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"The United States does not know what it stands for," explains political scientist Ian Bremmer, author of a new book about the American imperative to define foreign policy values.

No, Stephen J. Dubner doesn't actually endorse bank robbery. What he does endorse is amusing deconstructions of cultural acts or items — robbing banks, for instance — and analyzing data to stumble upon intriguing observations.

When we think about ISIS it's important to try to understand what they are and why they're as effective as they are.

Thupten Jinpa explains how recent advances in neuroscience have allowed for a better understanding of the science of compassion.

Hollywood producer Brian Grazer's grandmother changed his life when she told him curiosity would be his greatest attribute as long as he maintained the courage to use it.

Blue zones are regions on Earth where the local human population enjoys exceptionally long average life spans. Author and explorer Dan Buettner has studied these populations and the dietary and lifestyle elements they have in common.

What is mindset science? Think of it this way: The way that you think about something can actually transform the effect that it has on you.

Look out, Amazon. The virtual clothing store of the future will offer a unique shopping experience that blows our current setup out of the water.

The administrator of the nation's top environmental agency discusses strategies for encouraging actionable responses to climate change.

Technologist and futurist Ray Kurzweil says our brains, as complex as they are, are constrained by an upper limit of 300 million “pattern recognizers.” But our future, cloud-based “virtual brains” will have no such constraints.

Peter Baumann, musician and founder of a think tank that explores the experience of being human, on "hedonic" and "eudaemonic" pleasure, and how to harness both.

The fate of the world may depend on our ability to teach “global compassion,” empathy for the suffering of people we’ve never met. rn

Tipping is complicated. In some countries, tipping too much is a grave insult. In others, it's a sign of wealth. And in the US, how much you tip depends entirely on your mood at the time.

Peter Scher, executive VP of corporate responsibility at JP Morgan Chase says governments don't have the resources to tackle major issues on their own anymore. But urbanization provides an opportunity for private enterprise to step in.

In her first fiction film, "Every Secret Thing," director Amy Berg explores many of the themes she's explored in her documentaries. The focus here is on accepting parents with all their imperfections.

When Barack Obama participated in an AMA (ask me anything) on Reddit back in 2012, he was taking an unprecedented presidential step in terms of accessibility and transparency, not to […]

Bitcoin is just one example of how exponential technology is putting the reins of finance in the hands of individuals and small businesses.

In our most recent discussion with Ray, he discusses the ability of natural language machines, such as IBM's Jeopardy!-slaying computer named Watson, to overleap our own cognitive abilities. The result, he says, will be a computerized personal assistant to help us throughout the day.

Deflategate. A-Rod. Drama erupts anytime the American public suspects our star athletes of cheating. But is the drama just an extension of the sport?

Dr. Julie Holland relays the dangers related to overprescribed medications. She suggests several alternatives to relying on antidepressants.