you might be less dumb than your ancestors, you are nonetheless guilty of backwards thinking all the time.
One closely-debated theory has been that heavy metals were a byproduct of collisions between dense dead stars. Now, an event observed through NASA's Swift satellite may have provided a literal "smoking gun."
Is a life lived without asking why a more impoverished life? There’s the question.
Alanis Morissette's 1996 hit song "Ironic" has finally been corrected to actually make it ironic after all of these years.
Whatever your position on ADHD, the psychological research is clear on one thing: focus and self-control are essential life skills that translate into just about any definition of success you can come up with.
What we have now is a picture of human development built on the idea that humans are learning creatures, and that what we are depends on what we learn, from cradle to grave.