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Laughing is so contagious that we often forget how subjective humor is.

 You can practically see them slipping away. Yes, they’re still in the conversation with you, at least physically, but you know: The other person has disengaged. Who knows where their […]

John Cleese was in super sarcastic form during his recent Reddit AMA.

As a physician, John Pringle helped reinvent hygiene; as a husband, he destroyed a woman’s life with his abuse.

“How can we live without our lives? How will we know it’s us without our past?” Steinbeck writes.

Neuroscience explains terrifying ordeals, from out-of-body experiences to alien abductions.

A new study posits that sleep deprivation decreases civic participation.

The title sequence to Last Week Tonight with John Oliver is memorable for its minimalistic, sleek design. But what do those graphics actually say?

According to Dr. Rachel Salas of John Hopkins University, making a few simple adjustments to how your bedroom is arranged can yield better sleep.

Nearly a quarter of Americans rely on sleeping pills—a trend that’s feeding obesity and depression levels.

The standard line against painter John Singer Sargent goes like this: a very good painter of incredible technique, but little substance who flattered the rich and famous with decadently beautiful portraiture — a Victorian Andrea del Sarto of sorts whose reach rarely exceeded his considerable artistic grasp. A new exhibition of Sargent’s work and the accompanying catalogues argue that he was much more than a painter of pretty faces. Instead, the exhibition Sargent: Portraits of Artists and Friends and catalogues challenge us to see Sargent’s omnivorous mind, which swallowed up nascent modernist movements not just in painting, but also in literature, music, and theater. Sargent the omnivore’s dilemma thus lies in being too many things at once and tasking us to multitask with him.

A new study suggests people who play wind instruments possess an advantage over the rest of the population in avoiding obstructive sleep apnea. 

Canadian physician Lt. Col. John McCrae composed this poem after presiding over the funeral of a friend killed at the 2nd Battle of Ypres in 1915. 

The Motus Pitcher sleeve, worn from the elbow to the forearm, generates data to determine if he is at risk of injury or fatigue. The Smart Sleeve is one of many major advancements in biomechanics aimed at curbing sports injuries.

“Regrets, I’ve had a few,” Frank Sinatra warbled in “My Way,” before adding wistfully, “But, then again, too few to mention.” Sinatra sang that song at the end of a […]

How do we understand the rate of technological change and how can we develop the tools to best adapt to this change?

Sigmund Freud postulated that dreaming is a reflection of the unleashed id; it represents one’s deep sexual fantasies and frustrations implanted during childhood. But what happens when we fall asleep […]

When arrested in 1936 during a protest over the dismissal of 500 artists from the WPAFederal Art Project, Lee Krasner told the unsuspecting police officer processing her that her name […]

model a grassroots health system based on the convenience of the fast-food system. Address all problems of all visitors to convenient clinics, starting with the most basic checks and assessments. Let unsolved health issues go up the ladder to the more comprehensive and expensive care. I hope the big boys can hear me. Thanks, John Lee

Pandemic rumors and information overload make separating fact from fancy difficult, putting people’s health and lives at risk.

Anyone with a killer idea for a podcast can learn valuable tactics for turning that idea into a success with the training in the How to Start a Podcast Bundle.

“It is almost impossible to put into words the difference that Alan Turing made to society.”

The map was made by James Mazzeo, a long-time associate of Neil Young

Walter Pitts rose from the streets to MIT, but couldn’t escape himself.

Impossible standards and poor self-understanding are making us miserable.

The Source Family, a radical 1970s utopian commune, still impacts what we eat today.

“The Man in the High Castle” may be the most beloved alternate history book, but it is not the most historically accurate.

Forgetting and misremembering are the building blocks of creativity and imagination.

These composers channeled the horror of the Holocaust and Hiroshima while honoring those who lived through it.

Not every classic enjoyed rave reviews from the start.