Orion Jones

As skill sets become increasingly more complex in the modern workplace, employers are working harder to guarantee the health of their employees further into the future to save on training costs.

China’s recent purchase of the Virginia-based Smithfield Hams, in what amounts to the largest corporate buyout to date of an American company by the Chinese, is just one of its many global investments.

Works of great literature are often said to possess a special moral sensibility that considers human nature from an elevated position and guides us down the moral pathway.

Through experiments, scientists are coming to a more complex understanding of how oxytocin, a brain chemical commonly referred to as the love hormone, works in long term relationships as well as initial attractions.

Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University have discovered a surprising new phase in the learning process in which synapses shrink which explains why cramming for exams yields few long term benefits.

With rare exception, neuroscientists cannot yet translate aberrant brain functions into the legal requirements for criminal responsibility—intent, rational capacity and self-control.

“It is time” physicist Neil Turok has said, “to connect our science to our humanity, and in doing so to raise the sights of both”. This sounds like a job for a philosophy not yet dead.

Proponents of marijuana use have enjoyed a string of successes lately as both Washington and Colorado voted to legalize the use recreational use of the drug in the November 2012 election. 

Regenerative medicine, which seeks to regrow lost or damaged human body parts ranging from patches of skin to entire limbs, may prove especially promising given recent advances in genetic therapy.

Health experts have long observed the link between work-related stress and conditions such as heart disease, but eliminating the pressure that comes with professional life is largely unrealistic for many.

When today’s military technologists confront the problem of machine versus human performance, it is typically human performance that must be improved upon to meet the needs of machines.

Whether you run or walk, experts say any kind of physical physical exercise is better than none. But new health studies have better defined the benefits of running versus walking.

While there has been some talk of the Chinese hacking the American military, most of dialogue surrounds private-sector theft: Negotiation strategies, new product blueprints, and the like.

The hard truth is this: With 3 percent of the world’s population, the US can no longer expect to run the world. This is because Asia, which has 60 percent of the global population, is no longer underperforming.

Locally owned cooperatives in the industries of groceries, banking, and insurance are quick becoming an alternative for Americans and changing the face of the nation’s local economies.

Economists say the deals are market distorting and the World Trade Organization already bans the use of offsets as a criterion for contract evaluation in all industries except defense.

While Europe is known to have nearly as much exploitable natural gas as the United States, its countries are far behind the curve set by American companies for fear of environmental pollution.

In hopes of FDA approval, the Dutch inventor Adriaan Tuiten is currently testing two different pills that work to increase feelings of sexual desire in women. In early trials, they are working.

New data on age and well-being suggests, despite conflicting conclusions reached by past studies, that happiness does generally increase as we get older.

Using a non-invasive infrared laser, scientists have found a way to control the growth of neurons and neuron circuits, essentially learning to rewire the brain, or even create a new one.

Nobel prize-winning behavioral psychologist Daniel Kahneman has found that people tend to prefer larger quantities of pain if the experience finishes with a slight decrease in pain.

Paying individuals more money has long been seen as an acceptable and effective way of motivating them to do better work, but recent research highlights the limits of money as motivator.

The poet Christian Wiman has written a careful, probing, and spiritual account of his rare, incurable and unpredictable cancer. His point of view is that of the modern day believer.

Researchers at Oregon Health and Science University hope to begin testing an HIV vaccine on humans in just a few years, thanks to an innovative approach which helps the body’s immune system target the evasive virus.

While medical literature commonly identifies race as an independent risk factor for certain diseases, such an emphasis may obfuscate the search for more significant causes of illness.

If you are young and healthy, then obesity, which causes problems in 15 or 20 years, is relevant. With age, though, the balance may tip in favor of extra weight to fight ill health. 

Only recently did Michael Pollan, the country’s most popular food writer, become comfortable in the kitchen. Now he has written a new book about the importance of cooking and family eating.

A recent report authored by the UN’s Food and Agricultural Agency argues that overcoming our squeamishness about eating protein-rich bugs may make the crucial difference in overcoming global hunger.

While film making has become increasingly decentralized, Hollywood is dreaming as big as ever. Several movie studios are set to begin massive expansion projects to attract new talent. 

Recovering from debt means, of course, saving money rather than spending it. So growth that was fueled by debt accumulation not only halts, but is no longer supported by capital flow.