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In the 1990s I had the opportunity to dine with the late musician Isaac Hayes, whose career fortunes had just made a stunning turnabout upward, which he attributed to Scientology. It was a glowing testimonial by a sincere follower of the Church, but is it evidence that Scientology works? Two recently published books argue that there is no science in Scientology, only quasireligious doctrines wrapped in New Age flapdoodle masquerading as science.

This is the quiet before the storm. I just finished off a plate of chicken marsala in an Italian restaurant, enveloped in the gentle clinking of forks and knives on china, plaid tablecloths, and bottles of olive oil. It all feels so warm and civilized, except for the luggage cars racing past the window and flashing lights of airplanes reminding me I am no longer in New York.

What if your bike ride to work meant you got free stuff at stores? Recyclebank is going beyond just offering rewards for recycling, giving London commuters fresh incentives to walk or ride.

Setting and cascading goals throughout the organization is vital to achieving company objectives. Before you can expect employees to set goals, however, you'll need to set company goals.

In this age of scientific armament, every new invention that bears at all upon the art of warfare is carefully weighed in. the balance of military usefulness.

Billionaire Ted Leonsis shares lessons he learned in living a life and building a business with no regrets. Ted Leonsis has just about done it all.

How are flimsy pieces of wood like the employees in your organization? The man who led coalition forces in Afghanistan explains why "plywood is a state of mind." It's rare to see someone get worked up about plywood. Much less a four-star general.

Rare earth metals--a group of 17 chemical elements found in solar panels, wind turbines, electric car motors, lithium-ion batteries, and more--are critical to a future reliant on clean energy. The problem is that China has the majority of the supply , and it has used that leverage to slow exports and raise prices

A critically endangered South China tiger ( Panthera tigris amoyensis ) has killed another of its kind, sad news for efforts to save this rarest tiger subspecies from extinction. The death took place at the Laohu Valley Reserve in South Africa, where the organization Save China’s Tigers maintains a conservation project to breed South China tigers and teach them to hunt and survive in the wild, a process known as “rewilding.” The eventual goal is to release some of these tigers back into a reserve in China. [More]

The founder of charity:water talks about the three reasons his charity is revolutionizing the way we give.

Is your independent contractor really an employee?

If there's one thing entrepreneurs have to work harder for than winning business, it's some well-deserved time off. As mobile technology has made it easier than ever to work from anywhere, it also seems harder than ever to take a non-working vacation. You're expected to be on your smartphone no matter what's going on in your life—at least that's what we tell ourselves.

There are over fifteen different definitions of “Orientation” according to Wikipedia. If there are that many definitions of the word, you can only imagine how many different ways there are for employers to handle new hire employee orientation

Some half of small businesses never reopen after a data Armageddon.

On August 29, 2010, a power panel of successful business entrepreneurs - members of Inc.