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New findings out of Duke University will allow medical researchers to act like computer programmers except with genetic code rather than digital.
The latest in a string of lurid allegations about initiation ceremonies in elite British universities has shocked the British public. What causes otherwise intelligent individuals to engage in unspeakable acts?
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In order to actually solve the refugee crisis you have to solve the problems from which the refugees are fleeing.
Words of Wisdom from 20th century actress, comedian, and sex symbol Mae West: "You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
Words of wisdom from J.K. Rowling: "Those who choose not to empathize enable real monsters; for without ever committing an act of outright evil ourselves, we collude with it through our own apathy."
As neuroscience has begun studying the mind, they have looked to those who have mastered the mind. University of British Columbia researchers have verified the Buddhist belief of anatta, or not-self.
When Neil deGrasse Tyson recently sat down with infamous whistle blower Edward Snowden, the topic of alien encryption came into the mix.
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The Science Guy argues that most anti-abortion legislation is derived from outdated beliefs that predate smart science by 50 centuries.
Let's change the market by controlling the market.
It can diminish the quality of your work in the long-term.
There may be another human’s DNA trapped inside of you. This foreign DNA could potentially influence which hand is dominant or the propensity to develop Alzheimer’s.
We know music and emotion are connected, but neuroscience tells us why music is such an integral part of what makes us human.
Scientists weigh in on the controversy.
The lady birds in the “arranged marriage” group were less interested in hooking up with their partners, and were more likely to abandon their eggs.
Prepare to watch Democrats and Republicans fight over ownership of the pope and his air of moral legitimacy: Let the Great American Papal Tug-of-War begin!
From the Hubble Space Telescope, of course. Come view them all at once! “From our home on the Earth, we look out into the distances are strive to imagine the […]
How Futurism gave us the word "robot," the movie Metropolis, and this map of the body as a factory.
97% of scientists agree that humans are causing global warming, yet belief in climate change continues to depend on political beliefs above all else.
If Americans get a “D” in science, what should the A-students do? “It is worthwhile, too, to warn the teacher that undue severity in correcting faults is liable at times […]