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Psychologist Heidi Grant Halvorson delves into the brain to identify how prejudices and stereotypes are developed.
How the Solar Eclipse of 1919 spelled the end for Newton. “Oh leave the Wise our measures to collate. One thing at least is certain, light has weight. One thing […]
Psychedelics are showing promising results in helping a wide variety of ailments. But can they also result in addiction?
Researchers say it's the night — not the darkness — that we fear.
What the first American woman in space meant for people everywhere. “Each generation goes further than the generation preceding it because it stands on the shoulders of that generation. You […]
It was when FIFA awarded the 2022 World Cup to Qatar — a country that could reach 140 degrees Fahrenheit during match play — red flags went up in the American legal system.
Analysis of skeletal remains suggests we've found one of earliest known homicide victims.
Conversation involves taking turns. The challenge comes from the fact that we don’t follow the same pace in taking turns. Something as seemingly simple as taking turns in talk involves […]
Portugal is Europe's face? Only in a Pessoa poem. And on this map.
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Is the time we experience in our day-to-day lives real? Theoretical physicist Brian Greene explores the potential particles of time and why we could, in theory, travel forward in time but not back.
Mama, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Deny Evolution If adults want to deny evolution, sure. That’s fine. Whatever. But those adults better not make their kids follow in […]
Researchers say the duration, mode of transportation, and destination, all factor into how much commuting a person can take before they begin to burn out and resent their jobs.
Think you're contributing 110 percent to a project? Researchers suggest you may be overclaiming.
Researchers from the American Chemical Society finally tackle what makes New York City's bagels taste so good — it's all about mixing the right chemical compounds.
How tides, gravity and lava give Io the youngest surface in the Solar System. “The crust, being so thin, must bend, if, over wide areas, it becomes loaded with glacial […]
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Want to build a stronger brand? The first thing you need to do is win over your customers. Embrace consumer empathy now and be rewarded later.
In a bid to preserve records of atmospheric activity, climate scientists are looking to transport ice from the planet's mountainous regions, such as the Alps, all the way to Antarctica.
Researchers suggest you may have dropped your old phone on purpose, just so you could justify getting the latest one.
Most people seem to believe MSG is bad for you. In fact, it is far more likely to be good for you.
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"The United States does not know what it stands for," explains political scientist Ian Bremmer, author of a new book about the American imperative to define foreign policy values.