Paradoxical and incomplete: The pontificate of Pope Francis can be summed up in these two words. Only time will tell whether his leadership has given a permanent new direction to the Church; whether ...

Although the concept of the common good has been subject to normative theorising for millennia, it is now widely understood as an "essentially contested concept," leading scholars to argue that, in ...

Civil engineers can rightfully claim that no two bridges are exactly alike. However, bridges share many known characteristics, and the materials they are built with have known characteristics.

SVP/Chief Innovation Officer leading Innovation Force @Cambia Health Solutions. It's all about the beauty of transformation and innovation. The Matrix is an amazing movie series that transformed the ...

If I ever created a word cloud of everything I discuss with leaders in our coaching sessions, the largest word would undoubtedly be "balance." The higher leaders climb on the corporate ladder, the ...

Many scientists hold the belief that the paradoxes associated with time travel, which have perplexed thinkers for centuries, can indeed be resolved. This notion arises from various scientific theories ...

Editor’s Note: Published in 1957, this article comes from Martin Gardner’s legendary Scientific American column Mathematical Games. Read more in our special digital issue, Fun and Games. A paradox is ...

Robert Pepperell does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

A few years ago, a friend of mine brought the idea of paradoxical leadership to my attention. I had never heard of it before and didn't do a deep dive until a separate colleague mentioned it again. It ...