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Crying at work carries different consequences for women than for men. What the research shows -- and practical advice for navigating the double standard.
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Crying at work carries different consequences for women than for men. What the research shows -- and practical advice for navigating the double standard.

Why group dates caught on in India: safety, lower pressure, and the friend-group as chaperone. Inside the 2011 trend and what became of it.

In 2011, stories of an underground fight circuit in Mumbai echoed the famous film. What the scene said about unmet demand for combat sports in India.

In February 2011, Mark Zuckerberg won a restraining order against Pradeep Manukonda, 31, who stalked him across Facebook, his offices, and his front steps.

Five pounds in a week sounds tempting before Valentine's Day. Here's what that weight actually is -- and what works instead.

Ten gloriously over-the-top Valentine's Day getaway ideas, from Venice in carnival season to Udaipur's lake palaces to the northern lights of Iceland.

Why do so many men forget Valentine's Day? Memory, marketing, and the mind-reading trap -- and the one conversation that fixes it.

Purdue researchers found students who quizzed themselves after reading retained 50 percent more a week later than those who re-read or made concept maps.

India's RTE Act had just banned corporal punishment in schools. Yet the old proverb refused to die. What the research — and the law — actually say.

LinkedIn's 2010 list of the most overused profile words revealed a national quirk: India loved 'dynamic.' America preferred 'extensive experience.'

Fasted cardio burns more fat during the workout — but the long-term fat-loss advantage over fed exercise is far smaller than the myth suggests.

With Facebook nearing 500 million users, one feed now reaches your boss, your clients, and your grandmother. What not to post to all of them at once.

Architect Didi Contractor spent decades in Kangra building with mud while India chose concrete. On tradition, climate, and the status signaling of “modernity.”

Shop.org coined 'Cyber Monday' in 2005, and comScore's analysts called it a marketing gimmick. On the debate over which day really wins online retail.

Heads is 50/50 every flip — yet in Penney’s game, the second player can almost always pick a sequence that wins. On the math intuition misses.

Does teaching handwriting still matter in a keyboard world? On the neuroscience of letter formation, the humble 2B pencil, and bubble sheets.