F or centuries western culture has been permeated by the idea that humans are selfish creatures. That cynical image of humanity has been proclaimed in films and novels, history books and scientific re
In 1930, the English economist John Maynard Keynes took a break from writing about the problems of the interwar economy and indulged in a bit of futurology. In an essay entitled “Economic Possibilitie
Address the real reasons you procrastinate and you’re more likely to start achieving your goals. With offices closed in nations around the world, many of us are grappling with how to stay productive a
I love telling people I meet that I live in a hippie commune. This is a lie. Or really it’s a joke, designed to prompt questions that I’m eager to answer. I actually live in a cohousing community, and
The acoustic properties of our houses, offices and public spaces can have a major impact on how comfortable we find them and may even affect the way we behave. Step into the underground concourses of
There's a hot new job role in cloud and enterprise vendors called Developer Relations, or DevRel for short, but what is it about? "I always call it marketing for developers," says Eddie Zaneski, Manag
There can be few more damning or more useless terms than “the Dark Ages.” They sound fun in an orcs‐and‐elves sort of way and suggest a very low benchmark from which we have since, as a race, raised o
Thoughtful, empathetic language can make or break your business relationships Published in Dave Bailey · 9 min read · Apr 8, 2019 -- Illustration: Leigh Wells/Getty Images “We are dangerous when we ar
The Nuance Sometimes spilling your guts is not the answer Published in Elemental · 5 min read · Feb 7, 2019 -- Credit: Katerina Sisperova/iStock/Getty Every week, the Nuance will go beyond the basics,
Published in Personal Growth · 16 min read · Mar 21, 2018 -- At this very moment, you may be here: Or you may be here: Or here: But most likely, you’re probably here: It’s just another day… and you’re
Breathing is like solar energy for powering relaxation: it’s a way to regulate emotions that is free, always accessible, inexhaustible and easy to use. Credit: Ruslan Ivanov Getty Images As newborns,
We sleep, we watch Netflix, we smoke, we have sex, we laugh at cat memes and lie tangled in the sheets on a Saturday morning. On other days, we get out of bed, we comb our hair, we make witty comments
I’ve always admired people who ask big questions. Who don’t just see the world with received wisdom, but interrogate it. The internet is helping people ask big questions by connecting them with others
FaHyence hydrogene filling station in action. Credit: McPhy A reliable energy transition requires the implication of a range of scientific domains: physical, human, social, economic, as well as earth
This entry is part 9 of 15 in the series Psychohistory /* Zapp : prepare to continue the epic struggle between good and neutral */ Let’s say you are a member of the proud Red tribe, enjoying a ritual
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Nathan Schneider plays a game at strip malls. The activist-journalist and University of Colorado Boulder media studies professor tries to guess how many businesses were directly or indirectly inspired by co-ops. The number is…
I. In a beautiful, rollicking piece last month for Aeon Magazine, web developer James Somers ponders the question, Are coders worth it? The piece is a thinking man's struggle to understand the value o
American stories trace the sweep of history, but their details are definingly particular. In the summer of 1979, Elizabeth Anderson, then a rising junior at Swarthmore College, got a job as a bookkeep
If you expect a dazzling feat, you might just get one. Many people believe that their pets are of unusual intelligence and can understand everything they say, often with stories of abnormal behavior t
We’re taught single loop learning from the time we are in grade school, but there’s a better way. Double loop learning is the quickest and most efficient way to learn anything that you want to “stick.
Ah, the shimmer of aluminum metalized polyethylene terephthalate. Credit... Chris Maggio for The New York Times What Is Glitter? A strange journey to the glitter factory. Ah, the shimmer of aluminum m
December 20, 2018, 6:29 AM The meeting held in Katowice, Poland, last week to discuss the further implementation of the Paris climate agreement was hailed by the participants as a success. A complete
As kids worldwide head back to school, I’d like to share my thoughts on the future of education. Bottom line, how we educate our kids needs to radically change given the massive potential of exponenti
It’s been a long time coming. For years Waymo (formerly known as Google Chauffeur) has been diligently developing, driving, testing and refining its fleets of various models of self-driving cars. Now
One afternoon several years ago, Emily Martin, a professor emerita of anthropology at N.Y.U., filled out a personality questionnaire through an app on Facebook called This Is Your Digital Life. This w
Are you an early-rising lark or a night owl? These terms have gained scientific credibility, with researchers determining such differences have a basis in genetics. The sci-fi-sounding jargon for this
Remember Innerspace , the comedy sci-fi movie from the ‘80s about a microscopic manned pod injected into a human? Although we’re years away from launching submarines inside our bodies, advances in eng
Everything is formed by habit. The crow’s feet that come from squinting or laughter, the crease in a treasured and oft-opened letter, the ruts worn in a path frequently traveled—all are created by rep
Imagine a future lit by bioluminescent LEDs that not only use fewer of Earth’s resources to manufacture, but also improve your mood by mimicking the sun throughout the day.
It could be closer than you think, according to Dr Rubén Costa, a young scientist who believes we’re on the brink of a bio and…
The practice of paying children an allowance kicked off in earnest about 100 years ago. “The motivation was twofold,” says Steven Mintz, a historian of childhood at the University of Texas at Austin.
Inflamed Bodies, Depressed Minds The mysterious connection between the immune system and the brain Published in Elemental · 21 min read · Dec 19, 2018 -- Images: Jutta Kuss/Getty We all know depressio
Jeffrey Pfeffer has an ambitious aspiration for the book he released earlier this year. “I want this to be the Silent Spring of workplace health,” says Pfeffer , a professor of organizational behavior
In 1995, New York City psychiatrist Ivan Goldberg logged onto PsyCom.net, then a popular message board for shrinks , to describe a new disease he called "internet addiction disorder," symptoms of whic
When I left Congress after four decades of service, my greatest regret was that we failed to address climate change. As the most pressing and critical challenge of our generation threatens species and
The process of fabrication and mechanism of self-healing. Synthesis process of the PAA/NaCl ionic conductor layer in (a) and the PU/ZnS/BN composite phosphor layer in (b), where the optical photograph
Updated at 12:05 p.m. ET on December 21, 2018. It’s beginning to feel a lot like 2007. Or 2000. Or 1990. Or 1981. Stock prices are limping along, housing sales have gone soft , and banks are pulling b
Home Technology Energy & Green Tech December 18, 2018 Credit: CC0 Public Domain In the future, wastewater treatment plants can have a broader function by being converted into biorefineries. All of the
Credit: University of Rochester photo / J. Adam Fenster During three trips to London at the turn of the 20th century, Claude Monet painted more than 40 versions of a single scene: the Waterloo Bridge
Get the report Decoding the state of women in tech It's 2018. And the world is surging ahead with tech. As the push for diversity in technology continues, we set out to discover what the reality is fo
A new plant in Gary, Ind., plans to turn hundreds of thousands of tons of trash into fuel, some of which could end up powering United Airlines' planes. California-based Fulcrum BioEnergy on Thursday a