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Entrenched business wisdom says that community-led economic systems are pure fantasy. Douglas Rushkoff disagrees.
Ditch the old brain vs. heart assumptions, and instead think about a heart-led brain.
Gladiators fought in rounds, and there were referees to enforce rules. Only rarely were gladiators killed.
Bite into a miracle berry and you'll perceive intense sweetness — but only after you eat something acidic, too.
An interview with filmmaker Jason Sussberg about his new film about Stewart Brand and the importance of culture in achieving progress.
The psychology of alien contact largely revolves around the concept of "otherness." We need to learn to be comfortable around strange things.
Your mentors made time for you. Now, go and make time for others.
In history, every major technological advance has been used, for good and bad.
“Like real dreams, it does not explain, does not complete its sequences," film critic Roger Ebert once wrote about "Mulholland Drive."
Is there such a thing as a heroic personality type?
In "The History of Western Philosophy," Bertrand Russell made it clear whose thinking he admired — and whose thinking he didn't.
From "The Castle of Otranto" to "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, these books changed the literary landscape.
Break into London Zoo? Illegal, but it would improve the London Circle Walk
The puzzle of play
The purpose of play — for children, monkeys, rats or meerkats — has proved surprisingly hard to pin down. Scientists continue to toss around ideas.
Most male mammals have little or nothing to do with their kids. Why is our own species different?
They have held our fascination ever since we first identified their remains.
The book Buddha Takes the Mound delivers an engaging and sophisticated account of Buddhism’s worldview through the prism of baseball.
Nagomi helps us find balance in discord by unifying the elements of life while staying true to ourselves.
The key to its success lies not in its understanding of technology, but in its understanding of human nature.
We often laugh at inappropriate things, but not when we are emotionally invested. Laughter cannot be serious. So, can we ever laugh at death?
For many people, a challenge to their worldview feels like an attack on their personal identity.
In an age of high quit rates, struggling low-wage employees, and tone-deaf leadership, the call for “good jobs” makes great sense.
Most people have a distorted view of what being a scientist is like. Scientists need to make a greater effort to challenge stereotypes.
The weird and wild ways mummy fever swept through Europe.
Godfrey Hounsfield’s early life did not suggest that he would accomplish much at all.
A volley of new insights reignites the debate over whether our choices are ever truly our own.
This technological feat changes our cosmic history.