A stand-up comic performs at TED and I can’t stop laughing.

Meet Maz. He’s a standup comic, and he also happens to be Iranian-American. C’mon, I dare you not to laugh.

People Skills

Researchers changed one word in a request for feedback. The responses became more useful.

Mental Health

Darkness before 5 p.m. got you down? You might accidentally be doing fall and winter all wrong.

Nature

Ireland seized a ship carrying 32 million cigarettes. Now it’s home to a growing reef.

Nutrition

This wartime cake skips eggs, milk, and butter and starts with a pot of boiling raisins