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Numerous first-century Roman emperors were enamored with divinity.

Fascination with poker is growing everywhere, and with it, some rather Machiavellian ideas.

In searching for solutions to the malaise of grinding poverty, some innovative approaches have been applied. Do they show the way to relieve the plight of the poor?

In the post-colonial backlash and in the face of increasing Muslim and other non-Western influence in Europe, a clash of cultures has emerged.

Almost 55 years have passed since the publication in Nature of Francis Crick and James Watson’s description of the structure of DNA.

The problem of how blind processes of evolution create new species and biological systems through small steps is addressed in two recent books.

Is leadership all about the leader? Or are effective leaders those who are most in tune with their followers? Vision interviews two authors on “The New Psychology of Leadership.”

Interaction between grandparents and grandchildren is almost nonexistent in many families. But the intergenerational gap can be bridged.

Naomi Klein’s The Shock Doctrine suffers from overstatement, and at times it seems her probing enthusiasm stretches too far to fit examples to her thesis.

Are boys in trouble? It would seem so if we are to believe all the headlines thrown our way over the past 10 years.

Although the potential for terrorism is not the only drawback of nuclear weapons, most experts agree that it poses the greatest world threat.

Bella DePaulo’s book about singles uses humor and sarcasm to explain, to singles as well as couples, that singles can be just as happy as their married friends.

Somewhere along the line the “doing well” aspect of building self-esteem seems to have been lost in the “feeling good” part of the message.

Many people view gambling, the legalized form in particular, as little more than harmless personal entertainment. Not everyone agrees, of course.

Almost every day the news carries a story about violence in society. Is our self-absorbed and morally ambivalent society failing its children?

Whether or not one believes global climate change is related to human use of fossil fuels, the politics of climate alternation seem to be here to stay.

Are fathers necessary? Based on the statistics, loving, engaged and committed fathers are perhaps more important than ever before.

Of all the difficulties single mothers face, their most distressing one may involve coming to grips with the current understanding about fathers.

A table offers a simple way to outline some fundamental observations of cosmology, along with standard and alternative interpretations of each.