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She’s a fierce competitor on the ice. But the figure skater’s toughest battle has been accepting her shortcomings and learning to love herself.
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Asteroid 2024 YR4, which could devastate a city's worth of humans, has gone from 1.2% to 2.3% to 2.6% to 3.1% chances of impact. Here's why.
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AI, anxiety, and emotional intelligence are on learners' minds as they prepare to tackle the new year.
A person with long dark hair beams with creativity, wearing a tiger print jacket, set against a vibrant blue background.
Neuroscientist and author Anne-Laure Le Cunff discusses the lasting benefits of uncertainty, curiosity, and the experimental mindset.
A person with light hair is turned sideways, holding and reading a partially redacted book filled with pseudonyms, all set against a black grid background.
From acclaimed novels to heretical treatises, sometimes a writer just doesn't want to put their name on the cover.
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A brief guide to habits that separate deep understanding from superficial knowledge — and how to cultivate them.
An open book reveals a wand hovering over a rabbit in a hat on the left, while on the right, a blue illustration depicts someone navigating diverging paths using a clever detour technique.
Magicians use “change blindness” to delight audiences — and you can use it to become an excellent colleague.