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For the first time since the Vikings sailed, the Icelandic public will soon be able to worship classical Norse gods like Odin, Thor, and Frigg at a public temple built in their honor.
"We've become a less violent species because we recognize the futility and the undesirability of violence."
A team of scientists at the University of Pennsylvania has successfully modeled how group decisions form from seeming chaos.
One of the eminently amusing and frustrating things in life is how people suspend common sense when thinking about anything related to their bodies or their health. Most people understand […]
Winners of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival have been announced and distribution deals have been cut (to the disappointment of on-demand platforms like Netflix and Amazon).
It's 1962 in an America that has lost World War II...
Live-streamed from Perimeter Institute, & exclusive real-time commentary! “Every generation of physicists solves some old puzzles and finds some new ones.” -Dr. Kendrick Smith I want you to think back […]
The power of positive thought has a double edge: on one hand it helps us cope when we're faced with difficult circumstances, but if not checked with a dose of realism, it can set us up for defeat.
Gaps in public services available to women are closing, but women still lack a participatory voice in economic and political matters.
Too much of a good thing can be harmful and that includes exercising. A 12-year study found people who did strenuous workouts died at the same rate as couch potatoes.
It may sound obvious, but debt can be a major strain on a person's mental health. So, it's interesting that a recent study is among the first to explore the link between student loans and a decrease in mental well-being.
As we all come to grips with the groundhog's latest prediction that we'll be facing six more weeks of winter, businesses should be glad. Researchers have found a correlation between bad weather and an uptick in productivity.
"The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone."
"When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us."
The author of The Internet is Not the Answer decries the free business model that has brought so much success to companies like Google and Facebook.
While some school districts have experimented with holding classes via the internet during bad weather, the format isn't wholly feasible for all subjects.
The way most helicopter parents behave, you'd think the daily chance of dying is equal to a coin flip.
Every form of medical therapy has a Number Needed to Treat (N.N.T.) and Number Needed to Harm (N.N.H.). These statistics help patients learn whether a treatment is worth pursuing.
Without a nuanced understanding of what it means to be authentic, we easily shirk the effort required to fully explore our range of personal and professional potential.
I began the new year on a very positive – and inspiring – note after reading Eric Liu’s latest commentary on “Radical Empathy”. The founder and CEO of Citizen University, […]