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Tech is rising and America's middle class is vanishing. Here's what to do.
Playing and being creative shouldn't stop when you grow up.
Amid the panic of the COVID-19 pandemic, are we building the surveillance states of tomorrow?
Astronomers find these five chapters to be a handy way of conceiving the universe's incredibly long lifespan.
A year ago, a puzzling gap existed between black holes and neutron stars. With nearly a year of new data, LIGO solves the puzzle. On Monday, March 16, 2020, astrophysicist Carl […]
From a personal point of view and from an economic point of view, this is nothing short of potentially disastrous for people's livelihoods.
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The welfare state is broken. UBI is the smarter, more effective option.
In such states of creative divergent thinking, the body is aroused and the pupils become dilated.
An inside look at common relationship problems that link to how we were raised.
Coke, meth, ecstasy, amphetamines: each drug has a different 'capital'
Need to isolate? No problem! This philosopher is keeping the world posted on his isolation routine by Facebook.
The pandemic is exposing long-fractured aspects of our society.
We’ve never found eight stars bound together in the same stable system. But nature might make it so. The Universe that we have is often more wondrous and bizarre than even […]
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Distraction at work is a symptom of cultural dysfunction, not a symptom of technology, as many people claim.
Study shows ripples across a newly fertilized egg are similar to ocean and atmospheric circulations.
Flattening the curve on panic and disinformation.
Medical researchers put a ring on it to learn more about the onset of COVID-19.
Today, our observable Universe extends for 46 billion light-years in all directions. But early on, things were much smaller. There are few things we can conceive of that are as mind-bogglingly […]
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The costs of prohibition are great, but can people be trusted to make the best decisions for themselves?
Institute for Humane Studies
Economics professor Stephen M. Miller shares his insights in this exclusive interview.