Economists preach the gospel of "creative destruction," whereby new industries -- and jobs -- replace the old ones. But has creative destruction become too destructive?

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As Kevin Kelly tells it, the hippie revolution and the computer revolution are nearly one and the same.

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Verbal tic or strategic rejoinder? Whatever the case: it’s rare to come across an interview these days where at least one question isn’t a “great” one.

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Influenza kills, but you’d never know it by how few of us get the vaccine.

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Most people blame lack of time for being out of shape. So maybe the solution is to exercise more efficiently.

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Imagine that both substances were undiscovered until today. How would we think about their relative risks?

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Public bathrooms are noisy, poorly designed, and often nonexistent. What to do?

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We spend billions on our pets, and one of the fastest-growing costs is pet "aftercare." But are those cremated remains you got back really from your pet?

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Okay, maybe the steps aren’t so easy. But a program run out of a Toronto housing project has had great success in turning around kids who were headed for trouble.

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If U.S. schoolteachers are indeed “just a little bit below average,” it’s not really their fault. So what should be done about it?

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