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Think via Bayes’ rule to become more rational and less brainwashed.
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Leaving Hubble in the dust, JWST has officially seen a galaxy from just 320 million years after the Big Bang: at just 2.3% its current age.
The placebo effect is real. So are the ethical conundrums posed by those who would exploit the latest research advances for profit.
Some of the weirdest characters in Greek mythology were Athenian kings.
The prescription poop can correct life-threatening bacterial imbalances in the gut.
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What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. That old adage roughly sums up the idea of antifragility, a term coined by the statistician and writer Nassim Taleb. The term refers […]
The AI is helping Twitter users plot movies, design meal plans, and more.
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The very dust that blocks our view of the distant, luminous objects in the Universe is responsible for our entire existence.
Fathers’ brains adjust their structure and function to parenthood.
"Carpe diem" was only one part of Horace's poem Odes 1.11.
"Kids are always asking two questions of parents: 'Am I safe?' and 'Am I real?'"
Hawaii is the most isolated volcanic hot spot on Earth, far away from any plate boundary.
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What do physicists actually mean when they talk about the multiverse?
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The most common element in the Universe, vital for forming new stars, is hydrogen. But there's a finite amount of it; what if we run out?
Life is the only physical system that actively uses information.
For decades, cinemas have earned more from concessions than ticket sales. But can their current business model survive in the streaming age?
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