Society

Monday morning you’re at work, eager to share weekend news. You’re on the lookout for a certain coworker because,  “She’s just so easy to talk with, “ or, “It’s always great when he’s around”. Maybe friends are looking for you, for the…

Being lied to is no fun, and it seems like it’s even worse when you know it’s happening. Sometimes liars are so fluid with their sleight-of-tongue that they fool even the most discerning individuals. When we can’t figure out if someone is…

It seems like there’s always some new weird pet adventure or problem being explored on the Internet. Stories of late have featured people scaring cats with cucumbers and carrying them in specially-designed backpacks (only one of these…

The concept of consciousness: a truly absorbing idea. For decades we have assumed that conscious processes operated by the brain existed on levels inaccessible to the subconscious - and vice versa. New studies, however, have shown that…

With less than 100 days until Rio hosts the Olympics, let’s see how heroes really influence us. Not the comic creations of Superman or Batman, but  everyday people who show that it’s possible to expand our sense of what it means to be…

American currency aficionados got quite the surprise when US Treasury Secretary Jacob “Jack” Lew announced the replacement of Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. Jackson is set to be replaced with Harriet Tubman, an 18th century…

Are you always right? Can you come out on top in any argument, ace any debate, and sway any opinion? Does being proven wrong leave you red in the face, and cause you to feel ill at ease for the rest of the day? Although your persistence…