There’s a well-known story in Plato’s Republic in which a humble shepherd named Gyges finds a magical gold ring that renders whoever wears it invisible. Gyges proceeds to use his newfound power to ...

Candy canes are a holiday staple with roots dating back to the 1600s. The story suggests that in 1670, a choirmaster in Cologne, Germany, gave children these sugary sticks shaped like a shepherd’s ...

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A bartender pours a draft beer in a bar in Brest, western France - Copyright AFP/File FRED TANNEAU A bartender pours a draft beer in a bar in Brest, western France ...

I’m almost always at work writing within 10 minutes after I wake up. I make the bed, brush my teeth, grab a water and a protein bar, don’t check email, and always know what I’m going to work on first.

Dr. Mark Lindsay was 5 years old when he first learned that tree trunks were brown. "Up until that point, I believed leaves and trunks were all green. Just lighter and darker shades," Mark said. Mark ...

First impressions matter. Experts say we size up new people in somewhere between 30 seconds and two minutes. — Elliot Abrams From the moment people first lay eyes on you, the process of "sizing you up ...