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Our most talked-about video of 2019 features a lesson in nonsensical thinking from none other than Michio Kaku.

Hierarchies of taste exist in our society, but their roots often reflect more than just the quality of work.

Parenting is often a compromise between you and your spouse. However, it’s that very melding of styles that makes you both greater than the sum of your individual parts.

Expert opinions matter, especially when their knowledge is continuously refined by critical analysis.

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

Is it acceptable to write a story from the perspective of someone who is completely unlike you?

“You get to this age, you realize that there are people who will not like what you do no matter what you do,” says Booker Prize-winner Salman Rushdie.

Perhaps sooner than we think, we’ll need to examine the moral standing of intelligent machines.

In the office, vulnerability is the opposite of weakness.

The internet has given us the opportunity to stay informed better than ever. It’s also given us the ability to misinform ourselves — delude ourselves — beyond belief.

Paying a fee for greenhouse gas emissions may spur a revolution, in terms of corporate behavior, amid the climate crisis.

Observing the great gas giant helps me to keep important things in perspective.

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

Popularity is slippery, and shouldn’t be confused with quality, says critic A.O. Scott.

Here’s how a pear-sized tumor on Jeannie Gaffigan’s brain stem became an unexpected comedy gold mine.

Our personal choices can help to effectively combat poverty, says Peter Singer.

The internet was built to resist an Orwellian future. Now it’s being weaponized.

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

Robots may be able to beat us at chess, but they still have trouble when it comes to soft skills — making sense of human behavior.

The space station sector has exciting potential as more private companies enter the conversation.

Whether the data prove you right or wrong, it’s crucial to ask: what else is it telling me?

We need to enact policies founded on solid research — more importantly, though, we have to stop suppressing research into hot topics.

To stay on top in the business world, you have to make sure your business model matches the times.

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

Scientists are expert observers. Because of this, they can help us develop a keener view of the world — the cosmos.

If you want to be an innovation powerhouse, then you have to marry purpose with boldness.

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

This is what you need to do to keep up with today’s digital progress.

Throughout history, we find knowledge that can’t possibly be documented, but still it exists.

When it comes to scholarly engagement, what kinds of critique are considered appropriate and acceptable?