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Knowing what empirical data to look for is the key to confirming an idea—especially when that idea is the premonition of a looming global economic crisis.

A conversation with the NYU economist.

What did the American Revolution look like? Nathaniel Hawthorne imagined it as an angry face, painted so as to appear divided in two, perhaps caught between principle and pragmatism.

The U.S. is anxious to broaden its influence in Central Asia—and limit that of Russia. The result, however, are questionable alliances with some of the strangest despots in the world.

If we continue on our current path of unbridled consumerism and environmental destruction, the most likely future scenario is one in which the quality of human lives is relatively low.

Whatever one’s views on the initial case for making drugs illegal, the cost has been tremendous, and in many aspects unanticipated, says Nobel Laureate Gary Becker.

Had a great lunch with two really smart folks – the following was asked, and it rattled a theme around my head. n What if you had to prove (through […]

My buddy Salman loves Uncov. To be fair, so did I — it was my favorite guilty pleasure.  And before you start asking me questions like “how did it add […]

I love this kind of film contest – one that focuses on the intersection of positivity, creativity and technology. It’s right up my Alley (digital film guy and all).  So […]

I have been increasingly interested in Babson College and am waiting to hear back from them on my application for admission soon. I’ve documented a small portion of my process […]

MC Rove in the house: LINK

Pure Awesome, I know who I’m gonna be next halloween, brah! httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGDwScgb_Y0

Anyone here see murderball? Interesting video showing that wheelchairs are involved in more extreme sports then one. Check out the first ever Wheelchair Backflip.

Many will agree that the supposed diplomatic triumph at the Cancun climate talks offered little tangible progress to further reduce emissions of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

The famously reclusive Apollo 11 commander breaks his silence to answer the burning question why his team didn’t cover more ground during its moon landing.

Much of the history of the city can be written as a tension between the visible and the invisible. What and who gets seen? By whom? Who interprets the city’s meaning?

Twombly, now 82, is the great survivor of the heroic age of American painting, the generation of Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg and Jackson Pollock, who upended contemporary art.

After the Big Bang theory was challenged by British cosmologist Robert Penrose, three new papers are pushing back, saying there is no evidence of time before the Big Bang.

The different reactions from Internet firms to the WikiLeaks publications reveal a dilemma. Many citizens regard the Internet as a public space, but in fact it is a private sphere.

Liberals and conservatives have different ways of looking at other people—literally. Scientists say that conservatives tend to ignore what other people look at.

A conversation with the 39th President of the United States.

The Carters’ key to marital bliss? Jimmy and Rosalynn resolved long ago never to go to sleep angry at one another.

Over the next 50 years, China will become a global superpower, but unlike the U.S., it is very careful to avoid the entanglements of war.

The President should stop trying to negotiate with the “totally irresponsible” Republicans, letting the American people know where he stands, without equivocation.

The 39th President laments his failure to be reelected—and his failure to keep the Democratic Party unified.

The public has made tremendous strides towards accepting gay people—and is even ready to have one in the White House.

The former President gave his controversial “malaise speech” in 1979, admonishing the American public for consuming beyond its means. Things are even worse now, he says.

America has been the most innovative nation of the past century. But decades of consumption beyond its means have robbed the country of its competitive edge, says the former President.

For 50 years, the U.S. Geological Survey has been building an archive of old photos of desert landscapes and new photos of them. Check out the fascinating results.

Ted Cascio on why “The Simpsons” has gone downhill and why it should stop glossing over the issue of racism.