The Power of Negative Thinking
Both ancient philosophy and modern psychology suggest that darker thoughts can make us happier, writes Oliver Burkeman.
View ArticleRun Your Family Like a Business
A new generation of parents is taking solutions from the workplace and transferring them to the home. From accountability checklists to branding sessions, the result is a bold new blueprint for happy...
View ArticleMeteor Explodes Over Russia
A flaming meteor plunged toward earth over Russia's Ural Mountains, some 900 miles east of Moscow, smashing windows and injuring about 1,000 people.
View ArticleApple Testing Watch-Like Device
Apple is experimenting with designs for a watch-like device that would perform some functions of a smartphone, as part of explorations of potentially large product categories beyond the smartphone and...
View ArticleMcKinsey Tries to Recruit Mothers
The big consulting firm is quietly reaching out to female employees who left some years ago—presumably to start families—to see whether they are ready to return.
View ArticleSony Announces PlayStation 4
Sony moved to reinvent its PlayStation videogame console, demonstrating faster, graphics-rich hardware with new Internet-based features.
View ArticleGoogle Unveils Touch-Screen Laptop
Google unveiled the first touch-screen laptops powered by its Chrome operating system, as the Internet giant made its latest foray into hardware development.
View ArticleItaly Vote Brings Political Gridlock
In a national election meant to push Italy further down a path to economic reform, voters delivered political gridlock that could once again rattle Europe's financial stability.
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