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A high-tech new Zorro movie could be on the way. Swear-y new Peacemaker footage sees the honour of Aquaman defended. Star Trek: Discovery takes a trip

As she hunted for a home this summer, first-time buyer Xinyu Li found herself feeling emotionally overwhelmed. She and her boyfriend had several offers rej

Small changes in our environment nudge us subtly towards big differences in behavior, according to three of the world’s leading behavioral economists.

Some people have gone out of their way to create new opportunities for connection; it has also been a chance to let toxic relationships wither.

Some people have gone out of their way to create new opportunities for connection; it has also been a chance to let toxic relationships wither.

Some people have gone out of their way to create new opportunities for connection; it has also been a chance to let toxic relationships wither.

More than 50 years ago, George Miller, president of the American Psychological Association, urged his colleagues “to give psychology away”. No, cynical reader, he was not instructing his followers to abandon the field. Rather he hoped raising the general public’s awareness of psychology would help to solve society’s problems. In the half century following Miller’s appeal, psychologists have popularised their ideas with missionary zeal. Books written for the public are published at an ...

Everything we know about solving the worlds problems is wrong. Out: Plans, experts and above all, leaders. In: Adapting - improvise rather than plan; fail, learn, and try again In this groundbreaking new book, Tim Harford shows how the worlds most complex and important problems - including terrorism, climate change, poverty, innovation, and the financial crisis - can only be solved from the bottom up by rapid experimenting and adapting. From a spaceport in the Mojave Desert to the street battle...

Akshaya Patra Foundation CEO writes on the challenge of implementing schemes systematically and resiliently to ensure that next generation has access to sufficient, nutritious food