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Practicing Socratic ignorance, or avoiding certainty of our own knowledge, diminishes inequality and pushes us in our search for wisdom.
Institute for Humane Studies
New research proposes possible origins of the interstellar object 'Oumuamua.
The current focus on the Chinese and Jews is nothing new.
How did the Antarctic explorers survive tedium in the early 1900s?
And how it might ensure that future generations won’t have to face anything like this ever again. As of April 6, 2020, more than 1.3 million people worldwide have tested positive […]
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How will the current challenges to the global economy pressure it to change?
Your fear of anxiety could be preventing you from treating your anxiety, according to new Penn State research.
Don't let a crisis be wasted. Use this moment to find meaning, purpose, and to refocus on self-care that will improve your mindset and relationships.
Just because your team has gone remote doesn't mean you need to be vulnerable to hacks, breaches, and scams.
New research suggests anti-vaxxers overestimate all problems associated with mortality.
It’s not the only one of its kind, but it’s definitely makes no sense without dark matter. Throughout the Universe, galaxies and star clusters come in all different sizes and masses. […]
Neurons that store abstract representations of past experiences are activated when a new, similar event takes place.
Groundbreaking new research suggests gamma-ray bursts are caused by a star's collapsing magnetic field.
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Why finding joy is more easily attainable than the pursuit of happiness.
Researchers advise using emojis to improve communication under coronavirus isolation.
In principle, the laws of physics are the same forwards and backwards. But in practice, time only runs in one direction. Most of the laws of physics are the same […]
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You can't really have an opinion if you don't know all sides of the argument.
From the mid-19th century, fossils were used as evidence for continental drift – but mainstream scientists didn't buy it until the 1950s.
All stars will eventually die. But we’ve never seen ones die like this before. When you look up at the sky, most of the points of light we see appear to […]