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Some have proposed using quantum entanglement (the invisible umbilical cord that exists between objects) as a form of telepathy. But there are much more practical ways of achieving telepathy that already exist.

Some have proposed using quantum entanglement (the invisible umbilical cord that exists between objects) as a form of telepathy. But there are much more practical ways of achieving telepathy that […]

I hate to be a party pooper.  Nor am I natural believer in conspiracy theories. I tend to subscribe to the ‘cock up’ rather than ‘conspiracy’ view, and I’ve rarely […]

The author of “The Bin Ladens: An Arabic Family in an American Century” details Osama bin Ladin’s indoctrination and evolution from billionaire heir to the international face of terrorism.

I hate to be a party pooper.  Nor am I natural believer in conspiracy theories. I tend to subscribe to the ‘cock up’ rather than ‘conspiracy’ view, and I’ve rarely […]

Corrupt business practices are triumphing over political systems across the globe and the problem is worst in rich countries supposedly with “good governance”, says Jeffrey Sachs.

People engaged in social and political reform (and sometimes revolution) have to think through what the next step is. It’s not enough to just say no to a bad guy.

Seniors who lose their jobs or retire voluntarily are likely to gain weight, become hypertensive and even develop depression, says professor of medicine at U.S.C., Katherine Schlaerth.

Americans have an inferiority complex when it comes to many things British, from the royal family to Shakespeare. But not Christopher Walken.

Do you know what your boss does? Researchers have studied how CEOs of big companies spend their time. Is it bad news that longer days correlated with better productivity?

A look at China’s leadership and how, since the Tiananmen crisis, differences over power and policy have been fought out behind a rigorously sustained facade of unity and discipline.

Rice University grad student Ryan Guerra is on a mission to extend the range of WiFi signals from a few hundred feet to a mile thanks to some nifty engineering and a few empty TV channels.

Personal computers that are optimized to interact with the cloud and give end users the best possible experience when accessing applications and services are being developed and marketed. 

Artificial brains have long been a central theme in science fiction but they inched one step closer to reality at the University of Southern California where researches have created synthetic synapses. 

In 10 years we’ll have three dimensional virtual realities that will seem just like real reality, beamed straight from eyeglasses into our retinas.

Virtualization is the hottest new technotrend, with everything from commerce and supply chain management to storage and processing power migrating into the cloud and into virtual realities.

I passed a wishing well recently, or rather a fountain full of coins tossed in by passers by. I was always told to make a wish in secret as I […]

A good computer game, like a good lesson plan, challenges a player’s skills but also makes it not too frustrating or impossible to win.

The former Foreign Affairs editor dissects the massive demographic and environmental tensions building in China and threatening its rise.

Patricia Churchland, a philosopher at the University of California San Diego, says understanding morality means understanding its roots in the brain, i.e. our “circuitry for caring”.

Reaching out and contributing to the lives of others doesn’t only make you a good Christian (or simply a good person). The act of compassion has major health benefits, starting […]

Are medicines developed from genetic research just hype? The promises of genomic treatment have been overblown, says James Evans, a geneticist at the University of North Carolina. 

The things that scare you are probably not the things that will actually kill you, says the CDC Director. It’s important to accurately assess risk, he advises.

Many kids are vaccinated at age two, the same age at which autism is often first noticed. But the “evidence” that one causes the other doesn’t wash.

Want to successfully communicate something? You need to know whether the recipient, at that moment, is hungry for your message or guarded against it, and act accordingly.

People without a conscience don’t need to satisfy the drive to bond and can focus entirely on the drive to acquire, making them more likely to seek leadership positions.   Well the question becomes you know, do these people without conscience, let’s call them PWOC’s is a rather shorthand way for that.  Talking about them getting into leadership positions and they probably get into them out of all proportion to a percentage often population, we estimate they maybe 2% to 4% of the population are such people.  And we think they get into the leadership positions maybe 8% or 10% of the time, but you know, any percent is a mess because they can wreak havoc in exploiting other people.  They probably get there more than others because it’s the only thing they’re looking for in life. You know we got normal people ha

This game show probability brain teaser has puzzled people for decades. Which door would you pick?

The first step to applying game theory to your career is to assess your playing field and understand the skills and goals of all the different actors—your bosses, your peers, […]

How does a leader decide whether to be lenient or to set an example? Nancy Koehn presents this question by drawing from a harrowing scene in Shakespeare’s Henry V.