The Science of Making Decisions

"The Twitterization of our culture has revolutionized our lives, but with an unintended consequence—our overloaded brains freeze when we have to make decisions."

Emotions Influence More Behavior

"The difference between moral reasoning and behavior is emotion, suggest Toronto researchers who found fear, guilt and love play a key role in moral action."

Author Interview: Why Leaders Lie (NPR Podcast)

"When is it all right for leaders to lie to other leaders, other nations or their own? Political scientist John Mearsheimer poses that provocative question in his new book, Why Leaders Lie: The Truth About Lying in International Politics."

Jobs Before They Were President

"Everybody has to start somewhere. That includes all of the celebrities, billionaires, executives and CEOs of the world -- even U.S. presidents. So where did they begin their careers? Read on to find out what 11 U.S. presidents did before landing in office."

Website a Window into John F. Kennedy's Oval Office

"The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston has launched 'The President's Desk,' an interactive website that seats users at Kennedy's desk and displays multimedia presentations of aspects of his life and administration."

Corner Office Videos

The Corner Office Videos offer brief insights on CEOs and business. The videos generally are just 5 to 10 minutes in length. The one linked here is on "How Young CEOs See the World."

U.S. Plan to Replace Principals Hits Snag: Who Will Step In?

"The aggressive $4 billion program begun by the Obama administration in 2009 to radically transform the country’s worst schools included, as its centerpiece, a plan to install new principals to overhaul most of the failing schools. That policy decision, though, ran into a difficult reality: there simply were not enough qualified principals-in-waiting to take over."

Should More CEOs Be Fired?

"New research suggests that more CEOs would be shown the door if not for their personal ties with their boards, suggesting that it's time to rethink hiring and firing practices and the CEO's role at public companies."

Women Who 'Self-Monitored' Their Assertiveness Had Three Times as Many Promotions

". . . according to a recent study, women who self-monitor their so-called masculine behavior use it to their advantage and get more work promotions than both men and other women."

Top 25 Political Icons

"Feb. 6 marks the 100th birthday of the late U.S. President Ronald Reagan. Few political figures in recent memory have matched the Gipper's charisma or enduring appeal. We look at other world leaders whose legacies have stood the test of time."

Obama Delivers Major Speech on Personal Faith

"President Barack Obama gave an unusually personal speech about his religious faith on Thursday, saying that 'it is the biblical injunction to serve the least of these that keeps me going and keeps me from being overwhelmed,' in address to a prayer breakfast in Washington."