Do you get antsy when there's nothing to do?

Overpopulation is often viewed as a nightmare, but what if it's a dream come true?

Are you the type of person who solves problems piecemeal, or with one great insight? A new study tells us the merits of each method.  

With President Trump appointing officials who want to abolish the departments they hope to lead, one might ask, "What is the rationale for this?". Milton Friedman offers us an answer. 

The United States of America is as divided now as it has ever been. Why is this? One author suggests that it is because we have never been one united nation, but 11 differing ones. Founded for different reasons and striving towards conflicting goals, can they ever learn to get along again?

Science fiction author David Brin analyses the moral within the Star Wars films – and it might not be one that you like.

Two things really ruin the holiday season: bon bon jokes and egocentrism. This study helps take the latter out of the gift-giving equation.