From the Ox's Mouth
(articles offering unique perspectives)
How China is Changing Your Dinner Plate
A discussion of the pervasive impact of increased Chinese demand on California agriculture.
Birth Order is Basically Meaningless
Looks like it might be a little more difficult to blame it on "Middle Child Syndrome"...
UNSW Professor Heads to the UN to Call for Ban on Killer Robots
With drone technology and artificial intelligence advancing by the day, are we sowing the seeds of a future that looks eerily like the Sci-Fi classic, 'The Terminator'?
Instilling Empathy Among Doctors Pays Off for Patient Care
An increased focus on understanding the patient could be an important cog in the solution to stemming the exponential rise in healthcare costs.
Read Slowly to Benefit Your Brain and Cut Stress
Yet another reason to shut off the smartphone and pull out the paperback.
The Self-Promotion Backlash
A discussion of the negative ramifications of a workplace culture where people believe that the only way to get proper recognition is by becoming "the squeaky wheel".
To Unplug on Vacation, Your Own Tech Can Help
Some valuable advice for those looking to maximize the relaxation factor of their vacation.
The Legal Road Map to Better Public Schools
A recent ruling positions the courts to have an increasing effect on education.
Shocking: Many Pick Electric Jolt Over Solitude in Study
How far would you go to avoid being alone with your thoughts?
Why the Mona Lisa Stands Out
Have "historical accidents" and a herd mentality created undeserving works of art?
Faking Cultural Literacy
How many of us use social media and 140-character summations as a cultural crutch?
What Kills You and Your Investments
Barry Ritholtz explains the "cholesterol" of investing.
The Little Town that Might
A story about American reinvention and willed optimism.
The Diminishing Returns of a College Education
Rising costs and lagging outcomes suggest major flaws in our higher education system.
News is bad for you- and giving up reading it will make you happier
Maybe we should all think twice about the massive amounts of news we consume on a daily basis.
Why news addicts fail at financial planning
Information overload is a disturbing malady that has paralyzed many retirement investors. It's caused by the 24/7 news outlets that provide more news and information than anyone can digest.
On America's Farms, Data Is the New Cash Crop
Farmers are going high-tech in order to automate their fields and improve crop yields.
Ethan Zuckerman: 'The risk of social search is we trade serendipity for safety'
A discussion of the potential for Facebook's "Graph Search" tool to stifle exploration and happenstance on the internet.
How Yemen Chewed Itself Dry
Exploring Yemen's addiction to Qat as a primary source of their current water woes.
The online Utopia does not exist. We need to reboot.
Computing pioneer Jaron Lanier outlines the negative societal & economic implications of the widely-triumphed tenets of free information and open file-sharing.