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4mins
A majority of Americans think they are trustworthy, yet believe most other people can’t be trusted.
Stand Together
For some reason, when we talk about the age of stars, galaxies, and the Universe, we use "years" to measure time. Can we do better?
COVID-19 and other microbes have shed light on disease spillover from animals to humans, but we can also spillback disease to wildlife.
The relationship between these two ways of thinking about the world deserves deeper exploration.
Murmurations have no leader and follow no plan.
Until robots understand jokes and sarcasm, artificial general intelligence will remain in the realm of science fiction.
The attitude we take to Will Smith's slap will mirror our attitudes to violence, masculinity, and protecting others more generally.
From life on Earth to the planet itself, there are four ways our planet will actually experience "the end," no matter how we define it.
Here's how learning leaders can best take advantage of the technology that employees carry with them everywhere.
From the tablets of the Babylonians to the telescopes of modern science, humans have always looked to the skies for fundamental answers.
3mins
40% of today’s students work full time while another 40% are over the age of 25. Here’s how to change higher education to fit today's students.
Lumina Foundation
By toppling medieval Europe’s mightiest political power, the Protestant Reformation ushered in a new age of freedom, religious and otherwise.
“How can we live without our lives? How will we know it’s us without our past?” Steinbeck writes.
Javelin missiles have been an effective force multiplier, the latter-day equivalent of the sling that David used against Goliath.
Galactic archaeology has uncovered a spectacular find: the Milky Way already existed more than 13 billion years ago.
More than 200 years ago, scientists tried to figure out how bats navigate in the dark (or without eyes). This set in motion a series of events that led to the development of ultrasound as a form of psychotherapy.
Chimpanzees are able to consider the context of social interactions and can accept unfavorable outcomes — sometimes.
Multiple lines of evidence — physical, chemical, and biological — must converge for scientists to conclude that alien life has been found.
Urinating in the direction of NATO’s staunchest opponent could cost you $350 or more. For world peace, aim wisely.
To answer any physical question, you must ask the Universe itself. But what happens when the answers aren't around anymore?