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What are the implications of the landmark finding that treating HIV patients with AIDS drugs makes them strikingly less infectious? Can it help stem the global AIDS pandemic?
Martin Seligman on why focusing solely on the positive emotion of happiness isn't enough. Think PERMA: positive emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning, and accomplishment.
What would you learn if your baby was too young to speak, but old enough to learn sign language? These parents share their joyful experience.
A small startup company called Extrality is working on augmented reality flashcards for phonics. They’re calling them SmashCards. The idea is to embed interactivity into what look like ordinary flashcards, […]
Celebration of creativity for creativity’s sake. That is the inspiration behind F5 film festival that took place in New York this April for a third year in a row. "Money might make […]
The drive to eat has led to some of mankind's greatest achievements and pivotal moments.
GUEST POST BY DANIEL MOORE Next week, the University of Chicago, will open the Joe and Rika Mansueto Library. The library sits as an addition to the Regenstein Library, next […]
The human digestive system, which developed according to the diets of our cavemen ancestors, hasn't evolved to compensate for our drastically different modern diets and lifestyles. Is it time for a back-to-basics approach?
This fake controversy about the rapper Common and his invitation to a White House poetry reading had me thinking about “Sucker M.C.’s”, an old rap song by RUN-DMC. Sean Hannity […]
[UPDATE: And the winner is… Suzie Linch, who submitted Nathan Barber’s blog, The Next Generation of Educational Leadership. Congratulations, Suzie!] Just a quick update... Six days after announcing my goal […]
Yesterday the CTC Sentinel released a special issue on al-Qaeda after the death of Osama bin Laden. You can read the entire thing here. There are a number of incredibly […]
Newt Gingrich, the thinking man's Glenn Beck, is said to be a viable Presidential candidate because he has fresh, creative ideas. Even if you accept that notion at face value, […]
Some examples of courageous individuals who dared to think for themselves and ignore the commands of their mullahs. They are worthy of your emulation.
Traditional management's goal is to make money for shareholders and managers aim to control individuals. Radical management aims to delight customers and enable teams.
Muhtar Kent, the chairman and chief executive of Coca-Cola, says that the single thing that keeps him up at night is arrogance. Humility and listening to stakeholders are key, he says.
Language is powerful. Words matter. They reflect our thinking and our biases. And women are not "guys", Anne Doyle reminds us and Obama. She's tired of hearing it's gender-neutral.
Acquiring and integrating talent requires strong, skilled leadership. Brian Dodd summarizes some "how to" insights gleaned from the Miami Heat.
Martha Stewart. Bernie Madoff. Scooter Libby. Barry Bonds. They were public figures, leaders, and role models. They were also all liars, in fact, and part of a national epidemic of lying, says the author James Stewart.
“Why buy a Vermeer when a Metsu is available?” Adriaan E. Waiboer, curator of northern European art at the National Gallery of Ireland, repeats that odd sounding question in the […]
Get ready for a close encounter - In November! For the first time, astronomers have anticipated the arrival of a giant asteroid that will come whizzing by the earth. The […]