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It takes time to learn all the skills needed to be a successful founder, but there are low-cost shortcuts available, including MIT's new online certificate program.

What's your 'return on thank you' ratio? It's probably higher than you think. The great thing about saying "thank you" is that it costs almost nothing—and there's almost always a payoff.

I’ve mentioned magnetic bacteria a couple of times now, so I got quite excited when Lucas Brouwers alerted me to a recent paper in Science (ref below) that explored a whole new group of magnetic bacteria.

LONDON, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell is shutting down its huge 200,000 barrels per day (bpd) Bonga oilfield off the Nigerian coast after a leak occurred while loading a tanker on Tuesday, the firm said in a statement. [More]

The mystery of why Mercury 's magnetic field is so weak may just have been solved: It is being stifled by the solar wind, researchers think. [More]

White Castle got its liquor license and has begun selling beer and wine at one Indiana location. Nick Dietz reports the fast food franchise will branch out to other locations if the new menu item is well received

No single event is more important in broadcasting each year than the National Football League's Super Bowl.

We heard a lot of great questions at Fast Company's Innovation Uncensored event in San Francisco this past November, but there just wasn't enough time for them all. We gave our attendees a chance to pose questions to the speakers post-event, and compiled a cross section of them below. The first question is for David Cush , President & CEO of Virgin America: Virgin America is clearly focused on surprising & delighting customers but has chosen not to have what is arguably a best practice--a more robust loyalty/frequent flier program.

I'm hiring a college intern for the winter break. So I mapped out a plan to make it worthwhile for my start-up--and for her. I have some public relations needs for FamiliesGo! that I haven't been able to get to and I'm not ready to pay a professional PR firm

As the recent flurry of articles about why portable electronic devices are restricted during air travel makes clear, the conclusion to be drawn from the information available is a very complicated: “We just don’t know.” For this reason alone airlines err on the side of caution, asking people nicely (and sometimes not so nicely) to turn off their gadgets during takeoff and landing.

Lots of things can trigger headaches during the holiday season - besides in-laws

Most Americans flush the toilet without thinking twice about where the contents end up, but a handful of companies are paying close attention to what goes down the drain. They argue it should be seen as a resource rather than waste

In unusual move, Science's editors retract 2009 study linking virus XMRV to chronic fatigue syndrome

2nd bacterial infection reported in Mo. baby as authorities probe link between baby's death and infant formula

Short temper, weight gain, and high stress: Your business is doing this to you. Make these simple fixes to boost your mental and physical well-being.