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learning culture
By building a learning culture, L&D leaders can equip their organizations to adapt to a business world that is transforming before our eyes.
james webb
The James Webb Space Telescope finally could answer the age-old question of whether we are alone in the universe.
Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural masterpiece, Fallingwater.
Frank Lloyd Wright captured serenity in his masterpiece, Fallingwater, but his egotistical tendencies made life for others anything but serene.
roaring twenties
Unlike the first Roaring Twenties, these won’t end with a Great Depression.
redshift distance raisin bread
There are two fundamentally different ways of measuring the Universe's expansion. They disagree. "Early dark energy" might save us.
metaverse
The Virtual Metaverse will be for gaming and other short duration uses, while the Augmented Metaverse will revolutionize society.
A woman doing therapy on her laptop
The use of AI within mental health services could be a game-changer.
popular baby names
Humans seemingly have opposing desires to fit in and to be unique. The interplay between these might drive the evolution of fads.
Mummy
Scientists used 3D scans to analyze the corpse of Amenhotep I. They discovered that his brain was never removed and that he was circumcised, among other curiosities.
supernova X-ray
The first supernova ever discovered through its X-rays has an enormously powerful engine at its core. It's unlike anything ever seen.
The results of a recent study counter some common claims found in anti-immigration narratives.
Bronze sculpture of a seated man resting his chin on one hand, appearing deep in thought and embodying genius traits, against a plain background.
2mins
James Gleick, the author of biographies of Isaac Newton and Richard Feynman, discusses what they and other geniuses have in common.
John Templeton Foundation
Stem cell-derived chondrocytes could be the key to regenerating damaged cartilage.
Distinguishing fact from fiction can be tough, especially when it comes to people as controversial as Stalin. 
A child showing their drawing to the camera
A professor of educational psychology explains what and what not to do.
Earth move
The Solar System isn't a vortex, but rather the sum of all our great cosmic motions. Here's how we move through space.
isolation experiment
This article was originally published on our sister site, Freethink. Fifteen volunteers in France just spent more than a month living in a cave — without any way to tell time — […]
Some stars burn through their fuel as expected, and die of natural causes. But others, instead, get murdered. Here's their story.
encoding memory
Humanity's most advanced tech still hasn’t unraveled the mysteries of the human mind. Can brain scans show us how we store memories?