Roland Robertson, a social scientist, defines globalization as “The compression of the world and the intensification of consciousness of the world as a whole.” The… more »

We may not be able to stop global warming, and the pessimist tells us it’s all too late. But, in the meantime, we may be… more »

Questions You Should Ask Before You Get The Swine Flu Vaccine Elaina George, MD With the H1N1 swine flu virus vaccine becoming available this month, there is… more »

If ever I decided to make that great leap into adulthood and create miniature carbon copies of myself infused with my weird quirks and a… more »

If there’s one thing this year’s election has done superbly, is marginalize the bigger stories. While the rest of America is YouTubing Tina Fey’s dead… more »

Aliens are people too!!

Drug use gets negative connotations—but with a few exceptions.

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The Color Myth

Do people feel better in believing that everything was pre-ordained from the get-go.

I’m shocked. Shocked. Turns out, more than 9 out of 10 Americans, men and women alike, have had premarital sex, says a new study commissioned… more »