Lifestyle

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

February 22, 2011 · 1 min read

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.

February 20, 2011 · 1 min read

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.

February 19, 2011 · 1 min read

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

February 8, 2011 · 1 min read

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

February 1, 2011 · 1 min read

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.

January 30, 2011 · 2 min read

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

January 29, 2011 · 1 min read

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.

January 24, 2011 · 1 min read

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.

January 14, 2011 · 1 min read

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

January 10, 2011 · 1 min read

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.

January 6, 2011 · 1 min read

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.

December 17, 2010 · 1 min read

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

December 3, 2010 · 1 min read

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.

November 29, 2010 · 1 min read

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.

November 29, 2010 · 1 min read

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

November 21, 2010 · 1 min read