George Washington, for example, was quite happy to engage in deception, if that deception would help protect the United States.
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Famished, not famous: retrace Orwell’s hunger days, when he was one of the city’s legion of poor foreigners.
The 1998 hit is making a comeback. Stop what you're doing and watch the original.
What do communist dictators Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong have in common with U.S. Presidents like John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan? Hint: It’s the same thing they have in […]
For many, 2020 will not be remembered as a “best of” much. We don’t need to repeat the reasons here; it’s sufficient to point out that a 100-year pandemic was […]
Nihilism is not a choice or intellectual commitment, but a feeling that simply arrives.
Remarkable 'fan art' commemorates 50th anniversary of legendary guitar player's passing.
It may be easiest when you're young, but the proven benefits of learning a new language at any age cannot be ignored.
The pandemic is exposing long-fractured aspects of our society.
A song many consider the black national anthem rises again in the United States.
Thinning forests in the Western United States can save billions of gallons of water per year and improve conservation efforts.
While fewer companies these days rely solely on interviews in deciding who to hire, interviews still have value in that they can reveal the difference between a candidate as a […]
If the only advice you've heard on public speaking is to imagine the audience in their underwear, this article's for you.
The history of life on Earth took many meandering turns before it gave rise to us. When Earth first formed, all the raw ingredients for life — atoms, molecules, a potentially habitable planet […]
Mistakes are part of learning, not a failure of character.
The fierce debate over participation trophies ignores a crucial fact: Children aren't idiots.
Is microdosing magic truffles a way to unlock your creative potential? That's long been anecdotal, but the evidence is coming.
No standardized tests, no private schools, no stress. Finland's education system is consistently ranked best in the world. Why isn't America copying it?
The story of John Couch Adams, “the man who failed to discover Neptune,” and his cosmic redemption. Perhaps its human nature to want to only think positive thoughts about our […]
Newly released documents show how the FBI paid Best Buy Geek Squad employees to report customers who had child pornography on their computers, a relationship that might have violated customers’ Fourth Amendment rights.
Are there really no good action and adventure films anymore, or is there an inherent bias toward them?
Every year, companies try to do things better, to find the most effective way to complete some task or to improve overall productivity. Employee learning programs play a massive part […]
Neuroscientists are now starting to put TMR to work.
Would you work at a job that didn’t treat you like a professional? No wonder public education drove their best teachers away. The ultimate dream of public education is incredibly simple. […]
From an evolutionary perspective, religious practices and rituals are a form of play.
Imagine getting imperceptibly high, then playing Chinese strategy game 'Go'. This is the experiment the Beckley Foundation will run to test the value of LSD microdosing.
The communication techniques required to be a successful leader are frequently synonymous with the communication skills required for a business to be successful. For leaders who want to both deliver […]
Will actors have to compete against dead celebrities for roles? Given the advance in CGI (Computer Generated Images) and VFX (Special Effects), Hollywood’s desire for bankable stars, and estates looking for additional revenue, it is all possible.
The LUX experiment just set the tightest bounds ever on dark matter, and may lead us down a different path entirely. “For me the best answer is not in words […]