On one side lies productivity: instant transactions, automation and capital fluidity. On the other hand stands compliance: ...

Consider the paradox of the end: we set ourselves a goal and make great efforts to achieve it. Doing so is often strenuous, but gives life direction, purpose and meaning. We see the goal as valuable, ...

Enhance your vocabulary with our Word of the Day series. In this series, we introduce a new word every day and explore its ...

Over the past few days, as a resident of Jerusalem, I have tried to process and make sense of the terror and war unleashed here. One observation stands out to me. War ...

Ever notice that you spend a full 15 minutes agonizing about whether to have apple-cinnamon pancakes or banana-walnut pancakes in the morning? Ever had that decision affect your day in any way?

We’ve all encountered the Abilene Paradox at some point, but maybe we didn’t know the scholarly phrase for it. In short, most summarize it as management by agreement, whether for the best or worst.

A number of theorists hold that literal, linguistic meaning is determined by the cognitive mechanism that underpins semantie competence. Borg and Larson and Segal defend a version of the view on which ...

The information loss paradox challenges physics by suggesting black holes may destroy information, a concept first raised by ...

Ethnicity & Disease, Vol. 19, Supplement 2: Proceedings from the Global Summit on Cardio Renal Metabolic Syndrome in People of the African Diaspora (Spring 2009), pp. 1-7 (7 pages) According to the ...