Ideas are powerful things. Even a little one can change the way you look at the world. And the big ones can change the world itself. Here are five ideas that might just make you see things a little bit differently.
The ancient Athenians were rightfully proud of their founder-king, the great hero Theseus. They even went to great lengths to preserve his ship from his fateful expedition to Crete, whereupon he dispatched the minotaur. Over the years, as the old planks of the ship weathered and de...