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The introduction to Dan Ariely's new book "The Honest Truth About Dishonesty." (article)
Last week's segment on the gender wage gap prompted criticism from one the guests' former employers, Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics Novartis. They sent us the following statement: (article)
Tapping Social Security to Weather the Recession | New Leader Rebel Leader in Syria Draws Criticism | The Agenda: Greece's Elections, Obama's Gaffe, and the Republican Vice Presiden... (episode)
Grappling with months or even years of unemployment, some older Americans are tapping into the one safety net that's meant not to be tapped into: social security. Motoko Rich, nationa...
As Syrian government forces shelled rebel-held cities over the weekend, the main opposition group — the Syrian National Council — picked a new leader to make the council appear mor...
Greek elections next Sunday and last Saturday's euro zone agreement to bail out Spain’s banks are likely to drive markets this week, and the Romney campaign has seized on Obama's rece...
In barely a decade and a half, Google has become an extension of our brains: with mobile devices and computers we can have the answer to a question before we complete a sentence. Goog...
<p>When we think about who liars and cheaters are in our society, we might think of politicians, bankers or lawyers. But if you really look at your own behavior, you are probably not too far behind.</p>
Displays of bipartisanship in Congress are increasingly rare, and as the United States approaches another presidential election, the noise from super PAC-funded ads has become somethi...
The physics journal Physical Review A has recently published a paper whose lead author is only 18-years-old. Ari Dyckovsky recently graduated from high-school, but his recent work on ...
A Reuters report published on Thursday exposed Aubrey McClendon’s long and brazen use of company money for personal business — including family vacations to Amsterdam and Paris. McCle...
Over the weekend, Attorney General Eric Holder announced two investigations into the leaks: one for the Stuxnet operation in Iran and one for the now well-known drone program. Takeawa...
Since the turn of the century, as black leaders like W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington took the national stage, African-American politicians have wrestled over the best strategy ...
Could it be that the Mexican people have finally had enough with the drug wars in Mexico? Enough to scrap the current policy of pitting the Mexican army against the drug lords and car...