Why people confess to crimes they didn’t commit
Scientists finding answers– An economics professor made the audacious suggestion a few years ago that the medieval practice of trial by ordeal “worked” because innocent people were more likely than […]
Loneliness grows from individual ache to public health hazard
The Washington Post: by Amy Ellis Nutt — It torments the young and terrorizes the old. It carved “caverns” in Emily Dickinson’s soul and left William Blake “bereaved of light.” Loneliness, long a bane of humanity, is increasingly seen today as a serious public health hazard. Scientists who have identified […]
Why we forget certain words: What happens when a word’s on the tip of your tongue
Source: BBC Have you ever tried to unsuccessfully retrieve a word from the tip of your tongue? Most of us have experienced it – the usually simple process of verbalising […]
Legal breakthrough for Google’s self-driving car
Source: BBC Google’s self-driving car system could soon be given the same legal definition as a human driver, paving the way for vehicles without steering wheels or pedals. The US […]
Islam, Democracy and the Future of the Muslim World
Source: Huffington Post By Rached Ghannouchi President of Tunisia’s Ennahdha Party This post is an edited/updated version of Sheikh Rached Ghannouchi’s October 1, 2014 Lecture at Columbia University’s Institute for […]
10 Reasons You Should Not Fear Muslims
Source: Huffington Post By Omar Alnatour; Palestinian-American Muslim. Student. Humanitarian. When I was a toddler, I was terrified of ladybugs. There was just something about how different they looked that […]