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We bake pies for Pi Day, so why not celebrate other mathematical achievements.
Worldwide, 15% of children are born out of wedlock, but the figure varies from less than 1% in places like China to 69% in Iceland.
Many impact craters on Earth have been erased thanks to wind, water, and plate tectonics. But scientists have clever ways to find them.
The first "running machine" — later known as the bicycle — symbolizes a key design idea.
It's the best-known transcendental number of all-time, and March 14 (3/14 in many countries) is the perfect time to celebrate Pi (π) Day!
Social media has made yelling past each other all the easier.
Did fire change the development of the human brain?
Your five-year-old can probably spot a cop-out.
Virtually anyone can now create convincing deepfakes. That doesn't mean you should.
The nature of civilizational threats has changed in a mere decade.
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Tim Ferriss has interviewed some of the most powerful thinkers in the world. This is what he learnt about how they operate.
We can't go back to the Big Bang, nor ahead to the heat death of the Universe. Nevertheless, here are today's natural temperature extremes.
The restoration of public confidence is crucial for strong democratic governance around the world.
"It can truly allow you to see the physical world in ways that were not possible before."
A deadly myth has been manufactured from poor methods and wishful thinking.
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Master creative thinking in 90 minutes, with expert Tiago Forte.
Civil engineer Martin Lebek has a brilliant plan to redress the world’s phosphorus imbalance.
There's such thing as a healthy sense of pride in oneself and one’s accomplishments.
Somewhere out there in the Universe is the heaviest neutron star, and elsewhere lies the lightest black hole. Where's the line between them?
Quelle horreur! Paris isn't just a 15-minute city; it's a five-minute city.