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Infographics tally up our holiday mishaps.
We often look at our impulses as a bother. Things to be overcome and controlled, but what if we are looking at them the wrong way?
The prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease is expected to triple over the next three decades, to nearly 14 million in the United States alone.
Efficiency is an obsession for many organizations—whether they’re businesses, nonprofits, or government agencies. However, efficiency isn’t a metric in and of itself. Efficiency is always linked to another performance metric; […]
Those awful almost-changes they made? They could have avoided the whole problem by simply doing the math. Designed for artists, writers, and creatives* of all different persuasions, Patreon has become a […]
The government decides the risk of research into dangerous viruses is worth the reward.
BASE particle physicists have discovered a very precise way to examine antimatter.
Some philosophers have tried to base morality on human nature, but what does biology say about that?
‘Total work’, a term coined by the German philosopher Josef Pieper just after the Second World War in his book Leisure: The Basis of Culture (1948), is the process by which human beings are transformed into workers and nothing else.
A study of moose skull sizes on a remote island shows the effects of global warming.
We can “read” genes with ease now, but still can’t say what most of them “mean.” To show why we need clearer “causology” and fitter metaphors, let's scrutinize cars and their parts like we do bodies and genes.
If you haven’t finished your holiday shopping yet, consider these 10 gifts, good any time of year! One of the hardest things when it comes to holiday shopping is to find […]
A massive solar project has just been completed, and its specs are impressive.
With so many charities relying on these donations to achieve their goals, how do we choose between them? How do we know how much impact our dollars actually have?
A NYT article says the Defense Department been tracking mystery aircraft.
Just like everything else in life, good health is all about timing.
In 2016 Americans spent $16.4 billion on cosmetic plastic surgery. What does that say about the health of our psyche?
Imagine reading by plant light, and glow-in-the-dark trees instead of street lamps. That's on the horizon thanks to these engineers.
Self-Directed Learning (SDL) empowers employees to control their own development and education. A well-executed SDL initiative can improve the speed at which employees gain new skills and increase engagement with […]