Finland carried out the first nationwide randomized experiment on basic income. A study by the VATT Institute for Economic Research and the Labour Institute for Economic Research shows that replacing ...

A recent study on basic income, backed by OpenAI founder Sam Altman, shows that giving low-income people guaranteed paydays with no strings attached can lead to their working slightly less, affording ...

Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. Sign up for CNN’s Life, But Better newsletter for information and tools designed to improve your well-being. A German experiment has found ...

It might seem surprising, but federal research funding isn’t just for scientists. A component of many federal grants that support basic research requires that discoveries be shared with nonscientists.

One summer day a young Martin Chalfie walked out of a lab after a particularly frustrating experiment. He thought—quite erroneously—that the life of a scientist was not for him. After teaching high ...

It's a decades-old debate: Does paying someone simply for being alive make it easier for them to find a job or discourage them from seeking work? One city got its answer on Wednesday: A new report ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. A group of Democratic lawmakers wants to test a new kind of social safety net: a monthly paycheck ...