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Uber did everything right in China. That’s where it really went wrong and why it should serve as a cautionary tale for Western CEOs looking for growth in China.
Millions smiled last week when it was reported that there’s no evidence to support the flossing of teeth. A dentist sees it differently and suggests we continue the practice.
In sports, what’s considered fair play has changed throughout history. At one point, even looking ‘too poor’ was grounds for exclusion.
The Obama administration wants to regulate methane leaks from oil and gas operations. Here’s why we can’t count on market forces to make it work.
To do the jobs “nuts-and-bolts” robots aren’t good at, engineers are creating soft living machines powered by muscle cells.
The nation is still in the grip of an opioid addiction epidemic, but there is some good news. Treatment options are expanding, as professionals learn more about the illness.
The survival of civilians seem forgotten in a new U.S. and Russian agreement to root out IS and other terrorists in Syria.
How can archivists properly preserve computer programs often written specifically to destroy data?
Peer review is a crucial part of the academic publication system. It is also a critical part of the hiring and evaluation process. What’s the problem with peer review?
Do Americans view all youth as equally ‘innocent’? A historian takes us back to the movement that led to unequal treatment of black and white youth in the justice system.
Trump revisited familiar themes during his economic address in Detroit and offered a few new ones. Two of our economic experts express their takeaways.
A former Olympic gold medalist reflects on his own financial struggles as he trained and competed for the 1984 Games. Decades later, not much has changed for many Olympians.
Is the decline of the corner barbershop another indicator that male friendships and community ties are eroding? Or could it simply mean that concepts of masculinity are shifting?
Donald Trump has emerged as a self-proclaimed hero of the working class, yet his policies and pedigree suggest he’s anything but.
At what point is the movement of people away from their land of origin called a diaspora? A sociologist explores what the term has meant in the past, and why that might soon change.
Copyright and trademark law mean that the body art inked into your skin may leave you open to an infringement lawsuit.
It may sound farfetched that a scholar living in Pennsylvania planned the overthrow of the Turkish government. But Turkey is demanding the U.S. extradite the Hizmet leader.
Wastewater treatment systems around the world are hamstrung by outdated tests that don’t identify a growing array of pathogens or identify the sources of pollutants.
Sometimes a user’s death causes technology development to slow down – but other times, progress speeds up to address the newly uncovered problems.
Physicians like me are learning about Zika along with our patients. This takes a dose of humility on our part and an understanding from our patients that we learn something new every single day.
Income inequality and political polarization have both surged in recent decades and are the worst they’ve ever been. Is one causing the other?
Are you moody? Prone to distraction? Cellphones may act as a high-tech pacifier.
Researchers have found that some individuals have a ‘language aptitude,’ which depends on how their brain is organized.
Jason Bourne’s overall pattern of forgetting and then retrieving memories is a better plot device than representation of real-world memory loss and recovery.