Write an informal contract will help achieve goals and form new habits. Put up some money, say $50, and if you succeed, you get your money back; if you fail, then your friend donates the $50 to a charity of your choice.

It works like Commitment devices. It changes thi...

• Global warming might be Earth’s most immediate threat, but we also face a greater one: nuclear annihilation.
• Our planet could end up like the surface of Venus – a planet not known for its hospitable conditions (250 degree Celcius and evening showers of sulphuric acid).
• In th...

Every society has its own, unique anxieties and obsessions, and the conspiracy theories that gain good mileage are the ones that tap into these primal fears.

Example: Many people fear vaccination of the children due to fears that the mass drive to vaccinate such a large population has ...