Fiftysomethings Reflect on Twentysomethings
Summary: Everyone's been there. Oh, and Girls is horrifying.
Summary: Everyone's been there. Oh, and Girls is horrifying.
A way to get 99 percent of the way into space, at 1 percent of the cost of a satellite
Can you guess what word he used most in his annual State of the Union addresses?
Why is she so optimistic?
Need to field test your tech product? Look no further than your mom.
Saad Mohseni on incidental causes of social change
International cooperation and foreign aid are key to solving the Middle East, she says.
One artist is putting the humanity back in data -- with a little help from literature.
"I think I should give the reason for my being in Birmingham, since you have been influenced by the argument of 'outsiders coming in.'"
"I think I should give the reason for my being in Birmingham, since you have been influenced by the argument of 'outsiders coming in.'"
Despite his campaign style and oratory, the 44th president has been more of a transactional than transformative leader, says Joseph Nye.
The former drug czar warns that if we legalize pot, it might lead to kids getting scholarships. Would that really be so bad?
We may be technologically capable of broad in-flight connectivity. The question is whether we want to take advantage of it.
The treasury secretary's upbeat predictions about growth, immigration reform, and U.S.-China relations
Some 50 other countries carve space in their governments for artistic advancement -- the case that the U.S. should follow suit
Mona Eltahawy vs. Madeleine Albright on the future of the Arab Spring in the Middle East's most populous country
The President of the Council on Foreign Relations says yes. The head of the Woodrow Wilson center says no.
Whatever his strengths, communicating a compelling vision to the American people isn't one of them.
Binge-watching TV makes it better.
Even Silicon Valley's most influential designers are Apple fanboys.
Dimitar Sasselov and Catharine Conley on life beyond Earth
We can overcome HIV/AIDS, she says.
Thoughts on clearly viewing our star for the first time
Are short bursts of information their own art form?
He did say that his company's policy is to fight what they regard as overly broad requests for information.
Mona Eltahawy on social conservatism in Egypt and the U.S.
Some ideas are bendable.
A wine glass is hard to hold and easy to break. And that's what makes it great.
"I shot myself a deer," Elena Kagan said of a recent big game hunting trip with the conservative justice in Wyoming.
The Middle East needs a sexual revolution.
The consummate Hollywood creator on the web-driven way to fund creativity
Southerners think so at roughly the same rate as other Americans.
Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian on which companies should fear the Internet
One way to prevent future Snowdens is to transform a broken and "ridiculous" screening process, said the former congresswoman.
Nancy Koehn finds business-leadership insights from Lincoln, Shackleton, and other historical figures.
Pie in the sky, literally.
"Hey guys, will ye funde my Kickstartere?'
Even investment banks want people to love their brands
Discerning zingers from the eminently quotable Husain Haqqani
Alexis Ohanian's case for interacting with people who aren't your friends.
Vice Chairman Mike McConnell said those he talks to see the NSA leaker as a traitor.
The Washington Post blogger advises against obsessing over the platform.
"You couldn't script something as real as Real Housewives," Girls writer Sarah Heyward says.
"Eventually, our number will be up."
Robert Lustig on reining in what's toxic, addictive, and everywhere
The former Senate majority leader suggested that controversies over surveillance, the IRS and Benghazi are distractions.
Even after all these years, self-portraits can be transformative.
Expect more original programming, including a show set in a women's prison.
Soprano singers Camille Zamora and Monica Yunus take art beyond the opera house.
... But scientists have no idea how.
A decidedly non-negative view from the Kurdish North, via Barham Salih
Good news! Maybe! Your car may soon be weighing and measuring you in the name of keeping you safe.
Chrystia Freeland on the power of plutocrats
She's an icon for her girls-rights activism around the world, but what's popular opinion make of her at home?
A comment on how to represent citizens who hold contradictory positions
Can Al Jazeera make it in America?
Technology is people. And more people are choosing to live in cities.
The New York Times polling analyst predicted Clinton will need to get the game by early 2015 if she wants to win the Democratic primary, even with her unusual advantages.
Nearly two-thirds of its enormous revenue comes from your monthly cable payments.
A brief reflection on our surprising ignorance, past and present, about the underwater world.