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Every time you turn around, you see decisions being made by individuals and institutions that seem...

Having trialed a seemingly endless number of cigar cutters of all different types and from all...

During World War II, Henry Beecher, an anesthesiologist serving in the U.S. Army, noticed that 32%...

Teddy Atlas was born to a well-respected doctor in a wealthy part of Staten Island. Most kids like...

If you’ve been following AoM long enough, you know I like philosophy. I’ve written about...

If making small talk makes someone anxious, it may just be because they have a fear of such...

The Seiko SKX collection of watches has, since its inception around 1996, earned the wrists of...

Have you ever driven along the coastline, or walked by a local pond or lake and thought about...

How not to comfort someone. For how to do it, see the tips below.With our archives now 3,500+...

When it comes to improving our lives and reaching our goals, we often think of changing our...

Of the short stories Jack London penned, “In a Far Country” is my favorite.  The story follows two...

A lot of people really dislike conflict and have a low opinion of it. They’re uncomfortable with...

Have you interacted with young adults lately? Even more pertinently, have you tried teaching them?...

Last year, we noticed that our clothes would take a lot longer to dry in the dryer. After the...

Referred to as either Carta Oro or simply “Gold”, Bacardí’s amber rum has been part of many Cuba...

“We were young citizen-soldiers, terribly naive and gullible about what we would be confronted...

When it comes to making behavior change around diet and exercise, it’s no secret that many people...

Welcome back to our occasional, ongoing series exploring the nature of envy.  In the previous...