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In this installment of Penn Jillette's Atheist's Guide to the 2012 Election, the Penn and Teller illusionist (and outspoken atheist) sizes up Mitt Romney's religion.

Don't have sex just because it's good for you, says Slavoj Žižek.

What is the Higgs boson? Michio Kaku describes the Higgs boson as a fuse. "It's a match. It's the spark that set off the Big Bang. It put the bang […]

According to Mitt Romney's former Bain Capital colleague Ed Conard, Romney is someone who tended to always take the longview in business.

If adults want to deny evolution, that’s fine. Sure. Whatever. But those adults better not make their kids follow in step because we as society need them to be better.

Now in its second year, The Nantucket Project is a festival of ideas that will be held on Nantucket, MA from October 5-8, 2012.

Christopher Ryan argues that we are hardwired to crave novelty, which leads to infidelity in marriages. Ryan says the way that culture responds to this "natural behavior" causes more problems […]

When people are free to choose anything they want, they usually choose what their friends have chosen, says internist and sociologist Nicholas Christakis. Mimicry is a fundamental part of human […]

New businesses in Silicon Valley and Alley have tremendous power over what it will mean to be human in the coming decades. And with great power comes great responsibility. We […]

Renowned translator David Bellos discusses the short history -- and future -- of machine translation.

Bruce Finley explains how employees can make the best possible choices in benefits packages.

Edward Burger is a professor of mathematics at Williams College and an educational and business consultant. His forthcoming book, The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking (coauthored with Michael Starbird) presents […]

Kip Tindell, CEO of the Container Store, on recognizing a great idea.

Where should NASA go to look for intelligent life on Mars? To get to the truth, journalists say follow the money. Astronomers say follow the water. Dr. Michio Kaku says […]

Howard Dean: Any politician who tells the American people there aren't going to be any sacrifices for everybody is a liar and I do not want the sacrifices to be […]

Howard Dean's most faithful aide on the secret to wowing your boss.

Science writer Jesse Bering says that not only do we visualize erotic scenes when we’re masturbating, "but we also use our imagination in this way when we’re actually having sex […]

Alicia Munnell discusses the consequences of the shift from defined benefit to defined contribution plans.

The lesson of Toyota, which rippled throughout the auto industry, was that treating workers as collaborators is good not only for their self esteem, but for the financial health of […]