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We've heard from former senator John Edwards, we've heard from his soon-to-be-ex-wife, Saint Elizabeth, and we've heard (bleh) from Andrew Young, the former Edwards aide and faux father. But through it all—the affair and the cancer-stricken spouse, the

Scholars, and people generally, look at leadership in a very different way than they did a generation ago. Leadership was seen as something that was straightforward, done "by the book," and could be easily learned. Leadership today is a lot more complic

Imagining lucky events never happened can boost your mood.

Your favorite prepared foods may be getting healthier. You just don't know it.

Despite criminal charges in two states, the head of a radical right-to-die group insists his work is compassionate and necessary.

When Pulitzer Prize–winning music critic Tim Page was in second grade, he and his classmates went on a field trip to Boston. He later wrote about the experience as a class assignment, and what follows is an excerpt:“Well, we went to Boston, Massachuse

But just the other day, I was conducting some training for my researchers on how to use Twitter for research. I "tweeted" about the training and it was swiftly suggested that I should share my findings.So....Here are a few noodlings on the use of Twitter

How other countries are dealing with dropping fertility rates.

In an entertainment subculture famous for violence and resource exploitation, one video game offers lessons for urban sustainability.

The Other Brain: From Dementia to Schizophrenia, How New Discoveries about the Brain Are Revolutionizing Medicine and Science by R. Douglas Fields. [More]

Personality influences how lucky you are.

Superstitious rituals actually do improve performance.

It's South by Southwest time here in Austin, and I'm always inspired to write a post related to movies, metaphors, and careers. (Here's my post from last year.)A constant question from reporters these days is whether I'm seeing any change in the job marke

Regina Benjamin, America's Surgeon General, discusses the difficulty of tackling childhood obesity—and the highest peak of Mount Kilamanjaro.

What is it about St. Patrick’s Day that prompts the most stylish among us to forget good taste and pull on an old chartreuse polo? Or clip on a Kelly-green tie? (Could it be an early-morning green beer?) Despite all the evidence on Ireland’s proudest