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It takes more than a good idea to land a shark as a business partner.

In 1998, former New Yorker editor Tina Brown went into business with Harvey Weinstein. That was a colossal mistake.

Disagreements should not equal censorship.

The goal should be satisfaction, not perfection—why good enough is good enough.

More frequent sex has been linked with higher income rates, according to a 2013 study.

“One way the internet distorts our picture of ourselves is by feeding the human tendency to overestimate our knowledge of how the world works,” writes philosophy professor Michael Patrick Lynch.

What good is diversity without inclusion?

Beware of the “fallacy of excessive expertise.”

The fourth question will tell you the difference between a good and great leader.

A song many consider the black national anthem rises again in the United States.

Infidelity, an inherently selfish behavior, has been analyzed by researchers to help us understand why people cheat in relationships.

Here’s a simple method for finding out whether those shouts are good-natured or not.

One in five people have ended sex because of bad bedroom talk. Here’s the data and science on how to do it right.

Are you and your partner happy with your sex life?

Your answer might depend on whom the quote is attributed to, according to the results of a recent study.

The “holy grail” of relationships with your customer can be tricky to achieve, and even more complex to uphold.

Those who think they’re better at lying than average seem to have a few things in common.

Audio recordings reveal cows have unique voices and share emotions with each other.

The dominatrix profession demands a mastery of human psychology and the ability to command life’s many challenges.

There are several levels of comedy plagiarism, says Paul F. Tompkins.

“I’ve got Santa on the phone and he says he’s not coming unless you go to bed now.”

European Word Translator: a simple idea adds a cartographic flourish to Google’s online translation service

The countdown is on for our top 10 videos of the year! Want to be smarter than you were yesterday? This video will teach you to have better conversations using 3 key design principles.

When it comes to making others laugh, you have to help them observe an absurd fact of life with you.

An international study finds the vast majority of 15-year-olds can’t tell when they’re being manipulated.

Our opponents’ objections to our ideas often contain insight as to how we can better refine them.

Dominant wild silverbacks wax musical with their mouths full.

A guide to keep conflicts from flaring up while you pass your uncle the pumpkin pie.

Why campuses are becoming polarized — and what we can do about it.

Sally Susman explains how to use truth-telling moments to your future benefit.