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Telegrams were the “Twitter of the 1850s and 1860s” — and they elicited the exact same overblown fears as Twitter does today.
ChatGPT doesn’t understand physics, but it memorizes very well and puts in extra effort.
An incredible composite image of Pandora's Cluster, Abell 2744, simultaneously showcases both our impressive knowledge and vast ignorance.
We may have discovered alien life already but rejected the evidence too quickly because it seemed false at first glance.
Can ChatGPT help you power through writer's block?
From the Palace of the Soviets to The Illinois, these unmade buildings would have taken the art of architecture to whole new heights.
If you lost your religion, it might be because the internet and social media are having a secularizing effect on American society.
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Frank Wilczek is celebrated for his investigations into the fundamental laws of nature that have transformed our understanding of the forces that govern our Universe. In this video, the MIT […]
Researchers found that the average penis increased in size from 4.8 inches in 1992 to 6 inches in 2021. But in some regions, they shrank.
The glorious sights that JWST keeps revealing are less than a millionth of the whole Universe. Just imagine what else is out there.
The initial study lays the groundwork for another larger, longer phase 2 trial.
Human thinking is antiquated.
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Why we keep giving power to the wrong people, according to political scientist and associate professor Brian Klaas.
This year marks 2,000 years since the birth of the Roman author of the first natural encyclopedia.
Success is about give and take — with a little more give.
"Rational vaccinology" could lead to effective cancer vaccines.
In 1934, American Communists translated a Stalinist book about revolution into a children’s game. Curiously, it didn't catch on.
"I am an anthropologist, and for years, I have spoken to people who have had these experiences."
John Templeton Foundation
From the bedside to the lab bench, here’s how laboratory testing works.