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The Black Death skipped certain parts of Europe - and that could be a lesson for today's coronavirus epidemic
An algorithm produced every possible melody. Now its creators want to destroy songwriter copyrights.
A computer coder and a lawyer decide they have a right to speak for all the songwriters that ever lived, those who are alive today, and all those yet to be born.
The oldest known cave-dwelling arthropods have been discovered preserved in amber.
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Childhood is an important developmental feature of being human. Helicopter parenting disrupts that.
There are scientifically proven ways you can improve your self-esteem, right now.
It’s not a lack of motivation, intelligence, or capability. Here’s how to open a space. Over the past 20 years, the number of bachelor’s degrees awarded in physics has more than […]
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These people had no access to magazines and, generally, no access to the internet.
An epidemiologist explains.
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Philosopher Peter Singer broaches an uncomfortable truth about the Make-A-Wish Foundation and GoFundMe pages.
It isn’t just a day that comes every four years; it’s everything we need to keep our calendar aligned with Earth’s orbit. Once every four years, at least under most circumstances, […]
This sentence search engine takes an innovative approach to improving your writing skills.
Misinformation is rampant—but it is the Internet.
Ever wonder, exactly, how stars form from molecular gas and dust? So do scientists. One of the great challenges for astronomy is to determine, in gory detail, how stars are […]
The Hollywood blockbuster may have been right, if only 3.2 billion years off the mark.
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When it comes to individual freedom of expression, the power of external authorities must be limited.
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Few scientific ideas have been as polarizing as string theory. There are good reasons to both love it and hate it. String theory is perhaps the most controversial big idea in […]
The path to sobriety isn't one that can be traveled alone, studies suggest.