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Many people use Uber and Airbnb to make some money on the side, but the cost of this, economists argue, is the displacement of more stable industries like traditional taxi and hotel companies.
A recent study makes a compelling new case for why we shouldn't take drugs like Adderall precisely because they help us to succeed at things we otherwise wouldn't.
Because the technology is new, equipping a car with autonomous technology costs about $150,000 (the zero-emission fuel system comes standard).
Researchers have developed computer software that can diagnose clinical depression by noticing how people behave during psychiatric interviews.
The Middle Eastern pan-Arab military organization has found its way into the hearts and minds of Westerners searching for a cause.
In many respects, the new global economy has been more unkind to men than women.
A scarcity of crucial resources like water and air, and the high stakes of even temporarily running out, suggest that any Martian government would function as a military dictatorship.
Great individuals will sometimes behave badly because they can.
When we say prostitution is a scourge on society, we typically mean (without knowing it) that able-bodied people have better alternatives.
Our anger over the murder of nine black church-going individuals in South Carolina is real and justified, but is it useful?
The Internet is a funny place. Humor is one the things it does best, which is why I was shocked, and ultimately disappointed, at the collective reaction to Joyce Carol Oates' recent tweet.
Genetically modified plants, in and of themselves, are not harmful, says Bill. In fact, they feed billions of people thanks to increased crop yields.
In a report given to ABC News, TSA screeners failed to detect 67 out of 70 tests at dozens of airports throughout the country.
A great many of our most popular songs are written at just a third-grade reading level. That's the conclusion reached by an analysis of 225 popular songs.
It was when FIFA awarded the 2022 World Cup to Qatar — a country that could reach 140 degrees Fahrenheit during match play — red flags went up in the American legal system.
In a bid to preserve records of atmospheric activity, climate scientists are looking to transport ice from the planet's mountainous regions, such as the Alps, all the way to Antarctica.
Alas science does not operate outside the human realm, but as an extension of our natural capabilities — the good as well as the bad ones.
Called ZipCap, the private loan company enables small businesses to treat loyal customers as collateral — an asset which traditional lenders have never considered viable.
The study opposes the notion that sexual equality is merely a goal of modern society that is mostly free of concerns over resource scarcity.
Everyone's coming-of-age music sounds like a personal revolution, but when did music change for everyone and all at once?