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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Many of us worry about getting older. We worry we will miss our youth, or that our health will decline and leave us miserable....
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...
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...
Conspiracy theory no more, Harvard scientists confirm seeding the atmosphere may be the only hope to reduce climate change - but at what cost...
