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Should leaders always be true to their values?
Few things seem more obvious and unquestionable than the notion that leaders should always be true to their values, no matter what. This widely-endorsed mantra, known as moral authenticity,...
Most resolutions collapse by February. Here’s the system high performers use instead
It’s a new year, which means millions of people are setting resolutions they genuinely want to keep.  We want to eat better. Move more. Make more money. Finally get...
Zillow updates its home price forecast across 400-plus housing markets
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Zillow economists just published their updated 12-month forecast, projecting that U.S. home prices—as measured by the Zillow...
New Mac for Christmas? Try these 6 apps and games with your new Apple computer
Did your Christmas morning start off with a Mac under the tree? No matter if you unwrapped a new MacBook, iMac, or Mac mini, that hardware is just the...
10 must-read business books from 2025
From boardrooms to startup garages, leaders need ideas that work in the real world. These 10 books offer a broader perspective on business, helping us see the patterns behind...
The ‘internet of beings’ is the next fronteir that could change humanity and healthcare
In the 1966 film Fantastic Voyage, a spacecraft and its crew are shrunk to microscopic size and injected into the body of an injured astronaut to remove a life-threatening...
3 questions for reviewing your year
For many of us, December rushes by in a blur of holiday merrymaking and gift-giving, end-of-year invoicing and accounting, and hasty planning for the year ahead. In the rush,...
The banality of Jeffery Epstein’s expanding online world
In recent weeks, a project called Jmail.world has quickly recreated the online life of Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier and convicted sex offender with myriad ties to the rich...
Times Square NYE ball drop will be patriotic for America’s 250th birthday
After the crystal ball drops on New Year’s Eve in New York City, it will rise again, sparkling in red, white, and blue to usher in 2026 and kick...
As flu cases surge, doctors say there’s more than one way to treat it
As cases of a new, highly contagious “super flu’” surge across the nation this holiday season, more and more Americans are looking for ways to treat the symptoms, which...
U.S. demand for graphite renews amid battery boom
Graphite mines in the United States largely closed down seven decades ago. Mining the ubiquitous mineral found in everything from nuclear reactors to pencils seemed to make little sense...
Can AI help solve the power problem it created?
Artificial intelligence is transforming how we cure disease, defend nations, and deliver goods. But the same technology driving this surge of innovation is also testing the limits of the...