Matthew Liao, Director of the Bioethics Program at New York University believes that soon, neuroscientists will be able to use drugs to selectively erase traumatic memories from the brain. NYU bioethicist Matthew Liao thinks we should have the right to modify memories to improve our well-being.

Conchita Wurst has won the 59th Eurovision Song Contest with ‘Rise Like A Phoenix’. The Austrian singer beat off competition from The Netherlands, Sweden and Armenia to claim the title amid much emotion and jubilation in Copenhagen. It was a tight race to start with, with Hungary taking an early lea

In the five decades since the Stonewall uprising in New York City in 1969, a new emphasis on inclusivity has changed the public face of the LGBTQ movement, highlighting the diversity of communities who, through a mélange of parties and politics, have been fighting for equal rights all along.

Rafael Barrios has been recognized as one of the most innovative contemporary Latin American artists. Since the 1970's he has continued to perfect his unique concept of Virtualism, a movement that he describes as "the creation of visually [participatory] pieces by dislocating events in our perceptio

nations from around the world have different customs of what color underwear you should wear on New Year’s Eve to ensure a fortuitous year ahead. Argentinians believe pink skivvies will bring you love, while in China, red underwear (preferably with golden embroidery) wards off bad luck for the comin

New York police officers have been arresting Occupy Wall Street demonstrators who took to the streets Wednesday to decry a crackdown against fellow protesters in Oakland, California.

Love breaks all the rules. This anthology series explores love in all of its complicated and beautiful forms. Each episode brings to life a different story that has been inspired by the New York Times's popular Modern Love column. A collection of stories about relationships, connections, betrayals a...

Oliver Sacks, the famed neurologist and author who was called the “poet laureate of medicine” died in his New York City home Sunday. He was 82. “The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour” spoke with Sacks in 1989. Joanna Simon asked him how he would like to be remembered in 100 years: “I would like it to be thou

This is a time lapse video of Hurricane Sandy in real time hitting New York City

Jme de la Torre is an artist, photographer and fashion designer whose vision of the world and the future can be seen through his camera lens. "The world is continually changing, going through processes of which we are an integral part of individually. Our solar system is going through a parallel pro...