The ‘Internet of Things’ Will Take Nudge Theory Too Far
by JOSEPH F. COUGHLIN
My mother turned sharply, red-faced, yelling at me to “stop being a noodge!” Shopping with my mother as a young boy...
Astronomy: The Gateway Drug of Science
Doing astronomy may be the closest activity we have to science-for-science’s-sake — gazing across endless distances to view objects that aren’t in the location...
Here’s Why Evolution Can Be “Survival of the Friendliest”
by JAG BHALLA
1. Life’s games are not all “red in tooth and claw” fights. And you need no brain to see that a “war...
Buddhist Monks in China Have Offset 40 Million Tons of Greenhouse...
by ROBBY BERMAN
A newly released study shows that by eating a vegetarian diet, Buddhists in China annually prevent roughly 40 million tons of greenhouse...
Quantum Theory Could Explain Our Sense of Humor, Study Shows
by PHILIP PERRY
The rule is, if you have to explain the joke, it isn’t funny anymore. But what about humor in general? Why do...
Virtual Reality and Psychedelics are Opening New Pathways to Treating Mental...
by DEREK BERES
For much of history the discussion of mental health was considered taboo. People simply “weren’t right,” or, in a mystical-psychological take, they...
Two Cities Launch Plans for a Flying Taxi Service by the...
by PHILIP PERRY
Few things are infuriating as traffic. Think about all the hours lost over a lifetime just sitting there, instead of being home,...
How Optimistic Are You? It Probably Depends on Your Age
Many of us worry about getting older. We worry we will miss our youth, or that our health will decline and leave us miserable....
4 Cognitive Abilities That Actually Peak When You Are Older
by PAUL RATNER
Many of us do not look, feel or act our age. Sooner or later, of course, time tends to catch up. Some...
Activist Spends Hours Each Day Driving Water To Animals In Drought-Stricken...
By Amanda Froelich at trueactivist.com
“There is completely no water, so the animals are depending on humans. If we don’t help them, they will die.”
Both people...

















































